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ONS Background and Context 

Housed within the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), the Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) works towards safe and thriving neighborhoods through initiatives that place communities at the center of creating and sustaining public safety. ONS initiatives include: (1) the Mayor’s Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP), a comprehensive place-based approach employing participatory mechanisms and coordinating resources to respond to communities’ public safety priorities and reduce crime around 15 NYC public housing developments that historically have experienced the highest rates of crimes; (2) Atlas, a strength-based, voluntary set of therapeutic and social supports delivered by trusted community-based organizations to engage and empower individuals with open court cases; and (3) the Office to Prevent Gun Violence (OPGV), which synchronizes the city’s anti-gun violence initiatives, including the Crisis Management System, and amplifies the leadership of community-based solutions to support safe, empowered, and interconnected communities.

 

ONS initiatives are responsive to the inequities in health, wealth, and safety that result from generational divestment and extractive economic conditions in Black and Brown neighborhoods. We recognize the history and enduring effects of racist policies in housing, lending, education, and employment, and under and over-policing on neighborhood safety and security. The Office of Neighborhood Safety is dedicated to transforming the government's approach to public safety and upholding community ownership of sustained peace. This solicitation represents MOCJ’s values and commitment to placing community voices at the helm of public safety solutions:      

 

  • Recognizing and following the leadership of community-based solutions;
  • Grounding public safety responses in racial equity and acknowledgment of the root causes of violence, and;
  • Approaching harm reduction through the power of kinship, healing, and love, not punishment

Program Purpose and Goals

The goals and objectives for programs selected through this RFP are:

  • To use innovative and evidence-based strategies to reduce violent crime, such as homicides and shooting incidents.
  • To increase connection of youth and families to supportive community networks.
  • To coordinate city agencies to amplify youth access to social and emotional mental health support, vocational/educational opportunities, employment, and legal services.
  • To promote positive cultural norms around behavioral change to maintain community-led public safety.
  • To use data to inform daily efforts and make necessary changes to interruption strategies.

The ONS is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to select organizations to serve as providers for the following program components within the NYC Crisis Management system:

  • Part 1: Community-led Approaches to Public Safety
  • Part 2: Youth Enrichment Services (School Conflict Mediation)
  • Part 3: Community Healing and Wellness (Therapeutic Services) 

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NYC Crisis Management System (CMS) Program Components

Launched in 2014 by Mayor Bill de Blasio and coordinated by MOCJ, the Crisis Management System (CMS) is a partnership of more than 70 organizations that promote peace, community stewardship of public safety, and healing in neighborhoods most affected by gun violence. The CMS network is currently operating citywide in over 20 neighborhoods, which account for upwards of 50% of NYC’s shooting incidents. CMS is a model of civilianizing public safety, building on the talent, resiliency, and creativity that reside in neighborhoods across New York City. The broad-based CMS initiative is founded on a street outreach and violence intervention model, which is bolstered by additional supportive services tailored for youth and young adults. 


All service components are responsive to specific community needs, while also building awareness and momentum to actively mitigate cyclical patterns of violence. This initiative has brought measurable benefits to communities citywide: researchers found that, across CMS sites, shooting victimizations fell by 28% over the first 24 months following a site launch, compared to the 24 months prior to the launch, with gun injuries down 33% (Delgado et al, 2017).  Studies in other jurisdictions have also documented similar reductions in shootings, injuries, and calls for service.


The core CMS program components include: 

Part 1: Community-led Approaches to Public Safety (Cure Violence) 

Part 2: Youth Enrichment Services (School Conflict Mediation)

Part 3: Community Healing and Wellness (Therapeutic Services)


The present RFP is specifically seeking organizations to apply for the program components listed above. Within the application portal, proposers will have the opportunity to apply to each program component available within the selected Competition Pool(s). A separate and complete proposal is required for each proposed Competition Pool. There is no limit on the number of Competition Pools for which a proposer may apply but a separate proposal is required for each.

Note: A Competition Pool Listing is the identified precinct in which the specified service will be implemented. Selections can be delineated by a site, neighborhood, or school facility.

The anticipated contract term is July 1st, 2022-June 30th, 2025. This contract term will include two (2) additional three (3) year renewal options. The contract award and length of contract are subject to change based on availability of funds. 

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CMS Program Component: “Part 1: Community-led Approaches to Public Safety,” 

The core public health violence prevention component within the Crisis Management System utilizes the Cure Violence model.  This nationally and internationally recognized public health approach responds to gun violence with the same methodology used to treat other epidemics: identify and interrupt conflicts and retaliation, connect with and empower individuals with elevated risk factors for involvement in violent incidents, and mobilize the community to shift norms and participate in healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.


Cure Violence operates through credible messengers, who identify and engage individuals most likely to be involved in gun violence and to defuse conflicts before they escalate. Program staff include Outreach Workers, Violence Interrupters, and Hospital Responders who are the frontline teams identifying potential incidents of gun violence and preventing and intervening in conflicts that may lead to gun violence and retaliation in real time. Cure Violence staff follow up in the immediate aftermath of shooting incidents to connect impacted parties to essential services and resources within the network to initiate positive lifestyle changes.


In 2017 researchers found that compared to similar neighborhood without Cure Violence programs, communities with Cure Violence programs have experienced decreases in the gun related violence and significant changes in the perceptions around using guns and violence to resolve issues in the target age group (Delgado et al, 2017). 

 

Key Terms
Cure Violence (CV) – a public health-based model, which interrupts, contains, and treats violence like how an epidemiologist controls an outbreak. The spread of violence is reduced by engaging the highest risk individuals and enforcing pro-social behavioral norms. 

Credible Messenger – person with lived experienced who has transformed from a high-risk lifestyle and now holds the credibility to connect with the most vulnerable young people.

Vulnerable Youth- those connected to agency systems/institutions, (i.e., criminal justice system, child welfare, housing, etc.)  and/or disproportionality impacted and affected by social, economic, emotional, societal distresses. 

Service Area – a geographic boundary identifying an area within the Competition Pool/Precinct where violent conflict is prevalent, frequently referred to as a “catchment” area. This is where the proposed services will take place.


Award and Competition Pool Information

Anticipated Contract # of Contracts: 33


Anticipated Award Amount: $1,600,000 (per competition pool)


*Award amounts are subject to change +/- based on availability of funding 


Competition Pools: Community-led Approaches to Public Safety

Bronx

40th Precinct Site A

Mott Haven

40th Precinct Site B

Patterson/Mitchell Houses

42nd Precinct

Morrisania

43rd Precinct

Soundview

44th Precinct

East Concourse Village

44th Precinct Site B

Concourse Village

46th Precinct

University Heights

47th Precinct

Eastchester

48th Precinct

Claremont

52nd Precinct

Norwood

Brooklyn

60th Precinct

Coney Island

67th Precinct

East Flatbush

69th Precinct

Canarsie

70th Precinct

Central Brooklyn

71st Precinct

South Crown Heights

73rd Precinct Site A

Brownsville

73rd Precinct Site B

Brownsville

75th Precinct Site A

East New York

75th Precinct Site B

East New York

77th Precinct

Crown Heights

79th Precinct

Bedford Stuyvesant

81st Precinct

NYCHA: Roosevelt Houses

88th Precinct

NYCHA: Ingersoll, Whitman, Farragut Houses

Manhattan

23rd/25th Precinct

NYCHA: Jefferson, Johnson, Wagner Houses

32nd Precinct

Central Harlem

Queens

101st Precinct

Far Rockaway

103rd Precinct

Jamaica

105th Precinct

Cambria Heights/Springfield

113th Precinct

South Jamaica

114th Precinct

NYCHA: Queensbridge Houses

114th Precinct Site B

NYCHA: Woodside Houses

114th Precinct Site C

NYCHA: Astoria Houses

Staten Island

120th Precinct

North Shore

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CMS Program Component: “Part 2: Youth Enrichment Services.”

Youth Enrichment Services is designed to provide culturally competent interventions to vulnerable (Black, Latinx, English learning, and undocumented or immigrant) youth in the community to reduce the likelihood of their involvement in violence while increasing pro-social opportunities that encourage and empower them in forming creative solutions for positive engagement. The program includes activities to assist in changing the culture around violence with school-aged young people between the ages of 12-21. Service modalities should include place-based engagement but allow for virtual delivery, as needed. 

Activities can include:

1. Conflict Mediation and Resolution training

2. Crisis Intervention and Mentorship

3. Cultural Identification and Growth 

4. Leadership Development and Restorative Justice Practices

5. Academic/Advocacy Enrichment 

6. Cultural Enrichment/Arts (music, coding, theater, or movement-based programming is allowed)

7. STEM for expanded learning (i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Providers will develop relationships with local schools and institutions (i.e., community recreation centers, cultural institutions) to generate referrals and connections, especially to young people who may be facing challenges with attendance, engagement in learning activities, and/or who are at elevated risk of involvement in home, school, or neighborhood conflict. 

Award and Competition Pool Information

Anticipated Contract # of Contracts: 119


Anticipated Award Amount: $40,000 (per school)


*Award amounts are subject to change +/- based on availability of funding 

 

Youth Enrichment Services

*Designated School(s) w/in Competition Pool *subject to change

Bronx

40th Precinct

 

Academy of Letters

Hostos Middle Services

TBD

TBD

42nd Precinct

School of Excellence

JHS 301

43rd Precinct

 

Gotham Collaborative HS

PS 100

44th Precinct

 

JHS 022

IS 339

TBD

TBD

45th Precinct

Truman HS Campus – School 1

Truman HS Campus – School 2

Truman HS Campus – School 3

46th Precinct

MS 363

Academy for Language and Technology

47th Precinct

IS 113

A.S.E.  (Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship)

Evander Childs High School – School 1

Evander Childs High School – School 2

Evander Childs High School – School 3

Evander Childs High School – School 4

Evander Childs High School – School 5

48th Precinct

 

Crotona International HS

Frederick Douglass V Middle School

49th Precinct

Columbus Campus HS – School 1

Columbus Campus HS – School 2

Columbus Campus HS – School 3

Columbus Campus HS – School 4

Columbus Campus HS – School 5

52nd Precinct

Walton YABC

PS/MS 15

Brooklyn

 

60th Precinct 

Liberation HS

PS 288

67th Precinct

Tilden HS Campus

I.S. 285 Meyer Levin

69th Precinct

 

PS/MS 68

Canarsie Campus- School 1

Canarsie Campus- School 2

Canarsie Campus- School 3

70th Precinct

 

Erasmus Hall High School- School 1

Erasmus Hall High School- School 2

Erasmus Hall High School- School 3

Erasmus Hall High School- School 4

Erasmus Hall High School- School 5

Edward R Murrow HS

71st Precinct

MS 92

MS 61

73rd Precinct 

IS 55- School 1

IS 55- School 2

Brownsville Academy

PS 284

Brooklyn Collegiate

TBD

75th Precinct

High School for Civil Rights

Middle School for Excellence

Van Siclen Community Middle School

Franklin K Lane HS- School 1

Franklin K Lane HS- School 2

Franklin K Lane HS- School 3

Franklin K Lane HS- School 4

Franklin K Lane HS- School 5

JHS 292

77th Precinct

Clara Barton HS

Ebbets Field Middle School

79th Precinct

 

PS 308

Boys & Girls Campus- School 1

IS 117- School 1

IS 117- School 2

IS 117- School 3

81st Precinct

 

TBD

TBD

Boys & Girls Campus- School 2

Boys & Girls Campus- School 3

88th Precinct

George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education HS

Susan McKinney Secondary School of the Arts

Manhattan

23rd Precinct

Esperanza

Heritage High School

26th Precinct

A. Phillip Randolph HS Campus

32nd Precinct

Frederick Douglass Academy

TBD

34th Precinct

George Washington HS Campus- School 1

George Washington HS Campus- School 2

George Washington HS Campus- School 3

George Washington HS Campus- School 4

Queens

100 Precinct

Beach Channel HS Campus- School 1

Beach Channel HS Campus- School 2

Beach Channel HS Campus- School 3

Beach Channel HS Campus- School 4

101st Precinct

 

 

Far Rockaway HS- School 1

Far Rockaway HS- School 2

Far Rockaway HS- School 3

Far Rockaway HS- School 4

PS/MS 183

PS/MS 42

103rd Precinct

 

Hillcrest HS

Jamaica HS

105th Precinct

Campus Magnet HS- School 1

Campus Magnet HS- School 2

Campus Magnet HS- School 3

Campus Magnet HS- School 4

IS 59

113th Precinct

 

Springfield HS- School 1

Springfield HS- School 2

Springfield HS- School 3

Springfield HS- School 4

August Martin Campus- School 1

August Martin Campus- School 2

114th Precinct

 

IS 204

PS 111

TBD

TBD

TBD

TBD

Staten Island

120th Precinct

 

 

McKee HS

Curtis HS

IS 49 – School 1

IS 49 – School 2

 

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CMS Program Component: “Part 3: Community Healing and Wellness.”
Community Healing and Wellness programs provide participants and other community members impacted by gun violence with informal supportive counseling, public awareness and advocacy events, skill-building groups, assessment, and referral to address concrete needs, and positive and safe recreational opportunities.

Non-licensed staff who have experience engaging and motivating youth, adults, and communities to respond proactively to social and emotional difficulties often provide these services. These efforts are designed to form a collective response to gun violence that community members experience as stabilizing and affirming.

Organizations will host public outreach and advocacy, and present at similar events hosted by other organizations as opportunities arise. Services may include assistance with accessing and attending legal and court related appointments, entitlements, funeral and burial assistance arrangements, safety plans and housing transfers, etc.


Award and Competition Pool Information

Anticipated Contract # of Contracts: 33


Anticipated Award Amount: $50,000 (per competition pool)


*Award amounts are subject to change +/- based on availability of funding 


Competition Pools: Community Healing and Wellness

Bronx

40th Precinct Site A

Mott Haven

40th Precinct Site B

Patterson/Mitchell Houses

42nd Precinct

Morrisania

43rd Precinct

Soundview

44th Precinct

East Concourse Village

44th Precinct Site B

Concourse Village

46th Precinct

University Heights

47th Precinct

Eastchester

48th Precinct

Claremont

52nd Precinct

Norwood

Brooklyn

60th Precinct

Coney Island

67th Precinct

East Flatbush

69th Precinct

Canarsie

70th Precinct

Central Brooklyn

71st Precinct

South Crown Heights

73rd Precinct Site A

Brownsville

73rd Precinct Site B

Brownsville

75th Precinct Site A

East New York

75th Precinct Site B

East New York

77th Precinct

Crown Heights

79th Precinct

Bedford Stuyvesant

81st Precinct

NYCHA: Roosevelt Houses

88th Precinct

NYCHA: Ingersoll, Whitman, Farragut Houses

Manhattan

23rd/25th Precinct

NYCHA: Jefferson, Johnson, Wagner Houses

32nd Precinct

Central Harlem

Queens

101st Precinct

Far Rockaway

103rd Precinct

Jamaica

105th Precinct

Cambria Heights/Springfield

113th Precinct

South Jamaica

114th Precinct

NYCHA: Queensbridge Houses

114th Precinct Site B

NYCHA: Woodside Houses

114th Precinct Site C

NYCHA: Astoria Houses

Staten Island

120th Precinct

North Shore

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Program Expectations

OPGV seeks to support organizations who are committed to the health and vibrancy of Black and Brown youth and communities and can demonstrate their direct impacts and/or contributions to promoting public safety with agency and community partners. Organizations should be aligned with the core principles of the approach to public safety outlined in this concept paper, which elevates community voice and amplifies community-based solutions from the individuals and networks most affected by gun violence. 

Preferred community-based partners will be grassroots organizations, founded, led and staffed by individuals, especially people of color, with deep ties to the health and safety of their community and the people within it. Preferred organizations will have experience at the forefront of innovative and evidence-based violence prevention work, including, but not limited to, experience implementing the Cure Violence model of violence prevention, youth enrichment services for vulnerable populations in school-based settings and healing services in clinical and non-clinical settings. Competitive organizations will demonstrate a willingness to grow and adapt program models and strategies to be responsive to client and community needs and emerging evidence in the field of violence prevention, healing practices and trauma-informed responses to harm. Organizations will have strong ties to the selected Service Area/Competition Pool. Organizations proposing to implement program components directly will be prioritized. Organizations that have not previously contracted with the City to provide CMS services, but that have comparable experience and commitment, are encouraged to apply.

Selected organizations are expected to demonstrate the need for the program in the proposed service area/school as compared to other neighborhoods/areas within the precinct utilizing verifiable NYPD data for at least the prior 3 to 5 years. Organizations selected for Part 1: Community-Led Approaches to Public Safety will establish and maintain fidelity to the Cure Violence model in all phases of implementation and build community partnerships to ensure full support of the program. All selected organizations will build necessary partnerships to ensure full support of the program.

Eligible organizations will possess:
  • Willingness to embrace the public health approach to violence, trauma, mental health needs;
  • An approach to community work focused on community strengths;
  • Willingness and ability to work cooperatively with city agency partners (i.e. NYPD, DOP, DOE, DOHMH, ACS, etc.);
  • Demonstrated ability to track, document, and report on results;
  • Track record of partnerships with other organizations;
  • Culture of transparency, accountability, flexibility, and trust building;
  • Commitment to racial equity;
  • Ability to identify, hire and manage the full complement of staff to meet program deliverables;
  • Willingness to operate during weekends, evenings, and late nights,
  • Organizational capacity to handle risk and liabilities, including a strong governance structure, insurance, financial stability, and capacity to work responsibly as a city contractor.


Submission Information

Section

Community Approaches to Public Safety

Youth Enrichment Services

Community Wellness and Healing

 

Points Allotted per Section

A.      Organizational Background

25

25

25

B.       Program Component

20

30

30

C.       Program Implementation

30

20

20

D.      Data Reporting

10

10

10

E.       Fiscal Management

15

15

15

If multiple organizations will be submitting one joint proposal and/or a prime intends to subcontract with another organization for program implementation services, please ensure the following is included in the proposal:


• The prime organization must be clearly identified;


• Roles and responsibilities of all organizations /subcontractors are clearly delineated;


• Subcontracting organizations must be named, where possible. In the absence of a named subcontractor, a thorough plan must be provided detailing how the sub will be identified. 


• All vendors/subcontractors must be reflected in the itemized budget     



On the next 2 pages, you will be prompted to provide required Organizational information

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Organization Information
An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is a nine-digit number that IRS assigns in the following format: XX-XXXXXXX. You must enter in this format.
Enter budget amount without commas or decimals
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For Prime & Subcontracting
If you answered Yes to the above question, please complete the following.  Otherwise, proceed to Organizational Leadership
Organization Leadership
If you are the point of contact, please also enter your email in the required Point of Contact Email field below as well. 
Application Main Point of Contact
If the main point of contact for this application is not the organization leader, please identify that person here

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Section A : Organizational Structure & Relevant Experience  (25 Points)
In Section A, please read to all program expectations and respond to all prompts regarding the proposer’s organizational structure and experience providing services in the field boxes below.  

Each response is limited to 250 words
1. Tell us about your organization’s mission, history, and major accomplishments
2. Tell us about your commitment to address systemic racism and inclusion and relevant partnerships
Upload Resumes and Org Chart
Attach Key Staff Resumes, and an organizational chart showing the staffing, key descriptions, including how the proposed services will fit into the organization.  Please ensure that all documents are clearly named.
3. Tell us about your current Board, staff leadership and staffing structure and their ability to quickly assume operations
4. Tell us about your organization’s facilities: 

You have completed the Organizational Structure component of the application.  

When you click Submit, the information will be saved and you will be prompted to complete the application in one or more of the 3 application areas. 

The applications will be presented in the following sequence:
  1. Community-led Approaches to Public Safety
  2. Youth enrichment Services
  3. Community Healing and Wellness

You will NOT have the ability to bypass a program application and return to it later so please decide which areas you will be applying to and prepare based on the above sequence.
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