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NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA)FY 2016 African Community Grant RFA#Background Information: The Mayor’s Office on African Affairs (MOAA) is soliciting grant applications from qualified Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) serving the District of Columbia’s African constituents [residents and/or business owners] - for its FY 2016 African Community Grant. The grant is intended to fund programs that provide targeted services and resources to the District’s African residents and/or business owners in areas of need in the community. Funding priority areas identified for FY 2016 are aligned with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration budget priorities:Education Jobs & Economic Development Public Safety Housing Transportation Environment Health & Wellness Good GovernmentArts & Creative Economy Eligibility Criteria: Organizations may apply if they meet all of the following eligibility requirements at the time of application:be a Community-Based Organization with a with a Federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or present evidence of a fiscal agent relationship with a 501 (c)(3) organization; the organization or program serves the District’s African residents or business owners;the organization’s principal place of business is located within the District of Columbia; the organization is currently registered in good standing with the DC Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, Corporation Division, and the DC Office of Tax and Revenue, andNew to FY 2016 - Applicants who have received African Community Grants for three consecutive award cycles are NOT eligible to apply for a period of one fiscal year following their last award.Program Scope:For FY 2016, MOAA’s African Community Grant will fund culturally and linguistically appropriate programs with demonstrated tie into the Mayor’s priority areas and community needs in the following program areas: economic and workforce development, youth engagement and education, health education and linkage to human services, and promotion of the arts and humanities [see RFA for details]. Release Date of RFA:October 26, 2015Availability of RFA:The RFA will be posted on OAA’s website (oaa.) & the on the District’s Grant Clearinghouse Website at ; and in the Funding Alert published on the Office of Partnerships and Grant Services’ website.Amount of Awards:Eligible organizations can be awarded up to $20,000.Length of Awards:Grant awards are for FY 2016, January 15, 2016 – September 30, 2016.Pre-Bidder’s Conference:November 3, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Franklin D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs 2000 14th Street, NW2nd Floor Edna Cromwell Community RoomWashington, DC 20009MOAA Contact: Heran Sereke-Brhan, Deputy DirectorPhone: (202)-724-7670 Email: heran.sereke-brhan@Deadline for Electronic Submission: 5:00 pm on November 20, 2015 | oaa@ ................
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