AC-OCAP Update & RFP Announcement

Three-Year Request for Partnership (RFP) to be Released August 2, 2019

The Alameda County - Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP) will announce the release of its 2020-2022 Request for Partnership (RFP) funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) on Friday, August 2, 2019 , with a due date of Friday, August 30, 2019 .    AC-OCAP provides anti-poverty funding in the areas of entrepreneurship/job training & employment placement, and low income housing, for households at or below 100% of the federal poverty guidelines living in Oakland and throughout Alameda County, excluding the City of Berkeley.   A Bidder's Conference (Optional) will be held Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 10am-12pm at Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 2. RSVP to AC-OCAP@oaklandca.gov .   A copy of the RFP can be obtained at 150 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 4 th Floor, Ste. 4340, Oakland CA 94612 between the hours of 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday through Friday, or via AC-OCAP's website: www.AC-OCAP.com .   Proposals are due Friday August 30, 2019 by 4:30 p.m. Proposals not received by the deadline are late and will be returned to proposers unopened.

Join The Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership Board

AC-OCAP is now accepting applications for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Districts 2 & 4 in Oakland, and Alameda County low-income communities. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the seats are filled. Please refer to the area-specific materials on our website, www.AC-OCAP.com to apply. The AC-OCAP Administering Board meets on the second Monday of every month at 5:30pm at Oakland City Hall. The Board is comprised of 18 members that represent public officials in Oakland and Alameda County, private groups and interests, and not fewer than a third are democratically elected/selected representatives from the low-income community.

The AC-OCAP Administering Board members are responsible for planning, developing, and executing the local Community Action Plan for alleviating poverty and working toward institutional change to enhance the ability of low-income residents to achieve self-sufficiency in Oakland and throughout Alameda County (excluding the City of Berkeley).

AC-OCAP Community Action Plan Released & Community Needs Survey Winners Selected

The AC-OCAP Community Action Plan (CAP) was released on June 30, 2019. The CAP serves as a two year roadmap demonstrating how AC-OCAP plans to deliver Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funded services throughout Alameda County. As a part of the Plan, AC-OCAP solicited input from the community to help identify the needs and gaps in services that exist for Alameda County's low-incme residents via a community survey. Survey participants were eligible to win a gift card - Congratulations to Our 20 Winners! View the 2020-2021 AC-OCAP Community Action Plan here

Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership | 510.238.2362 | www.AC-OCAP.com

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