NIGP 95213: Big Brother, Big Sister, and Similar Type Program Services

NIGP 95213 Big Brother, Big Sister, and Similar Type Program Services is an Item code under which state and local governments procure mentoring, youth development, and peer support programs serving children and families, typically through grant awards to nonprofits and community-based organizations. Recent activity shows municipalities and county departments buying structured mentoring and coaching services—peer mentor programs connecting foster youth with adult mentors who have lived experience in the child welfare system, evidence-based early childhood mental health interventions with parent training components, and programs addressing community-identified human services needs through competitive nonprofit grants with performance metrics. The issuing bodies include city human services departments (Santa Monica), county mental health departments (Rockland County), county child welfare agencies (Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services), and state-level health authorities (Washington State Health Care Authority). Funding typically flows as multi-year grant agreements or as-needed convenience contracts with hourly or annual rates contingent on performance, Council approval, and available appropriations, with no guaranteed funding renewal despite multi-year term structures.

Recent opportunities span California, New York, and Washington. The City of Santa Monica issued an RFP on September 29, 2026 (due December 14, 2026) for its Human Services Grants Program, soliciting four-year grant agreements from nonprofits providing services addressing identified community needs, with annual funding contingent on performance and Council approval; applicants must demonstrate living-wage or 30-percent cash-match capacity and submit performance indicators tied to outputs and outcomes. The Rockland County Department of Mental Health posted an RFP on September 28, 2026 (due October 15, 2026) seeking one or more programs to deliver diagnostic evaluations, child-centered play therapy, and parent training for children aged 0-6, with strong preference given to vendors offering psychiatric evaluation and medication management capability. The Washington State Health Care Authority issued an RFQQ on June 17, 2026 (due July 31, 2026) for as-needed tribal-focused health care consulting contracts across eight service categories running through June 30, 2031, with 25-point bid preferences for Washington Small Businesses, Certified Veteran-Owned Businesses, and bidders without mandatory arbitration clauses; the pre-bid conference was June 30, 2026. The County of Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services issued an RFI on May 19, 2026 (due June 11, 2026) for peer mentor programs serving foster youth ages 10-17, seeking organizations with two years of experience connecting youth with mentors possessing lived child welfare experience.