Attachment 2.docx

OCFS GRANT RFP # 1078

Targeted Healthy Families New York

WORK PLAN TEMPLATE

The applicant may use this optional template to prepare responses to the questions you find in the Request for Proposals (RFP). Once you have completed your answers, copy/paste them to the “Program Specific Questions” section of your online application in the NYS Grants Gateway. This template document will not be submitted in the Grants Gateway with your application.

While entering your responses into the Grants Gateway, it is highly recommended you save the page frequently to avoid the potential loss of work due to a system timeout.

Please note: It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they are entering complete and accurate responses into the correct fields in the Grants Gateway. Please double-check all information, responses, and uploads submitted in your proposal. In the event of any discrepancy or disparity between the RFP document, Grants Gateway, or Attachment 2 – Workplan Template: the RFP document will always take precedence.

The Work Plan consists of the following sections:

A. Community B. Target Population(s) C. Objectives, Tasks and Performance Measures D. Proposed Project Description E. Project Staff F. Organization

Please note: The Eligibility Questions and Administrative Questions are not included in this Work Plan Template. All sections of your online application marked as required must still be completed as a part of your application submission. Please see the RFP document for additional information.

The proposal will consist of responses to the following questions in the Grants Gateway. These will be found in the “Program Specific Questions” section of the online application.

Responses to individual questions may not exceed the 4000-character limit. If any responses to individual questions in the Grants Gateway exceed the 4000-character limit, please enter "See Attached Upload" in the text field for the response to that question, attach, and upload your complete and clearly labeled response to the corresponding question in the “Grantee Document Folder” section of your application.

A. Community

The proposals in response to this RFP must provide HFNY services in one or more of the following counties: Cayuga, Chautauqua, Columbia, Essex, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Lewis, Montgomery, Nassau, Onondaga, Putnam, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Warren, Washington and Wyoming. The applicant’s proposal must demonstrate their commitment to implement the HFA Child Welfare Protocols. Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to serve more than one county. Applicant should note any counties they currently serve through HFNY or HFA program(s). No more than one (1) proposal will be approved for funding to provide services in the same county. The proposal must clearly demonstrate the applicant’s knowledge of the demographics, cultures, linguistic requirements, strengths, issues, and service needs of the community to be served by the proposed project and should include the following information:

A. Community (up to 12 points)

B. Target Population(s)

The target population is the intended recipient of project services for whom proposed project outcomes will be achieved, and those for whom you want to affect some level of change. The proposal must contain the following:

B. Target Population(s) (up to 12 points)

C. Objectives, Tasks and Performance Measures

OCFS uses an outcome-based approach to contracting. Outcome-based contracting is the provision of funding to achieve predefined demonstrated benefits for a specified population.

Objectives are the desired benefits or changes for the target population during and following their interaction with a program. They are the expected results of program intervention. Objectives may relate to knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, or conditions. Objectives are broad, often long term, and are more general than tasks. Program objectives must be consistent with the desired RFP objectives and address identified problems, conditions, needs and behaviors of the target population.

Prior to program implementation, OCFS may further refine successful applicants’ performance objectives.

As stated earlier in this RFP, the desired outcomes for the HFNY home visiting program are to:

· Support positive parent-child bonding and relationships;

· Promote optimal child and family health development, and safety;

· Enhance family self-sufficiency; and

· Prevent child abuse and neglect.

To reach these outcomes, the programs awarded through this RFP will be required to implement the Healthy Families New York model defined by the HFA Best Practice Standards and HFNY policies and procedures. Achievement of these outcomes will be measured by the Healthy Families New York Performance Targets (see Attachment #3) and Performance Indicators (see Attachment #4). The Performance Targets focus on family outcomes and the Performance Indicators focus on model fidelity and other essential process or outcome measures.

This section of the proposal should include specific information:

C. Objectives, Tasks, and Performance Measures (up to 16 points)

D. Proposed Project Description

This section should describe the specific service model, services, and activities to be conducted by the project, including but not limited to:

D. Proposed Project Description (up to 20 points)

E. Project Staff

HFNY requirements regarding caseloads, staff qualifications, supervision and training are included in the HFNY Policy Manual available at: https://www.healthyfamiliesnewyork.org/Staff/Documents/HFNYSiteSpecificPolicyProcedures_Manual_FINAL_April_2021%20(1).pdf utilizing the password “HFNYpolicy2021” to access.

This section should provide a comprehensive overview of the proposed project’s staffing pattern, projected caseloads, staff qualifications, staff development and project supervision and should include the following information:

E. Project Staff (up to 10 points)

F. Organization

This section should describe the history, attributes, and functions of the organization including:

F. Organization (up to 10 points)

Budget Questions (Up to 20 points) Upload the budget into the Grants Gateway in accordance with the requirements of Section 5.2 Proposed Budget.

The budget template can be found in the “Pre-Submission Uploads” section of the RFP in the Grants Gateway System. The completed operating budget is uploaded as an attachment in the “Pre-Submission Uploads” section of your application.

G. Budget Section (Up to 20 points)