SEEKING PROVIDER AGENCY OR AGENCIES FOR THE
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
PROGRAM IN BAY AND/OR GULF COUNTY
The Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is seeking a non-profit entity or entities to administer the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) in Bay and/or Gulf County. A provider may choose to serve one or both counties.
In order to be designated to serve as the eligible entity for one or more of these counties, an entity must agree to add additional members to its board to ensure adequate representation in compliance with 42 U.S.C. 9909 and 9910 and Rule 9B-22.011, Florida Administrative Code. Special consideration shall be given to an organization with demonstrated effectiveness in providing a broad range of services designed to eliminate poverty and foster self-sufficiency. Priority shall be given to existing CSBG eligible entities in good standing with the Department that are providing related services in the specified county or in areas contiguous to or within reasonable proximity to the specified county.
Organizations interested in becoming the CSBG provider for Bay and/or Gulf County must:
• Mail or hand deliver to the Department of Community Affairs and the County Administrator (Gulf County only) a letter of interest. The letter must be received by DCA and the County prior to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), January 15, 2010. The letter must clearly state that the entity is interested in becoming the CSBG service provider in the specified county or counties, and the entity’s willingness to amend its organization’s bylaws, structure, membership, and Articles of Incorporation to comply with 42 U.S.C. 9909 and 9910, and Rule 9B-22.011, Florida Administrative Code. The letter must be signed by both the chief executive officer and the chairperson of the governing board of the private nonprofit CSBG eligible entity or private nonprofit organization.
• Complete and provide to DCA and the County Administrator (Gulf County only) a proposal package no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), February 12, 2010. The proposal information is posted on the DCA website at www.dca.state.fl.us/notices.cfm or may be obtained by calling or emailing the DCA contact person listed below.
• Must attend and present their proposal at a public hearing to be held on February 16, 2010, in the specific county. Time and locations will be published at a later date.
The letter of interest and proposal must be sent or delivered to:
Ms. Hilda Frazier, Planning Manager
Community Assistance Section
Florida Department of Community Affairs
2555 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Telephone: (850)488-7541
Fax: (850)488-2488
Email: Hilda.Frazier@dca.state.fl.us
And for Gulf County to:
Mr. Don Butler, County Administrator
Robert M. Moore Administration Building
1000 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Boulevard
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456