Request for Proposals (RFP)
Vision Zero Community Funding Opportunity:
SAFE STREETS FOR SENIORS and SAFE PASSAGE FOR YOUTH
OVERVIEW OF REQUESTED SERVICES
Every year in San Francisco, approximately 20-30 people lose their lives and over 500 more are seriously
injured while traveling on city streets. Seniors are five times more likely than younger adults to be fatally
injured as pedestrians. Often, injuries to seniors are more serious than to younger pedestrians, and their
recovery time is longer. School-age children are also at high risk for death and severe injury from traffic-
related collisions. These deaths and injuries are unacceptable and preventable, and San Francisco is
committed to eliminating them.
Vision Zero is the City's commitment to eliminate traffic-related deaths by 2024. San Francisco is committed
to building better and safer streets, educating the public on traffic safety, enforcing traffic laws, and prioritizing
resources to implement effective initiatives that save lives. By working to equitably protect our most
vulnerable road users, San Francisco is creating a culture whereby city residents, workers and visitors prioritize
traffic safety to ensure mistakes that happen on our streets do not result in serious injuries or death. SAFE
STREETS FOR SENIORS is an initiative of Vision Zero (http://visionzerosf.org) focused on addressing traffic-
related fatalities specifically to seniors. SAFE PASSAGE FOR YOUTH is an initiative to build a culture of safety
so that school-age children can cross streets safely to get to and from school in neighborhoods with high
incidence of both traffic collisions and violence.
The San Francisco Study Center (SFSC), in partnership with Community Health Equity & Promotion Branch, San
Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH-CHEP), plans to funds two Vision Zero initiatives: SAFE STREETS
FOR SENIORS and SAFE PASSAGE FOR YOUTH. The priority for these funds is for projects that focus on seniors
as well as people with disabilities in San Francisco as well as Safe Passage for Youth experiencing both traffic
collisions and violence.
The SFSC in partnership with SFDPH-CHEP, is now
accepting proposals for SAFE STREETS FOR SENIORS projects with the intent to fund up to seven (7) community-based organizations (CBOs) from September,
2018 - June 30, 2020. Approximately $360,000 is anticipated to be available for community based
organizations (CBOs) in San Francisco.
In addition, the SFSC in partnership with SFDPH-CHEP, is now
accepting proposals for SAFE PASSAGE FOR YOUTH project with the intent to fund one (1) community-based organization (CBO) from September, 2018 -
June 30, 2019
. Approximately $24,000 is anticipated to be available for one CBO in San Francisco.
For additional information about the above-mentioned proposals please visit:
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