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The Trust is mandated to release funds to providers of direct services to the children and families residing in Miami-Dade County. These direct service providers use Trust funding in high-quality and measurable ways to improve the lives of children and their families. The Trust does not provide these direct services, but instead financially supports the agencies, organizations, programs and helpers in the county that do so. Fifty percent of Trust funding is earmarked for programs/initiatives that target children birth to age 5 and their families; 25% for initiatives that target children 6-12 years and their families; and 25% of Trust funding is set for programs/initiatives that benefit teenagers 13-18 years and their families. This policy does not exclude programs/initiatives that provide services across these age-specific groups. The Trust is committed to locate and support programs/initiatives in Miami-Dade County that benefit children and their families in the most effective and efficient means possible.
To support our operation, The Trust also contracts with vendors for services - training, consultation, attorneys and other expertise or services. Procurement for these types of services must adhere to special guidelines. | TRUST FUNDING - Funding available through The Children's Trust | Topic | Type of Proposal - Proposal # | Release Date | Bidder's Conference | Letter of Intent Due | Proposal Due | Notes |
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Leverage / Match
Funding Policy | NOFA
2008-10 | 2/20/08 | NA | NA | 4/18/08
5 PM
Extended | CLOSED | Transition to Adulthood
| RFP
2008-09 | 3/28/08
4 PM | 4/4/08
| 4/25/08 | 5/1/08 | CLOSED | | NON-TRUST FUNDING - Funding available through other agencies | Topic | Type of Proposal - Proposal # | Release Date | Bidder's Conference | Letter of Intent Due | Proposal Due | Notes |
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| Miami NICE | City of Miami
RFP | 4/1/08
5 PM | Info Sessions:
4/1, 4/8,
4/10, 4/12
View Calendar | 4/21/08
5 PM | 5/6/08
5PM | Downloads |
All our policies strive to ensure that the selection process is conducted in an open and fair environment providing all potential applicants equal opportunity to reply to funding proposals and to access funds. Minority firms (holding Florida Certificate) are granted preference. Each funding opportunity is openly advertised, and a "Cone of Silence" shields each competitive selection process from undue influences prior to the recommendation for contract award.
Types of Competitive Solicitation
Request for Qualification (RFQ) - is used by The Trust to select service providers based on specific qualifications prior to issuance of a final solicitation.
Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) - is issued when The Trust seeks to enter into negotiations with one or more vendors for the procurement of commodities or contractual services and a written competitive solicitation is required.
Request for Proposal (RFP) - is issued by The Trust as a written proposal that follows specific guidelines is requested in order to participate in a competitive and fair process of awarding funds. Training workshops are often provided by The Trust (see Community Calendar) to assist candidates with the proposal requirements.
Key Concepts:
Cone of Silence - begins at the time of advertisement of the RFP and ends when the chief executive officer makes his written recommendation to The Children's Trust board. Helps ensure an impartial and fair process for all candidates.
Funding Application - grants to fulfill non-programmatic functions or non-service proposals that benefit children and families through other means such as public awareness, events, and training. These grants are not subject to the cone of silence and are not competitively bid.
Steps in the Funding Application Process: Not all steps apply to every funding type.
Bidder's Conference - generally held three weeks after a funding application is publicly announced to answer questions and communicate details regarding timeline and other requirements.
Letter of Intent - Interested candidates submit their letter of intent to participate in competitive process.
Question-and-Answer Period - Questions are submitted and answers communicated via email to all candidates.
Receipt - Proposals are received and receipt acknowledged.
Review - Designated Children's Trust staff review request-for-funding proposals.
Rating - Proposals are assigned a rating based on requirements and qualification.
Recommendation - The Children's Trust communicates its decisions regarding proposals. For more detailed information, please submit
your question through our Funding Contact form. 
Please Note: Most of the documents listed in this section are available in PDF (Portable Document Format), downloadable by clicking the titles. Some of the files are large and may take a few minutes to download. In order to open PDFs you'll need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader application. Use the provided link to get the latest version.
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