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COJ/HUD PublicPhilanthropic Initiative Award DEADLINE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021
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COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Award
The public, private and philanthropic sectors provide valuable resources for nonprofit organizations including the fiscal, human and social capital necessary to address the challenges and opportunities faced by the communities they serve. By strengthening the connection between city, state and federal government and philanthropy, these awards will highlight the power of collective impact that can be achieved through strategic partnerships.
The City of Jacksonville, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development -Jacksonville Field Office, is proud to announce the inaugural COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Award. This annual award will recognize excellence in public-philanthropic partnerships that have both transformed the relationship between sectors and led to measurable benefits in terms of increase in the health, safety, education, economic opportunity, inclusivity, housing, and cultural opportunities for low and moderate-income families.
Completed applications must be submitted via email no later than 11:59 p.m., Monday, February 15, 2021. Please complete this application form and email it as an attachment with all other required materials to COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net.
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PURPOSE OF THE AWARD These awards emphasize cross-sector partnerships between the philanthropic and public sectors. The goal is to recognize the partnership process and its impact as a community strategy to increase the quality of life for low-and moderate-income citizensurban, suburban and rural. Examples of desired applications may include projects affiliated with housing and neighborhood improvements, education, health and recreation, transportation, community participation, arts and culture, safety, disaster response, innovative regional approaches, and economic development. The annual awards will be presented to three Jacksonville partnerships for completed or ongoing initiatives that are executed in collaboration with community partners including philanthropy and local, state or federal government. The initiative submitted should have been in effect since at least July 1, 2020.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING Five key criteria will drive the review process. I. Strength of the Cross-Sector Partnership (50 points): The nomination should demonstrate that the project utilized cross-sector partnerships to implement a successful initiative and must provide a detailed account of how partners were involved in each stage of the initiative. Nominations that can show proof of formal public-philanthropic partnership efforts and demonstrated changes and improvements are highly desired. II.
Locally Driven Outcomes (20
points): The nomination should highlight the initiative's results and provide a clear connection between the initiative’s inputs and community outcomes, including how they have been or will be measured. Emphasis should be placed on how the initiative has or will produce solutions that have been driven by local needs and active community engagement. III. Lasting Impact (10 points): The nomination should show how the effort has or will maintain a lasting impact in the community. IV. Evidence-Based Innovation (10 points): The nomination should discuss how the project and/or its partnership
components are innovative and are guided by evidence-based and datadriven interventions. Nomination must include supporting documentation to showcase innovation. V. Transferability (10 points): The nomination should showcase how the program can provide useful, prescriptive measures for other communities to replicate or adapt.
BONUS POINTS Opportunity Zone: Partnerships located within a designated opportunity zone will receive 5 bonus points. 3
ELIGIBILITY The competition is open to all local community partnerships that are in good standing with their philanthropic, local, state and federal partners. The partnership must be operating in Jacksonville and must be serving local citizens.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS All entries must be completed using the award application fillable PDF form be submitted by the lead partner via email to COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net. The deadline for completing submissions is Monday, February 15, 2021. The electronic information:
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1. The Official Application Form complete with the title of the entry, name and contact information of the person from the partnership submitting the application and who serves as the point of contact for the award application, and information about the project.
support for the value of the effort and may not be written by the nominee under consideration. Comments from partners, residents, donors, and other local stakeholders familiar with or knowledgeable about the effort are encouraged. The letter must accompany the application via email and be addressed to the applicant. 5. Images: Please submit a high-resolution image of the initiative logo as well as up to five digital images (jpg format). All images should be about 2 MB and 300dpi or higher resolution in order to be suitable for printing. Images should supplement the content in the application. A caption between 15-25 words should accompany each image. Photo collages and PowerPoint presentations are not acceptable substitutions for photos. Submit only digital images that are not copyright restricted and may be reproduced by the City of Jacksonville or HUD without a fee, charge or copyright infringement. Entries without accompanying images will be disqualified.
2. An Executive Summary about the Applicant and the Project: a brief summary of the initiative that can be used for publication (200-300 words). Include the initiative’s goals, objectives, partners, private and public funding sources, and results as applicable. 6. Supporting Documentation: One additional item (not to exceed five pages) may be included as an attachment. The 3. A Project Summary: This should include an explanation of supporting document must be emailed with the application. how the applicant meets the eligibility and awards criteria The supporting item can take the form of a review of the (600-800 words, or 1 to 2 pages). implementation effort, analysis of the results, newspaper 4. Support Letters and Statements: One letter or statement clippings, editorials, etc. (The supplemental item must be in support of the initiative. A letter or statement should offer submitted via email with the fillable PDF application form as a word document, PDF or a Web link.) 4
JUDGING AND AWARDS CEREMONY Judging for the COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Award will take place in March 2021 by a panel of local jurors. The awards presentation will occur in June 2021. The award winners will receive an award presented to their partnership and branding collateral for their use. Each winner will be highlighted in the awards presentation and featured in a local media strategy. COJ and HUD will make efforts to feature the awards process and each recipient in appropriate local markets and social media outlets.
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The awards committee’s procedures prohibit any communication with jurors on behalf of an entry. Such communication is cause for disqualification. All applications become the property of the City of Jacksonville. The Awardees’ initiatives will be showcased on the COJ Nonprofit Gateway website.
The City of Jacksonville must receive the completed PDF, and any accompanying materials via email by 11:59pm EST, Monday, February 15, 2021. Any entries submitted after that date will not be eligible.
No registration fee is required for submitting an entry.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Lockhart Director of Strategic Partnerships Office of the Mayor Phone: (904) 255-5007 Email: dlockhart@coj.net
Sarah Schmidt Strategic Partnerships Coordinator Office of the Mayor Phone: (904) 255-5021 Email: sarahs@coj.net
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Application Form Deadline: Monday, February 15, 2021
The City of Jacksonville, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Jacksonville Field Office, is proud to announce the inaugural COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Award. This annual award will recognize excellence in public-philanthropic partnerships that have both transformed the relationship between sectors and led to measurable benefits in terms of increase in the health, safety, education, economic opportunity, inclusivity, housing and cultural opportunities for low and moderateincome families. Completed applications must be submitted via email no later than 11:59 p.m., Monday, February 15, 2021. Please complete this application form and email it as an attachment with all other required materials to COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net.
For questions not covered in the award brochure, contact the COJ Strategic Partnerships Office at COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net or 904-255-5007.
Application Form Deadline: Monday, February 15, 2021 Criteria for Judging
(Please review the award brochure in full for additional information): • Strength of the Cross-Sector Partnership • Locally Driven Outcomes • Lasting Impact • Evidence-Based Innovation • Transferability Bonus points will be given to partnerships that are located within an opportunity zone.
Note: this application should be submitted by the lead 501(c)3 applicant.
Name: Application Contact Person: Address: City: State:
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For questions not covered in the award brochure, contact the COJ Strategic Partnerships Office at COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net or 904-255-5007.
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Geographic Area (urban, suburban, rural, other): City of Jacksonville Census Tract(s) Focus Please visit https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerweb for an interactive version of the Census Tracts map. Opportunity Zone:
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Please visit https://jaxusa.org/resource/invest-jacksonville-opportunity-zone-brochure/2019-jaxusa-opportunity-zone-brochure/ to learn more about the Opportunity Zones in Jacksonville.
For questions not covered in the award brochure, contact the COJ Strategic Partnerships Office at COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net or 904-255-5007.
501(c)3 Mission Statement:
Initiative Name: Partners:
Please list all partners here, even though also included in summary. City of Jacksonville agency Please specify:
State agency Please specify: Federal agency Please specify: Philanthropy partner(s) Please specify: Private sector partner(s) Please specify: Nonprofit partner(s) Please specify: Other Please specify:
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Release Authorization: In consideration for entry in the program, the undersigned gives the City of Jacksonville and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development permission to use in whole or in part, including (but not limited to) use for publicity, audiovisual presentation, and/or promotion, all photographs, videos, and other materials (“Entry Materials”) submitted to the COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Awards. The City of Jacksonville and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are hereby given permission to make any editorial changes and/or additions to the submitted materials as it may deem necessary or desirable for production purposes. The undersigned hereby warrants and represents that (a) it owns all rights to all Entry Materials it submits; and (b) all such Entry Materials are original works of authorship by the undersigned and have not been copied, in whole or in part, from any other work and do not violate, misappropriate or infringe any copyright, trademark or other proprietary right of any other person or entity. The Entry Materials will not be returned to any entrant.
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For questions not covered in the award brochure, contact the COJ Strategic Partnerships Office at COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net or 904-255-5007.
Attach additional sheet(s) to the completed application form with the following information: 1. An Executive Summary About Applicant and the Project A summary of the initiative that can be used for publication (200 to 300 words). Please include 1) the problem or challenge your project is addressing and 2) the innovative solution that your partnership put together to address the issue. Other relevant data might include geographic focus, goals, objectives, partners, private & public funding sources, and results, as applicable.
2. A Project Summary An explanation of how the applicant meets the stated award criteria using the guiding questions below. Brevity is appreciated (approx. 600 to 800 words, or 1 to 2 pages). Please organize using the following sections. I. Strength of the Cross-Sector Partnership. Provide an account of how partners were involved in each stage of the initiative. How was the initiative identified (include appropriate partners)? What is or was the partnership structure? What specific role did each partner play in achieving the results? How was the partnership process important to subsequent implementation? If the initiative is completed, how have the partners remained in coordination, particularly among those partners that had not previously collaborated? II. Locally Driven Outcomes. Demonstrate the commitment to the geographic area served by this initiative and include a description of the initiative’s achieved results. To what extent has the initiative identified and addressed local community needs in housing and community development for low- and moderate-income residents? Describe outputs and available outcomes, and for new projects, describe the indicators for performance measurement. How did they improve quality of life? Does this project support and align with current City of Jacksonville and/or regional priorities? III. Lasting Impact. What future plans does the partnership have to maintain a lasting impact within the community? In what ways does the program serve as a model for a financially, environmentally, and socially viable initiative that can reproduce the initial successful outcomes in the medium- to long-term? How does the cross-sector partnership work to ensure continually beneficial results within the community? IV. Evidence-Based Innovation. To what extent has this project used innovative, evidence-based approaches to address communitywide needs? How is the project innovative for the City of Jacksonville? How has the project exceeded the expected results any partner could have produced alone? V. Transferability. How has the partnership served as an example for other localities working to build public-philanthropic partnerships to address challenges in their neighborhood or community? How does the program provide useful prescriptive measures for other communities similarly situated? Demonstrate that the project utilized a cross-sector partnership to implement a successful initiative. VI. Opportunity Zone. If the initiative is in an Opportunity Zone or in multiple, please explain how the census tract(s) were chosen and why. How is this project benefiting and working with the neighborhood(s) in which they are located?
3. Support Letter or Statement Please include one letter or one statement in support of the initiative. The letter or statement should offer support for the value of the effort. Comments from partners (including the government partner), residents, donors, and other local stakeholders familiar with or knowledgeable about the effort are encouraged. The letter is part of the application and should not be emailed separately.
4. Images Please submit a high-resolution image of your logo as well as up to five digital images (.jpg format). All images should be about 2 MB and 300 dpi or higher resolution in order to be suitable for printing. Images should supplement the content in the application. A caption between 15 to 25 words should accompany each image. Photo collages and PowerPoint presentations ARE NOT acceptable substitutions for photos. Submit only digital images that are not copyrighted and may be reproduced without a fee, charge, or copyright infringement. Entries without accompanying images will be disqualified.
5. Supporting Documentation. One additional item (not to exceed five pages) may be included as an attachment. The supporting item must be emailed with the application. The supporting item could take the form of a review of the implementation effort, analysis of the results, newspaper clipping, editorials, etc. (The supplemental item must be submitted via email with the fillable PDF application form as a Word document, PDF file, or a Web link.)
For questions not covered in the award brochure, contact the COJ Strategic Partnerships Office at COJPartnershipsAward@coj.net or 904-255-5007.
The 2021 COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Award
Club 904 Teen Center MALIVAI WASHINGTON YOUTH FOUNDATION
OVERVIEW
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Located adjacent to MWYF’s Youth Center and the Emmett Reed Community Center and Park, Club 904 is a 13,000 square foot, state-of the-art facility featuring a teaching kitchen, game room, music and technology room, lounge, classrooms, and administrative offices. Services offered include academic assistance, mental health counseling, college preparation, scholarships, employment and leadership training, recreational activities, and elective and enrichment courses. Family engagement and support is also included.
To help teens develop skills needed to be successful in school, find steady employment, break cycles of poverty and become contributing members of the community.
MWYF is a great place for youth. They help you prepare for the future and make sure you are doing good now. I love it here at the teen center because we all get along like one big family.
- Breona Holley, rising sophomore
INNOVATION The Club 904 Teen Center is the first program of its kind in the Durkeeville community, an area lacking services and programs for teens. MWYF teens were engaged in every aspect of the creation of MWYF’s Teen Center. They traveled to centers across the country to get ideas, provided input on the rooms, layout and design of the building, and chose the name – Club 904 Teen Center! Now that the center is open, a Teen Board of Directors, elected by the students, provides input on programming and activities, plans events and trips, and acts as leaders to their peers. Research shows that crimes committed by juvenile offenders’ peak between 3 and 7pm. Providing innovative, research-based programming is a major component of Club 904. Research indicates that youth with strong social and emotional competence are less likely to engage in risky behavior. Developing these skills in youth will reduce the chances of their involvement with risky behavior and lead them to rise to their full potential and become contributing members of society.
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City of Jacksonville Kids Hope Alliance Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Lucy Gooding Charitable Foundation DuBow Family Foundation Florida Blue The Players Championship Duval County Public Schools
The 2021 COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Award
Ready4Work OPERATION NEW HOPE
OVERVIEW
CHALLENGE
In 2003, President Bush selected Operation New Hope as the pilot site for the Ready4Work program. Since then, the Ready4Work program has been successful in creating opportunities to realize second chances and reduce recidivism through their strategic partnerships with the judicial system, local businesses, faith-based organizations, and community partners. Because of these valuable collaborations, they have built a City of Second Chances that connects returning citizens with housing, transportation, and employment.
To break the cycle of incarceration.
INNOVATION The Ready4Work reentry program is based on best practices outlined by the U.S. Department of Labor and is supported by independent verification. They are the only program in North Florida focused on rebuilding the families of returning citizens. Their collaborative approach ensures the success of each client, and the rate of recidivism is 1/3 of what it would be without their intervention.
Before coming to Operation New Hope, I was in a really low place. But since going through the Ready4Work program, everything has changed. Ready4Work gave me the confidence and determination to start over in a much better way and helped me believe that I wasn’t that old person. I finally feel like I am not on my own anymore. Operation New Hope helped me realize that I really could become a productive member of society.
- Reba Ortiz, Ready4Work Graduate _
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City of Jacksonville JAX Chamber Florida Department of Corrections State Attorney’s Office Public Defender of 4th Judicial Circuit Wayne and Delores Weaver The Chartrand Foundation Neviaser Charitable Foundation Jim Moran Foundation Petway Family Advised Fund Community Foundation Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) Second Chance Hiring employment partners Transitional housing partners
The 2021 COJ/HUD Public-Philanthropic Initiative Award
Homeless COVID-19 Response SULZBACHER
OVERVIEW
CHALLENGE
In partnership with the national nonprofit Community Solutions, Jacksonville was chosen by Quest diagnostics as one of two cities in the nation where homeless persons would be tested for COVID-19. Sulzbacher partnered with UF Health to administer tests at five of the largest, local homeless service providers and at both Urban Rest Stop locations. The group tested a total of 679 people and Quest Diagnostics confirmed that all tested individuals tested negative for COVID-19. Jacksonville is uniquely situated to address a public health crisis as Sulzbacher, the largest homeless service provider, is also a Federally Qualified Health Center.
To implement a multi-pronged, strategic COVID-19 response for homeless providers and people experiencing homelessness.
The COVID-19 Shelter Taskforce, a subset of the Mayor’s Downtown Homelessness Taskforce, collaborated to create the shelter protocols that ensured coordination with area hospitals and the provision of non-congregate shelter, meals, testing and vaccinations. Sulzbacher has played a leading role in many of the successful outcomes of the COVID-19 Shelter Taskforce including, the launch of a pop-up Urban Rest Stop, the activation of the Health and Hope on Wheels medical bus to provide testing and other critical health care services and the implementation of the Pathway to Home Program.
INNOVATION The COVID-19 response model, designed and implemented by the COVID-19 Shelter Taskforce, is structured to be used in response to future viral crises and can be replicated in any community. The quick and decisive action by the Taskforce, signed onto by all Northeast Continuum of Care members, stemmed the spread of the virus among the very vulnerable homeless population. The protocol has been shared nationally on COVID-19 crisis response calls, webinars as well as on the #1 Health Podcast on Apple, Epidemic. In June 2020, Changing Homelessness and Mayor’s Downtown Homelessness Taskforce won the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida’s 2020 Local Focus. Lasting Impact.™ Collective Power award.
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Changing Homelessness City Rescue Mission Clara White Mission Downtown Vision Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Hubbard House U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office Mayor’s Downtown Homelessness Taskforce Mental Health Resource Center Quest Diagnostics Trinity Rescue Mission UF Health