Funding Center

First 5 LA funds within our three goals of Early Learning, Health, and Safety through a variety of initiatives that are designed to accomplish specific measurable objectives for improving the well-being of the population we serve.

Our Funding Center information will keep you posted on new funding and contract opportunities, as well as explain our funding guidelines, requirements and procedures.


	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 Oral Health Community Development (OHCD) Project - First 5 LA's Oral Health Community Development (OHCD) Project is based on the commission's priority to improve children's oral health. The OHCD Project aims to prevent dental decay in children through community water flouridation and related public education and advocacy activities. View funding guidelines »


	Future Funding Opportunities This section describes our future funding opportunities.


	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. View contract opportunities » First 5 LA Department of Research & Evaluation Pool of Reviewers Request for Qualifications (RFQ)- First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers to periodically review and score proposals or qualifications for Requests for Qualifications or Proposals relating to the Department of Research & Evaluation. For more information please click here. First 5 LA Department of Finance Pool of Reviewers Request for Qualifications (RFQ)- First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers to periodically review and score proposals or qualifications for Requests for Qualifications or Proposals relating to the Department of Finance. The Finance Department is responsible for maintaining and monitoring all finance-related activities, as well as providing support in the oversight of financial compliance for First 5 LA and funded agencies. For more information please click here. First 5 LA Department of Information Technology Pool of Reviewers Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers to periodically review and score proposals or qualifications for Requests for Qualifications or Proposals relating to the Department of Information Technology. For more information please click here. First 5 LA Department of Human Resources Pool of Reviewers Request for Qualifications (RFQ)- First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers to periodically review and score proposals or qualifications for Requests for Qualifications or Proposals relating to the Department of Human Resources. For more information please click here. Family Survey Request for Proposals (RFP) - First 5 LA is issuing this Request for Proposals to qualified groups interested in conducting a semi-annual survey of families in the fourteen Best Start communities. The selected applicant will have extensive expertise with survey administration methodologies, particularly in culturally diverse communities. For more information please click here. CALL FOR REVIEWERS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS - First 5 LA seeks qualified proposal reviewers for a Request for Proposals for groups to conduct a semi-annual survey of families in the fourteen Best Start communities. The selected reviewer will have expertise with survey administration methodologies, particularly in culturally diverse communities. They will also have some technical expertise, including experience with survey statistics, particularly sampling. For more information please click here. Information and Technology Planning Consultant Request for Proposals (RFP) - First 5 LA seeks a consultant to help us with the technology planning process. This consultant will, among other tasks; collect data from managers and staff throughout First 5 LA, from other First 5 commissions, from document review and other sources to document current and projected information and data needs. Report on the process and findings of the analysis of First 5 LA's current technology usage (software and hardware). Write a technology plan for First 5 LA for the next five years. For more information please click here. Call for Reviewers: Information and Technology Planning Consultant Request for Proposals (RFP) - First 5 LA is seeking qualified reviewers for the Information Technology Planning Consultant Request for Proposals (RFP) review process. For more information please click here. Best Start Community Partnership-Facilitator Pool RFQ - Through this RFQ, First 5 LA will identify a pool of qualified community facilitators to potentially serve one of the 13 target communities through the Best Start Community Partnership Facilitator Pool RFQ. If the consultant is selected by the community partnership, they will guide them through a 15-month planning process expected to run through December 2011. For more information please click here. Call for Reviewers: First 5 LA Best Start Community Partnership - Facilitator Pool - Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - First 5 LA is seeking qualified reviewers for the First 5 LA Best Start Community Partnership - Facilitator Pool - Request for Qualifications (RFQ) review process. For more information, please click here. BEST START COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP - FISCAL AGENT POOL RFQ - First 5 LA will identify a pool of qualified community facilitators to potentially serve targeted communities through this Best Start Community Partnership Fiscal Agent Pool. If the consultant is selected by a community partnership, he/she/it will work with community partnerships and guide them through an 18-month planning process expected to run through December 2011 in one of the target communities in LA County. For more information please click here. Call for Reviewers: First 5 LA Best Start Community Partnership - Fiscal Agent - Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - First 5 LA is seeking qualified reviewers for the First 5 LA Best Start Community Partnership - Fiscal Agent - Request for Qualifications (RFQ) review process. For more information, please click here. Community Opportunities Fund Cycle Four Grantee Technical Assistance Consultant RFQ - First 5 LA is seeking a consultant or a team of consultants with expertise in organizational capacity building to provide the technical assistance support for the Community Opportunities Fund (COF) Cycle Four Grantees. Additionally, depending on qualifications, the selected consultant(s) will be requested to also develop and facilitate the grantee group trainings. For more information please click here. First 5 LA Executive/Specialty Recruiter Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - First 5 LA is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to select an executive/specialty search firm specializing in public sector recruiting to conduct recruitment of senior management-level position(s) within the organization. Applicants responding to this RFQ must have the qualifications, experience and demonstrated success in placing senior level professionals. For more information please click here. Call for Reviewers: First 5 LA Executive/Specialty Recruiter Request for Qualifications (RFQ) - First 5 LA is seeking qualified reviewers for the First 5 LA Executive/Specialty Recruiter Request for Qualifications RFQ - review process. For more information, please click here. Best Start Community Partnership– Supervising Facilitator RFQ - First 5 LA is seeking a Supervising Facilitator to direct a team of community facilitators who will work with community partnerships and assist them through the planning process expected to run through December 2011 in target communities in LA County. For more information please click here. Call for Reviewers: BSLA Community Partnership– Supervising Facilitator RFQ - First 5 LA is seeking qualified reviewers for the Best Start Community Partnership– Supervising Facilitator RFQ review process. For more information, please click here. SRI Fund Development RFQ - In September of 2007, the School Readiness Initiative launched the implementation of First 5 LA's Sustainability Project tailored specifically for School Readiness Grantees to support their efforts of developing and implementing plans to sustain high-quality outcomes for children ages 0 to 5. Through a structured eight-month, team-based curriculum, School Readiness Grantees were able to assess funding needs as well as develop comprehensive short- and long-term sustainability plans. Through this RFQ First 5 LA will offer fund development resources to SR Grantees that do not have the internal capacity to implement their sustainability plans due to staff being occupied with the day-to-day responsibilities of operating their programs. For more information, please click here. Call for Reviewers: Organizational Assessment Consultant RFQ - First 5 LA is seeking qualified reviewers for the Organizational Assessment Consultant (RFQ) review process. For more information, please click here. Organizational Assessment Consultant RFQ - First 5 LA is pleased to announce the release of an RFQ to develop and implement a new multi-dimensional comprehensive Organizational Assessment model. The Organizational Assessment model is intended as a means to assist organizations in developing objective perspectives about internal operations and systems, leadership and board functionality, financial management and technological capacities, external perceptions, etc. For more information, please click here.

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