Technical Assistant Provider
The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities League, Inc is seeking a Training and Technical Assistance Provider to assist with grant compliance, financial and programmatic management for its National PAL Mentoring program (see Background below). This provider will demonstrate extensive experience in performance measures data collection and reporting, as well as, development and administration of youth mentoring programs, with a minimum of five years of experience managing large, federal grants. Experience with tribal and military programs will be preferred. The provider will assist/help facilitate and manage trainings, provide technical assistance, assist in review of sites’ use of sub-awards, provide site report data collection and compilation assistance, assist in the review of quarterly program reports, communicate grant requirements to affiliate sites, provide on demand technical assistance, maintain an online system and associated training for reporting data, develop forms for distribution, participate in weekly calls with NPAL, and provide management and administrative support to NPAL and all affiliate sites.
Interested entities should provide a proposal and budget for the project which runs from approximately March 1, 2019 - May 15, 2020 and submit to Jhood@NationalPAL.org and put NPAL Grant RFP in the subject line.
Application Deadline: Monday, February 25, 2019.
Background
The National Association of Police Athletic/Activities League, Inc. (NPAL), in partnership with 100 of its affiliated Chapters proposes to implement the NPAL Mentoring Program while receiving funding from OJJDP. NPAL will expand and enhance its group mentoring program to directly address risk factors for juvenile delinquency through improved community-police relationships, utilizing a menu of evidence-based mentoring strategies that emphasize positive relationship building and community leadership development.
The goal of the NPAL Mentoring Program is to increase protective factors (improved social competencies, commitment to school and community, positive relationships with adults) and reduce risk factors (positive attitudes to drugs and gang involvement, interaction with the juvenile justice system, association with antisocial peers) of at-risk and high-risk youth. To accomplish this, NPAL will work with target youth ages 8-17 through weekly small group mentoring activities that engage members of law enforcement agencies as mentors. NPAL will enhance and expand its existing mentoring efforts by providing PAL Chapters with a variety of evidence-based practices and curricula designed to address delinquent behavior, promote public safety, and prevent juvenile crime.