Bringing Everyone’s Strengths
Together (BEST)
Grant Program
RFQ Requirements Update
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
November 10, 2022
Presented by:
Petra Riguero, Program Manager
BEST Partner Engagement Group
Purpose
• Obtain Diverse Perspectives and Input
• Performance Measurement Improvements
• Activity Monitoring Tools
• RFQ Application General Process
Building Community Through FUN
Who
• 11 BEST Funded Agencies
When
• Four Focus Groups
• Conducted November 2021 -August 2022
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Strategic Work Plan Objectives
• Expansion of BEST Eligible Services
• Place-Based Strategies
• Youth-Driven
• Whole Family
Building Community Through FUN
Opportunity Neighborhoods
• New Name Avoids Cultivating Stigma
• Areas with Highest Youth Development
andViolence Mitigation Needs
• Qualitative & Quantitative Data
• Task Force Technical Team
• Community Crisis Intervention Team
• San Jose Police Department
• Development of Heat Map
• Boundary Refinement
Building Community Through FUN
4 Performance Measurement Framework
• Develop a Data Collection and Analysis Approach for
Better-Assessing Program Performance and Outcomes
• Guiding Questions for Evaluation Design
• Corresponding Metrics
• Data CollectionTools
Building Community Through FUN
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Other Enhancements & Next Steps
• Participant Risk Screener Tool
• Staff to Support Oversight andAccountability
• Case Management System
• BEST RFQ Application Release
Building Community Through FUN
BEST RFQ Timeline
Building Community Through FUN
Date Action Item
January 2023 Release RFQ
March 2023 Application Deadline
May 2023 Awards Notices Released
May -August 2023 Contract Negotiations and Development
September 1, 2023 Start of Services
7 Bringing Everyone’s Strengths
Together (BEST)
Grant Program
RFQ Requirements Update
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
November 10, 2022
Presented by:
Petra Riguero, Program Manager