RFA – 2025.2.D: Proactive Approaches to Justie for People with I/DD

Copy of RFA

The funding for this RFA will be up to $110,000.00 per year with a required minimum of 25% non-federal matching funds ($36,667) for a period of up to three years with Year One potentially beginning on October 1, 2024 and ending on September 30, 2025. 

If you have any questions regarding this RFA packet or using DD Suite, please contact Philip Woodward, Systems Change Manager via e-mail at [email protected] or (919) 518-9525, Video Phone or (984) 920-8212, CaptionCall phone.

RFA Grant Application Workshop & Informational Conference

A Grant Application Workshop will occur on Monday, April 22, 2024 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You can join the event here:

Join ZoomGov Meeting - https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1619113298?pwd=MU5vdHFNbnJ4Y0MrejhNb1NEWkx6UT09

• Meeting ID: 161 911 3298 Passcode: 372286
• +1 646 828 7666 US (New York)

You may submit a Notification of Intent to Apply if your organization or agency intends to apply to [email protected]

A Request for Applications (RFA) is the way the NCCDD asks for proposals for initiatives that will help the Council achieve the goals outlined in its Five-Year State Plan.

All applications must be received by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on May 31^st, 2024. Please apply through DD Suite: https://www.ddsuite.org/?nofa_id=2123

Important Dates to Consider:

• Week of April 8, 2024: Request for applications distributed to eligible applicants and posted on the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities website (nccdd.org).
• April 22, 2024: Interested applicants may attend a Grant Application Workshop from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  (NCCDD may schedule an additional Grant Application Workshop at a date and location to be determined.  Check nccdd.org for announcements.)
• May 17, 2024: Deadline for written RFA questions. 
• May 31, 2024: Applications due to the NCCDD by close of business, 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
• August 9, 2024: Award announced. 
• October 1, 2024: Contract begins.

A Request for Applications (RFA) is the way the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) asks for proposals for initiatives that will help the Council achieve the goals outlined in its Five-Year State Plan. (https://www.nccdd.org/the-council/five-year-plan.html)

General Information Documents (click on items below for RFA Information)

1. DD Suite Grant Application Instructions (doc)
2. Introduction to NCCDD (ppt) 
3. Components of NCCDD Grant Application
4. Comprehensive Contract Attachments List (docx)
5. Application Scoring Form (pdf) [REVISED]
6. Budget Line Item Descriptions (pdf) [REVISED]
7. General Indirect Cost Instructions (doc)
8. DD Suite Current Performance Measures (pdf)
9. OIDD Council Performance Measures (docx)
10. Collective Impact Overview (ppt)
11. NCCDD Match Examples (pdf)
12. Calculating a Federal Grant Match - August 2023

References: Additional Resources to which the RFA Refers (Click on item below for additional RFA Information)

1. RFA 2025.2.D:  Proactive Approaches to Justice for People with I/DD
2. RFA Reference Document 1 CIT for Law Enforcement Schedule Oct-Nov 2023
3. RFA Reference Document 2 Cabarrus County CIT October 2023

Video: Get a Unique Entity ID

In the video linked below, we will show how to get your Unique Entity ID without completing an entity registration on SAM.gov.

 RFA Grant Application Workshop Package List 

1. Agenda
2. DD Suite Account Set-up Instructions
3. PowerPoint Slides: Intro to NCCDD
4. PowerPoint Slides: RFA Grant Application Workshop [REVISED]
5. Copy of the RFA
6. Components of DD Suite Grant Application
7. Comprehensive Contracts Attachments List
8. Application Review Scoring Form [REVISED]
9. Budget Line Item Explanation Sheet [REVISED]
10. Indirect Cost
11. Performance Measures
    1. 11a - OIDD DD Council Performance Measures
    2. 11b - Reporting Performance Measures
12. Contact Information from Intent to Apply [REVISED 5-21-24]
13. General Q & A – RFA Grant Application Information Workshop
14. RFA Grant Application Workshop Q & A [REVISED 5-21-24] 

Grant Application Workshop recording link and password: 

• Link: https://www.zoomgov.com/rec/share/ZLRBbSK6Qnhhl-tBN8U7nU2AJbNp-TQ9eda9e1EGq00C6wIOKNpH_qi4PI3Cvol9.HxYmSJyMG9VEmt-6?startTime=1713805337000
  
• Password: A8JHRz1*

RFA – 2025.2.D: Proactive Approaches to Justice for People with I/DD

1. Approaches to Justice for People with I/DD

Required Contractor Documents (An organization receiving a funding award from NCCDD must submit these documents prior to the contract starting):

Required Contractor Documents (An organization receiving a funding award from NCCDD must submit these documents prior to the contract starting):

1. Project Profile (doc)
2. Assurances (pdf)
3. State Certifications (pdf)
4. Federal Certifications (pdf)
5. An NCCDD contractor must be registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State: https://www.sosnc.gov
6. An NCCDD contractor must obtain a Unique Entity ID by going to: https://sam.gov/content/home
7. An NCCDD contractor that is a non-profit organization must submit an updated tax exemption or 501(c)(3) Determinations Letter by going to: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search

The following three required attachments are documents that the applicant must edit, so NCCDD is posting a Word version of each. If you need any other documents in Word format for accessibility or other reasons, please contact [email protected] to let us know.

1. Authorization Letter to Sign Contracts (docx)
2. Authorization Letter to Sign Contract Expenditure Reports (docx)
3. State Grant Certification – No Overdue Tax Debts (docx)