FY24 Out of School Time (OST) Special Competitions
The Office of OST has launched the following three special competition RFAs for FY24:
The OST Office seeks one partner to manage the entirety of each of the special competitions. While organizations may apply for more than one special competition at a time, only one special competition grant may be accepted per organization. Please note, there will be no continuation applications for FY24. All grantees will be beginning at Year 1 for FY24. Current grantees/awardees seeking to compete for special competitions must reapply even if they were awarded for FY23.
The deadline for all three FY24 OST Special Competition grants applications is Friday June 30, 2023 at 5:00pm.
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FY24 OST / Small Nonprofit / Coordinating Entity RFA
The FY24 OST /Small Nonprofit / Coordinating Entity RFA invites high-performing, fiscally responsible, nonprofits that focus on youth development and serve school aged children and youth with OST programs to apply. Only one application per organization will be accepted in response to this RFA. Exceptions will be granted to organizations applying to serve as both an OST provider and an OST Coordinating Entity. The OST Office anticipates awarding up to $16.6 million in total awards across competitions. Please note, there will be no continuation applications for FY24. All grantees will be beginning at Year 1 for FY24. Current grantees/awardees seeking to compete for FY24 OST, Small Nonprofit, and/or Coordinating Entity RFA competitions, must reapply even if they were awarded for FY23.
The deadline for the FY24 OST / Small Nonprofit / Coordinating Entity applications has been extended until Friday June 30, 2023 at 5:00pm.
Learn more about available funding opportunities here.
The Committee of the Whole will hold a Public Hearing on the following Legislation:
- Provision of Out of School Time services, generally
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Bill 25-36, “Out of School Time Special Education Inclusion and Standards Amendment Act of 2023”
Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | 09:00 am
Watch Live: https://bit.ly/2ooL0l1
The purpose of this oversight hearing is to discuss what the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes, through the Office of the Deputy Mayor, is doing to address equitable access to high-quality, out-of-school-time programs for District students and strategies to increase opportunities for students to engage in right-sized out of school programing in the District. The stated purpose of Bill 25-36 is to require the Office of Out of School Time Grants and Youth Outcomes, in coordination with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, to develop standards to train or recruit Out of School Time providers to best serve students with diverse needs.
Learn more here.
 School may be winding to a close but learning never stops with Inspired Teaching, and we've got an engaging seminar opportunity for DC High School students coming up. Since the fall, AI tools like ChatGPT have played a starring role in discussions about the future. But we need to shift the focus to the students themselves! With this goal in mind, Inspired Teaching is hosting special sessions of our powerful program Speak Truth; each session will be an opportunity for students to share their perspectives and advice on how AI should, and should not, be used in schools.
Speak Truth Spring Seminar for High School Students: AI and the Future of School
Thursdays June 8 and 15
7:00pm-8:30pm | ONLINE
DC High School students are invited to join a live ZOOM discussion about how AI is changing learning and what the school of the future should be. Student insights will be shared with teachers nationwide. In addition, participants will learn about how Speak Truth sessions can be held at their schools next year.
Register Here
FRESHFARM FoodPrints integrates gardening, cooking, and nutrition education into the curriculum through a model of partnerships, standards-based curriculum, cafeteria connections and food access. Our expert educators teach hands-on lessons that get students excited about growing, preparing and enjoying fresh, local whole foods — and bring science, math and social studies to life — with the goal of improving health outcomes of children and families.
Learn more out their mission and program services here.
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The Institute for Youth Development (The Institute) is committed to providing youth development professionals with an opportunity to gain practical skills that can be implemented in their interactions with youth immediately. This listing of upcoming workshops helps promote a positive environment with youth.
Becoming Anti-Racist is a Journey; Not A Destination
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
This virtual training challenges attendees to move along the anti-racist continuum (from fear to learning to growth) and provides open dialogue, as well as exercises and tools for participants to become active dismantlers of the racism that exists in their day-to-day interactions and experiences. Register here.
Restorative Justice - Learn24 In-person Workshop
Tuesday, June 27 · 9:30am - 3:30pm
As schools and youth development programs in DC - and across the country - begin or continue to adopt restorative practices, it is a critical moment for those who work with young people to understand how restorative justice and practices work and what tools they offer us. Join us for this workshop that will cover the foundations of restorative philosophy and delve into key restorative practices, including community building circles, affective statements, restorative questions, and small impromptu conferences. This workshop will be highly interactive and include a small group setting to maximize learning and connection. Register here.
 Other Funding Opportunities
The focus of this call for proposals is to elevate and advance understanding, visibility, uptake, and influence of innovative approaches that disrupt structural barriers to families’ economic inclusion and in service to their wellbeing. The focus is on systems change—shifting from programs, policies, and services that fill gaps in families’ resources to the longer-term structural and systemic changes that will ensure all families have the resources they need to raise thriving children.
Next deadline: June 21, 2023 at 3:00pm
Grant amount: Between $250,000 and $750,000.
Learn more here.
The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation looks to support work that improves the lives of DC-area residents, with a particular emphasis on vulnerable and underserved individuals. We encourage organizations that provide comprehensive services and work towards systemic change, which addresses all levels of, and all who are affected by, the issue. The goal is that all in the region become self-sufficient and lead healthy, fulfilling lives. We search for nonprofits that also employ effective partnering and show cultural competence in engaging effectively with communities and people of various cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. On occasion, the Foundation invests directly in strengthening the nonprofit sector by helping current grantees to build organizational capacity and by supporting advocacy and other efforts.
Next deadline: Jul 1, 2023 2:00pm PDT
Later deadlines: Nov 1, 2023, Mar 1, 2024, Jul 1, 2024
Grant amount: $10,000 - $250,000
Learn more here.
The Public Art Building Communities (PABC) grant program supports individual artists and organizations in their effort to design, fabricate and install new permanent or temporary works of public art that connect artists (and their artwork) with communities. For the purposes of this grant, public art is defined as artwork in a variety of media sited and installed onto locations that are accessible to the public (without cost) and in exterior (outdoor) locations free of encumbrances. Artwork must be sited and installed onto locations that are accessible and viewable from public space.
Next deadline: July 17, 2023
Grant amount: Individuals up to $75,000
Organizations up to $125,000
Learn more here.
Wallace is seeking expressions of interest from groups of organizations that are working together to promote youth development, are seeking financial support to strengthen their work and can help us determine new directions for our Learning and Enrichment programs. They seek not individual organizations, but groups of organizations working together in formal or informal partnerships to support adolescent youth development.
Predicted deadline: Nov 4, 2023 (Letter of inquiry)
Grant amount: Approximately $200,000
Learn more here.
Many Hands provides unrestricted funding (which may be used for operating, program, or capital expenses) to well managed and financially viable local organizations that operate effective programs and services. Successful applicants will be able to describe how a Many Hands grant will have an impact on organizational and/or programmatic capacity that leads to an increased ability to help the intended beneficiaries. The Education Committee seeks to fund organizations that work to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for children and families in areas, including academic support and enrichment (tutoring, mentoring, arts, and after-school or out-of-school time programs).
Predicted deadline: Nov 18, 2023 (Full proposal)
Grant amount: Up to $100,000
Learn more here.
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