With funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the City of Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) and ACT are seeking to support and build the capacity of nonprofit organizations currently helping residents navigate and access public assistance programs and services.  Investing in this work is necessary as language, literacy and technology barriers pose a challenge for many community members applying for assistance and understanding and accessing public benefit and health information.  Recognizing nonprofits have deep, trusted relationships with community members, we seek to partner with them to sustain and build upon this work. 

We will award three $50,000 grants for this service navigator pilot program that will run from April 15 – July 15, 2021.

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* 1. Please enter the following information about your organization:

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* 2. Please upload a copy of your current operating budget.

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* 3. Briefly describe the service navigation/access work your organization has been doing to support your constituents with enrollment in the following services: rental assistance, public benefits, workforce development, unemployment insurance, school registration/and or Virtual Plus+, access to vaccines, food distribution, and/or emergency financial assistance.

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* 4. Please estimate the number of Alexandrians that you have assisted in enrolling in the services referenced above in 2020 and also in 2021.

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* 5. Please indicate the zip codes in which your constituents reside:

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* 6. What are the most cited barriers or challenges to enrollment in services for constituents? 

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* 7. What community organizations and/or City agencies does your nonprofit partner with to support constituents accessing the services listed above?

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* 8. Please describe how you will use these funds to continue service navigation, including an estimate of how many constituents you plan to serve (in this navigation role) over the next three months.

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* 9. How has racial equity informed your approach to this work?

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* 10. How has trauma-informed care informed your approach to this work?

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* 11. What support do you anticipate your organization will need from ACT and DCHS in order to be successful in this endeavor?

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