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Current Funding Opportunities
There are often opportunities for funding from First 5 LA to support programs and services for children ages 0-5 and their families. This section describes our current funding opportunities.

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Contract Opportunities
As part of our program implementation, First 5 LA frequently posts contract opportunities and issues requests for proposals to the broader professional community.

• Call for Reviewers: BEST START COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION RESEARCH RFQ: First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers for a Request for Qualifications for individuals or groups to provide Community-Based Action Research (CBAR) training and technical assistance to the Community Partnerships in the Best Start communities.
• Best Start Community Based Action Research (CBAR) Request for Qualifications: As each Best Start community is engaged in planning activities through June 2012, including a Community Assessment, on-going capacity building and trainings, development of a community governance structure, community-driven research, technical assistance, and the development of a community plan, they will also be identifying potential CBAR projects.
• Marketing and Communications Agency Request for Qualifications: First 5 LA is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to organizations interested in supporting First 5 LA as a Marketing and Communications Agency.
• Call for Reviewers: Marketing Communications Agency Proposal Reviewer RFQ: First 5 LA seeks qualified reviewers to evaluate applications for a Marketing and Communications Agency.
• Design Chart of Accounts RFQ: First 5 LA is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select a firm to assist in the design of a new chart of accounts to accurately account for and report budgeted and actual financial transactions. Deadline extended to February 17, 2012.
• Call for Reviewers: Data Architect - Fund Design, Development and Implementation RFQ. First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers for the Data Architect - Fund Design/development and Implementation Request for Qualifications. Deadline extended to January 18, 2012.

• Call for Reviewers: Design Chart of Accounts: First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers for the design of a Chart of Accounts Request for Qualifications. As a reviewer, you will have the opportunity to recommend selection of a contractor to design a chart of accounts. Please forward the application along with the required documentation. Deadline extended to February 17, 2012.

• Community Investments, Program Development and Policy Pool of Reviewers Request for Qualifications: First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers to periodically review and score proposals or qualifications for Requests for Qualifications or Proposals relating to the Departments of Program Development, Community Investments and Policy.

• Best Start Communities: Request for Vendors: Through this Request For Vendors (RFV), First 5 LA seeks to develop a pool of pre-approved vendors that are eligible to provide services in a number of areas including: audio/visual, catering, child care, event coordination, facilities/venues, interpretation/translation, graphic recording and transportation.

Closed Opportunities
The following funding opportunities have closed while applications are being reviewed.

• Tot Parks and Trails Request for Proposals: First 5 LA is seeking proposals from qualified public/private partnerships to develop tot parks and trail projects. Partnerships will be selected for each Supervisorial District with funding up to $2 million for a period of up to three years per district.
• First 5 LA Data Architect - Fund Design, Development and Implementation Request for Qualifications: First 5 LA is seeking a consultant with significant data architecture and data modeling experience.  For additional information, please review the link to the RFQ.
• First 5 LA Consultant Pool Request for Qualifications: The First 5 LA Research and Evaluation (R&E) department is seeking applicants to be included in a pool of approved and contracted consultants to support R&E work.

• Policy Advocacy Fund Request for Proposals (RFP): The Policy Department is seeking applications from qualified organizations to support the First 5 LA Policy Agenda. The Policy-Advocacy Fund (PAF) is designed to support a variety of strategies in the policy and advocacy arena.
• Oral Health and Nutrition Expansion and Enhancement Project: Dental Health Innovation Project Request for Proposals (RFP): Seeks to support innovative oral health pilot/demonstration projects in the areas of dental health information technology systems and service provision in non-traditional settings.
• Healthy Food Access Initiative: Community Gardens Project Administrator Request for Proposal: The Healthy Food Access Initiative was approved by the Commission in November of 2010 with a total allocation of up to $7.5 million dollars over five years. This request for proposals ("RFP") is solely for the implementation of the community gardens component.
• Oral Health and Nutrition (OHN) Expanding the Safety Net Dental Care Infrastructure Request for Proposals: The primary goal of this funding opportunity is to strengthen and expand the capacity of the healthcare safety net and increase access to dental care for children 0-5 by building up to five (5) dental clinics in the Los Angeles County's safety net. 
• Oral Health Nutrition (OHN) Access to Oral Health through a Dental Home Model Request for Proposals: First 5 LA is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to eligible organizations committed to improving access to dental care for children from prenatal stage through age 5.
• Oral Health and Nutrition (OHN) Dental Home- Call for Reviewers: First 5 LA seeks seeks qualified proposal reviewers to review and score proposals and/or applications submitted in response to First 5 LA's Oral Health and Nutrition (OHN) Access to Oral Health through a Dental Home RFP.
• Oral Health and Nutrition (OHN) Safety Net- Call for Reviewers: First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers to review and score proposals and/or applications submitted in response to First 5 LA's Oral Health and Nutrition (OHN) Expanding the Safety Net Dental Care Infrastructure.