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6.1.D. - Page 7 While it's expected that the majority of grants awarded will be for project-specific support, some general operating support will be available as well in both San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The community foundation will not award grants under this RFP for: • Development and support for,or maintenance of, permanent affordable housing. • Support for residential drug treatment programs. • Support for emergency funds that assist a targeted group of people affected by a specific challenge—such as diagnosis of a life-threatening disease—with food, shelter or rental assistance needs. Project Proposal Characteristics We are receptive to concrete, practical and impactful project proposals that: • Include both well-tested models that can be scaled up or expanded regionally while maintaining local relevance, and new pilots that, if successful,can be grown and replicated. • Benefit from collaborative work between multiple community-based organizations and also projects that bring public and private partners together with nonprofit organizations. • Demonstrate knowledge of the sector and its trends. • Identify a target population to be reached and justification for that focus. • Provide clear benchmarks for measuring progress,and indicate how results from these services will be tracked as efficiently as possible, potentially using current county reports that highlight the specific results of this funding. Application Process 1) Review reference materials.These may be found at www.siliconvalleycf.org/contenUcommunity-opportunity-fund • RFP for Safety-Net Services: Food and Shelter • Grant Applicant FAQ sheet(to be posted on our website following the Information Session on March 13, 2013). 2) Participate in an information session.This is highly encouraged for those interested in responding to this RFP. Because all grant applications must now be submitted online,this session provides an overview of SVCF's new online application system,applySVCF.Additionally, information sessions provide an opportunity for applicants to review in more depth the RFP's content and ask questions.To register for this session, please visit our website's calendar. More specific questions about program concepts,content, eligibility and evaluation can be addressed through phone calls and in-person meetings with the program officer,as time permits. 3) Submit a grant application, including required attachments,through our new online application system,applySVCF. Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. (PST) March 29, 2013. Key Dates Febuary 25,2013: Release of RFP for Safety-Net Services: Food and Shelter March 13,2013: Information session at Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Mountain View office. (Please visit the community foundation's website to register) March 29,2013—5:00 p.m.: Proposal submission deadline to Silicon Valley Community Foundation Online Application System July 2013: Announcement of grant awards (see"Review and Selection Process" below) 3