Public Notice: Summer RFP Now Available

For Immediate Release: January 14, 2022

The Children’s Trust of Alachua County (CTAC) is funding its second year of summer programming for Alachua County children. Funds will be used to expand access to safe and enriching summer programming for children from low-income families by funding organizations that have a positive impact on children, youth, and families to support a continuum of quality programming. The Summer Camp & Enrichment Services RFP seeks responses from summer camp providers throughout the geographical area, including rural communities.

In addition to summer camps, CTAC also seeks to fund enrichment providers to provide enriching youth services that offer youth the opportunity to learn and explore specialty activities (such as STEM, Fitness, Arts, etc.) that would otherwise not be available through their normal OST programming.

The target population for summer programming is children from low-income families living in Alachua County who are rising kindergarteners (five years old on or before September 1st) through rising 12th graders. Full or partial scholarships will be offered to families that meet CTAC eligibility requirements listed below:

1. Full scholarships: children from families at or below 200% 2021federal poverty threshold, children with Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) or a 504 plan, children from families receiving SNAP benefits, children in foster care, children in voluntary and formal kinship care, and children under in-home case management supervision.

2. Partial scholarships: children from families between 200% - 400% 2021 federal poverty threshold.

RFP documents: https://www.childrenstrustofalachuacounty.us/programs/page/summer-camp-enrichment-services-rfp-2022-03