City of Chicago
Department of Family and Support Services
Legal Advertisement Request Form

DESCRIPTION: DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND SUPPORT SERVICES (DFSS),
YOUTH SERVICES: MY CHI. MY FUTURE. MICRO-GRANTS PROGRAM

The Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) seeks to fund an agency with experience in distributing and managing grants to help achieve the mission and vision of My CHI. My Future. (MCMF) across the city. This program has been developed to address the COVID-19 pandemic-related effects on young people and communities. The My CHI. My Future. Micro-Grant Program Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to provide funding for one delegate with experience in grants management to distribute micro-grants to community-based organizations in 15 regions encompassing 19 Community Areas across the city that were identified because they ranked high on the Chicago Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI) and/or the UIC Chicago Community Area Economic Hardship Index. This effort will result in mobilizing and connecting young people of all ages to engaging and meaningful out-of-school time programming in their community.
DFSS anticipates awarding funding to one delegate agency for a total of $944,295 over a two-year period representing 100% of total project funding.
For more information, please refer to the application posted on the City of Chicago’s eProcurement page: https://eprocurement.cityofchicago.org/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=PON_ABSTRACT_PAGE&PON_NEGOTIATION_STATUS=ACTIVE

A NOTE ABOUT THE CITY’S EPROCUREMENT SYSTEM:
For those who have not done business with the City of Chicago before, registration in iSupplier is the first step to ensuring your agency’s ability to conduct business with the City of Chicago and DFSS. Please allow five to seven days for your registration to be processed.

Current contractors need only to start an application via their existing iSupplier/eProcurement account.

All vendors must have a Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and an IRS W9 for registration and confirmation of vendor business information.

RFP DUE DATE/SUBMISSION LOCATION:

June 30, 2023
12:00, NOON CST
Proposals must be submitted via on-line application.
E-mailed or faxed proposals will not be accepted.

PRE-PROPOSAL WEBINAR

A Pre-Proposal Webinar will be held on June 7, 2022, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Attendance is not mandatory but is advised.

Please register prior to the webinar’s start using this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0fi2hvjWT6auoykDR8bi3g

A link to the completed Webinar will be available on-line at the DFSS website after the time and date listed above for those who cannot attend at the live scheduled time. Please register prior to the Webinar’s start. The purpose of this pre-submittal event is to clarify the RFP process and the scope of the required services. Attendance is not mandatory, but it is strongly suggested that interested applicants attend.

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/RQ8VxzfHZJI