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Q - Do you need to have attended the
Bidders’ Conference on January 29, 2010 in
order to apply for a sub-grant?
A - No, attendance at the Bidders’
Conference was not required. Your
organization, however, must meet the
eligibility criteria outlined in section III
of the RFP application.
Q - What happens if your organization
does not have a Board of Directors?
A - It is most important that the leadership
of your organization be made aware of and
support your RFP application, and that a
member of your organization’s leadership
sign off on the application in place of a
Board member.
Q – What are the
eligibility parameters for having received
federal funding?
A - The organization must not
have received direct federal funding over
$100,000 within the organization’s last
three fiscal years.
Q - As part of our request for funding
may our request include renewal of an annual
subscription for a software program
previously purchased?
A - Yes, this is capacity building; however,
we suggest that you request funding for
establishing a participant data collection
and evaluation system for (include
purpose). This requires purchasing a
software subscription for $2,400 and staff
training for $ (insert amount). You may also
request funding for only one year.
Q - How does Family Service Association
know if an organization is legitimate if
they do not have to be a 501(c)3?
A – This is one of the purposes of a site
visit – to confirm the legitimacy of an
organization’s application.
Q - What is the expectation of the
organization in regards to Section IV, B,
which states that he organization must
conduct a Board Retreat? Our organization
just conducted a multiple day retreat for
Board members in January 2010.
A – For those organizations who do have an
established Board the retreat can be as
multifaceted as the organization desires.
It can be from a couple of hours to a couple
of days depending on the objective/goal of
the gathering. Typically involves
professional/leadership development of the
Board members.
Q – Can an organization’s project include a
fundraising event if it is not to initiate
an event, but is rather to help with
expenses for an annual event.
A -
Diversifying funding sources is an important
part of increasing your organization's
capacity, however,
using CCF
funds for direct fundraising activity is a
violation of Federal regulation:
"costs of organized fund raising, including
financial campaigns, endowment drives,
solicitation of gifts and bequests, and
similar expenses incurred solely to raise
capital or obtain contributions are
unallowable (OMB Circulars
A-122,
A-21,
A-87)." Adherence to this regulation is
mandated in
45 CFR 74.27. Organizations should also
refer to the Dept of Health & Human Services
Guidance for Compassion Capital Fund –
Grantees and Partners Concerning Religious
Progamming.
Q –
We are a faith-based organization and are
having a difficult time developing a program
that is separate and distinct from other
programs and without religious content.
A -
The United States Supreme
Court has said that faith-based
organizations may not use direct government
support to support "inherently religious"
activities. Basically, it means you can not
use any part of a direct Federal grant to
fund religious worship, instruction, or
proselytization. Instead, organizations may
use government money only to support the
non-religious social services that they
provide. Therefore, faith-based
organizations that receive direct
governmental funds should take steps to
separate, in time or location, their
inherently religious activities from the
government-funded services that they offer.
Such organizations should also carefully
account for their use of all government
money. This does not mean your organization
can't have religious activities. It simply
means you can't use taxpayer dollars to fund
them.
Q - What are the project period dates?
A – The project period runs from March 27
(day after contracts are due) thru August
31, 2010. Reporting due date will be some
time in September; to be announced at
mandatory training for sub-awardees on March
30th.
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