Contracting with NYC Government for Immigrant Serving Nonprofits Survey

MOIA is conducting a survey to gather information about community-based nonprofit partners’ experiences contracting with the City of New York. This survey will help us understand your current capacity and identify any challenges you face when working with the City.

Your participation is voluntary, and you may choose to remain anonymous. You may also choose to share your organization's name and contact information if you would like to continue the conversation.

If you are a director of a nonprofit based in the five boroughs, we encourage you to complete this survey and share it with your network. The survey's deadline has been extended to Monday, September 23.

Please note that your de-identified responses may be used in a future MOIA report.

1.Does your organization have a Passport Account?

Yes

Not Sure

2.Has your organization ever applied for a city grant, funding, or responded to a city contract solicitation before?

Yes

Not sure

3.Has your organization ever received a city grant, funding, or been awarded a city contract in the past?

Yes

Not sure

None of the above

4.If your organization does not have a Passport account with the city, please choose one of the following reasons stating why.

Never heard of Passport account

Missing pre-qualification on a specific contract or solicitation

Complicated process

Staffing or capacity issue

Not prepared to transition from HHS Accelerator

Negative past experiences with the contracting process

Our organization has not sought city funding in the past 3 years

Other (please specify)

5.If your organization has never received city funding or been awarded a city contract, please select one or more from the following.

Our organization does not have a Passport account

Lack of knowledge and familiarity

Staffing or capacity Issue

Lack of expertise and experience

Missing pre-qualification documents on a specific contract or solicitation

Lack of cashflow

Language access barriers

Funding amounts too small or not worth the reporting and tracking requirements?

Our organization has not sought city contracts.

Other (please specify)

7.What challenges did you face regarding your contract with the city?

Other (please specify)

8.Does your organization have social workers on staff?

Yes

9.Do you currently have processes in place to support social service needs such as case management

Yes, we have case managers and social workers in house

Yes, we make referrals to a partner organization(s)

Other (please specify)

10.Do you currently have processes in place to support mental health?

Yes, we have mental health providers in house

Yes, we make referrals to partner organization(s)

Other (please specify)

11.Which trainings or informational resources, does your organization has access to?

How to manage and run a non-profit

How to build organizational and operational budget and manage your finances

How to become a city contractor

How to do reporting for city contracts

Other (please specify)

12.Would having access to materials and trainings on the above topics empower your organization to apply for city contracts?

13.Do you have any additional suggestions or feedback for Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs?

14.Do you wish to remain anonymous? Please note that MOIA will not be able to follow up if you do so.

Yes