Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, div. 1, ch. 4.7, art. 3, app A

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 52, December 27, 2024

Appendix A - California Gang, Crime and Violence Prevention Partnership Program

Rating Sheet Request for Proposal 2002

	Control Number:___________________________
	Rater Identification Number:___________________________

Applicant:___________________________

Funds Requested:___________________________

	Meets	Does Not Meet
Technical Compliance
Application meets the requirements for completeness and compliance with mandatory and technical requirements.
	Possible Points	Earned Points
Applicant Qualifications	40
Problem Statement/Documentation of Need	40
At-Risk Target Population	80
Project Description	100
Project Implementation Plan	60
Project Evaluation Plan	60
Budget Narrative	40
Grand Total	420

For the purposes of scoring, each of the narrative sections addressed in the RFP will be rated based on questions assigned a point value. The point scale is divided into five columns labeled I, II, III, IV and V. Each question is evaluated on the following criteria:

I. Does not respond to the question.

II. The information presented does not provide a good response to the information requested in the specified section of the RFP. The response does not present an argument supporting the applicant's proposal.

III. The information presented provides an adequate response to the information requested in the specified section of the RFP. The response presents a persuasive argument supporting the applicant's proposal.

IV. The information presented provides a more than adequate response to the information requested in the specified section of the RFP and gives a clear and detailed response to the information requested. The response presents a very persuasive argument supporting the applicant's proposal.

V. The information presented provides an outstanding response to the information requested in the specified section of the RFP, gives a clear and detailed response, and provides highly relevant information exceeding the information requested. The response presents a highly persuasive and compelling argument supporting the applicant's proposal.

1.	APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS (40)		I	II	III	IV	V
	In this section, the applicant is to provide a comprehensive overview of its past and present capabilities, achievements and effectiveness in reducing youth gang violence. The applicant's qualifications must include the following:
	.	Information from the applicant demonstrating at least two years of experience in the administration of a program providing prevention or intervention services that have positively affected the attitudes or behaviors of at-risk youth toward gangs, crime or violence.	0	10	20	30	40
2.	PROBLEM STATEMENT/DOCUMENTATION OF NEED (40)
	In this section, applicants are to describe clearly and succinctly the youth gang, crime and violence problem in their community. The problem statement must contain the following:
	.	A description of the demographics of the targeted service area, including geographical boundaries, economic composition and ethnic breakdown of the community.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	Data that clearly demonstrates the size and scope of the youth gang, crime and violence problems in their community.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	A description of the at-risk youth population in the targeted service area, including its size and the level of its disproportion to the general youth population of their community.	0	3	6	9	12
	.	A description of the underlying risk factors that have contributed to the youth violence problem in their community.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	The ratio of juvenile arrests compared to the general youth population of their community.	0	1	2	3	4
3.	AT-RISK TARGET POPULATION (80)		I	II	III	IV	V
	In this section, applicants are to describe the targeted at-risk population that the proposed services and activities will reach. The at-risk population description must contain the following:
	.	A description of the proposed at-risk target population.	0	3	6	9	12
	.	A description of how the services and activities under the proposed project address and strengthen identified protective factors.	0	5	10	15	20
	.	A description which includes the number of youth, family and siblings projected to be served under this project.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	A description that details how the targeted at-risk population and the projected number of youth served, supports the documented needs addressed in the problem statement.	0	3	6	9	12
	.	A description of the plan or process the applicant will use to ensure the at-risk youth population for the proposed project meets the at-risk criteria required in the law.	0	3	6	9	12
	.	A description of how the services and/or activities provided under the proposed project will demonstrate changes in attitudes and behaviors.	0	4	8	12	16
4.	PROJECT DESCRIPTION (100)
	As the projects design their prevention and intervention efforts, services and activities may include, but are not limited to, any one or all of the services and activities listed in the RFP.
	For each service and/or activity, the applicant must describe the following:
	.	Each of the program services and activities they will implement to prevent or deter the targeted at-risk youth from participating in gangs, criminal activity or violent behavior.*	0	5	10	15	20
	.	The goals and objectives of each the services or activities provided.	0	10	20	30	40
	.	A description of the staff that will provide the services and activities including their qualifications.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	Where the specific services and activities will be provided and how the target population will have access to these services.	0	3	6	9	12
	.	What at-risk factors youth served under each service and/or activity meet.	0	5	10	15	20
	*	Applicants providing mentoring services must address how they will use the quality assurance standards of the California Mentoring Initiative.
5.	PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (60)		I	II	III	IV	V
	The applicant must develop a plan to implement the chosen services and activities. The plan may contain information from needs assessment surveys, public hearings, or statistical data. The plan must reflect time lines and milestones that will demonstrate a level of success and must include:
	.	A description of the applicant's community collaborative. This description must detail the roles and responsibilities of each collaborative partner including its policymaking and oversight functions and what services and activities they will perform.*	0	5	10	15	20
	.	A description of other CBOs, nonprofit agencies, local agencies, and charitable or religious organizations in the community, not included in the collaborative, that will also serve as service providers for the project services and activities.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	A description of other resources providers available in the community that demonstrate the project's plan to provide referral services for at-risk youth which result in an overall assessment of the resources that are available to youth and their families. The referral must be to the most appropriate community-based organization or agency.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	A description of how the applicant will provide a viable plan to provide the parents and family of the at-risk youth with support, information and services.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	A description of the applicant's plan to involve youth members of the at-risk target population in the development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of its program of services and activities.	0	1	2	3	4
	.	A description of how their project will expand current prevention and intervention services in the targeted community.	0	3	6	9	12
	*	Supporting documentation for a collaborative member, other CBO or nonprofit agency, who provides a service or receives funding under the project must be in the form of a MOU or OA, and included as an attachment.
6.	EVALUATION (60)		I	II	III	IV	V
	Within this section, the applicant is to describe the methods to be used to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the project, whether the protective factors in the community were strengthened, and to what extent the objectives were achieved. The evaluation must include the following:
	.	A description of how the applicant's evaluation will demonstrate the change in attitudes and behaviors of the targeted at-risk youth towards gangs, crime and violence		0	5	10	15
	.	Information on how the service providers and their services and activities with the youth will be monitored and evaluated including information on how progress will be assessed throughout the grant period.	0	2	4	6	8
	.	A description of what the local evaluation will address and what generally-accepted evaluation practices will be used.	0	4	8	12	16
	.	Explain how the results will be used for program planning and implementation for future projects in the community.	0	4	8	12	16
7.	BUDGET NARRATIVE (40)
	The applicant must justify the project's proposed budget and provide specific information about roles, time base, salary of staff and consultants and a clear description of the services to be purchased. The budget narrative must include sufficient support in the following areas:
	.	A description of the budget that justifies and supports the project's services and activities.	0	5	10	15	20
	.	A description of how the funds are allocated to support direct services through the duties, qualifications, educational requirements and time commitment of project-funded staff needed to support the proposed services and activities.	0	3	6	9	12
	.	An explanation and verification of the necessity for any subcontracts and/or any unusual expenditures	0	2	4	6	8

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, div. 1, ch. 4.7, art. 3, app A