OVERVIEW
2025 PARKS FIRST TRUST FUND (SNAP) AND HEALTH ALTERNATIVES TO TOBACCO SMOKING (HATS) FUNDS COMPETITIVE GRANT FUNDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
Parks First Trust Fund(SNAP) - Approximately $1.4M will be made available for competitive grants from the Park First Trust Fund; however, only projects that are within the boundaries of the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan (SNAP) are eligible (see map on page 38). The area falls within the boundaries of Council Districts 4, 10 and 13.
The RFP is for fiscal years 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28. Funding for this RFP will only be available for the following source/category:
Part One - Proposition K Funds: $2,611,968 (Please refer to the RFP)
- Restricted Funds – Available only in the Funding Category Eight (8):
a. Acquisition of Parks/Natural Lands: $2,611,968
Proposals will be received electronically only via e-mail. No hard copy proposals will be accepted. Proposals must be sent via email to engpropkrfp@lacity.org and received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2024.
Each proposal submission file size must be 20 megabytes (MB) or smaller; or broken up into multiple files not to exceed 20 MB each. The email subject line should state: Re-opened Prop K 11th Cycle Proposal – Agency Name – Project Title
If one agency is submitting multiple project proposals, each project proposal should be submitted separately.
Proposals and all required documents are due on or before 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2024.
Proposals received after this time will be deemed non-responsive and ineligible for Prop K funding, under Category 8.
Due to the technical nature of required materials for the Proposition K Funds, it is mandatory that potential proposers should have attended one of the TWO (2) virtual Technical Assistance Seminars (TAS) held in October and November, 2023. Potential proposers who have not attended a prior TAS in October/November 2023, are NOT eligible to submit a proposal under this re-opened RFP.
Potential proposers who have not attended a TAS and signed in, will not be eligible to submit a proposal.
For further information, please e-mail at engpropkrfp@lacity.org.
IMPORTANT LINKS
1. RE-OPENED 11th Cycle Request for Proposal & Attachments
2. Technical Assistance Seminar PowerPoint
3. For All Acquisition Projects- important information