Workforce Boulder County Innovation Funds
Due Date: | 10/18/2023 2:00 pm |
Bidding Number: | RFP #7507-23 |
Bidding Categories: | Workforce Boulder County |
Other Comments: | Purpose/Background Boulder County Board of County Commissioners, on behalf of Workforce Boulder County and the Boulder County Workforce Development Board, are seeking additional proposals for the Workforce Innovation Grant Program (Innovation Grants) under Colorado House Bill 21-1264. Workforce Boulder County received a total of $1,029,444 to contract out to local grant applicants. A maximum of $450,000 shall be available for any project (this amount includes administrative funds, which are limited according to federal laws and regulations). Applicants do not have to request the full amount. We are interested in your story and project (your “why”) as well as in how your project will meet the technical requirements of the grant, and we encourage you to consider your application from these two points of view.
Period of Performance One hundred percent (100%) of the allocation must be expended by December 31, 2024. Eligible Applicants Grant applicants must conduct business in Boulder County with a physical presence in the area. The following entities are eligible to apply for Innovation Grants:
Eligible applicants may apply in partnership with sub-applicants, including
Written Inquiries We welcome questions about the grant funds and potential uses prior to submission of a proposal. Answers to these questions will be made in a Q&A style document (unfortunately, we cannot respond individually). All inquiries regarding this RFP must be submitted via email to the Boulder County Purchasing Office at purchasing@bouldercounty.gov on or before 2:00 p.m. September 29, 2023. A response from the county to all inquiries will be posted and sent via email no later than October 6, 2023. Do not contact any other county department or personnel with questions or for information regarding this solicitation. Submittal Instructions Submittals are due at the email box only, for time and date recording on or before 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time on October 18, 2023. Vendors must answer whether line-item pricing information submitted with a bid is confidential or closely held. Please note that email responses to this solicitation are limited to a maximum of 50MB capacity. NO ZIP FILES OR LINKS TO EXTERNAL SITES WILL BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES GOOGLE DOCS AND SIMILAR SITES. ALL SUBMITTALS MUST BE RECEIVED AS AN ATTACHMENT (E.G. PDF, WORD, EXCEL). WIG Grant_Budget_Template 2023 The attached addendum supersedes the original Information and Specifications regarding RFP #7507-23 where it adds to, deletes from, clarifies or otherwise modifies. All other conditions and any previous addendums shall remain unchanged. Please note: BIDS will only be accepted electronically by emailing purchasing@bouldercounty.gov. |