Reseracher for Exemplary Practices Review
The Association will identify and document a major shift in the way Community Action Agencies (CAAs) do business and deliver services to clients and the community, which involved extensive revamping of CAAs procedures and systems, including significant changes in staff functions, organizational culture and IT systems. The Review will identify CAAPs as an exemplary practice in coordination of benefits enrollments activities (as defined by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) - State Exemplary Practices Projects (EPPs) Supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, HHS-2010-ACF-OCS-SQ-0077 http:xwww.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2010-ACF-OCS-SQ-0077 ) that can be replicated across the national CAA network. The deliverables will include a research report documenting exemplary practices, development and publication of a Community Action Access Points Replication and Sustainability Guide and training plan for expansion of CAAPs across the Massachusetts CAA network.
MASSCAP is seeking a researcher/evaluator to review and document CAAPs as an exemplary practice in coordination of benefits enrollments activities that can be replicated across the national CAA network.
The projected outcomes for the proposed CAAPs Exemplary Practice Review include:
Documentation of a new body of knowledge learned from the CAAPs project to assist DHCD (state CSBG agency) to provide guidance to CAAs in Massachusetts that need or want to adopt the CAAPs modelk
Improved understanding of the impact of funding silos on effective delivery of services in the CAA networkk
Documentation and dissemination of the CAAPs project's tools, processes, operations, challenges, successes and impact for replication and sustainability.
Funding Amount: Total costs for the research/evaluator will not exceed $40,000. All deliverables must be completed and submitted on or before May 31, 2011.
Project Duration: 01/03/2011 - 05/31/2011
RFR Process
The deadline for submitting responses for this request is 5:00 PM Friday, December 3, 2010. Please send all responses to Patricia Pelletier, Director of Planning and Workforce Development, MASSCAP. Proposals must be submitted via email to [email protected]
Questions about this RFR may be directed to Patricia by e-mail or telephone at 508-982-8535 or Joe Diamond at 617-357-6086, [email protected] .
Proposals will be screened by a project team comprised of representatives from the three participating CAAs, MASSCAP's Executive Director (or designee) and a representative of the MA Department of Housing and Community Development. Final candidates will be invited to an interview with the project team. Interviews will be scheduled during the week of December 13 - 17, 2010.
Attached is the Request for Response.
