This Request for Applications (RFA) announces the agency’s intention to award a community- based organization who will provide the most rigorous, effective, appropriate supports and services for at risk youth and their families. The Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) seeks eligible entities to provide intensive mentoring, career readiness and social development training, curriculum development and family support services to at-risk youth ages 10-14 and their families at the DYRS Laurel campus and in District communities.
The proposed program should be in alignment with the DYRS vision – to provide the nation’s best continuum of care for court-involved and at-risk youth and their families through a wide range of programs that emphasize individual strengths, personal accountability, public safety, skill development, family involvement and community support. The core belief of DYRS is that helping youth transition to a productive and self-sustaining adulthood is the most effective public safety strategy. DYRS assists youth in successful transitions to adulthood through careful case planning and care coordination, and by investing in community-based organizations to provide developmentally appropriate supports and services.
Each of the following documents must be filed as part of a complete application submission. If any of the documents is not included as part of the application submission, DYRS may classify the grant application as “received” but not “filed.” If a government agency must issue a required document – and an applicant has requested the document but not received it – DYRS may accept a copy of the applicant’s request to the agency for the purpose of deeming the application complete. The following items are required:
Certificate of Good Standing
Each Applicant must submit a current Certificate of Good Standing from the District Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. DYRS requires that the submitted Certificate of Good Standing reflect a date within a six-month period immediately preceding the application’s submission.
