October 5, 2007
Fairfax County Consolidated Community Funding Pool Application Process

On October 1, 2007, Fairfax County issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit applications for the Fairfax County Consolidated Community Funding Pool (CCFP), a County of Fairfax competitive contract award process for eligible programs and services offered by community-based organizations. Funding in the CCFP is available from a combination of local, state and federal sources:

• Federal and State Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) (approximately 7% of total funds)
• Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (approximately 19% of total funds)
• Fairfax County General Fund (approximately 74% of total funds)

Contracts will be awarded for a two-year period, beginning July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010. An estimated $10.7 million will be available for each of the two fiscal years. The final amount will be determined upon the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ approval of the Fiscal Year 2009 and Fiscal Year 2010 budgets.

In1997, Fairfax County, Virginia developed and implemented a new competitive grant
process for funding human services developed by non-profit agencies. In 1998, the Board
of Supervisors established the Consolidated Community Funding Advisory Committee to
oversee the County’s Consolidated Plan and Consolidated Community Funding Pool (CCFP)
policy, planning and development of priorities and proposal evaluation criteria. The committee
is comprised of representatives from Fairfax County Human Services Boards and Commissions
and several community sectors. The committee works in partnership with the Community
Action Advisory Board to determine the program areas for CCFP awards funded through the
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) allocation to Fairfax County, and collaborates with
the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) to allocate non-CCFP
funding in the county’s Consolidated Plan.

To determine how funds in the CCFP should be used, the CCFAC:

• Reviewed human services needs and program utilization data from county agencies and other sources, including existing CCFP programs.
• Conducted pubic input meetings and focus groups, received briefings on several cross-cutting initiatives, and invited all interested parties to present their comments on the proposed priority areas.

On July 9, 2007, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the Funding Priorities presented to them by the CCFAC.  Funding Pool priorities and requirements reflect the County’s emphasis on outcome accountability that is based less on what is done for clients and more on how the lives and conditions of clients are improved as a result of that help.

This Request for Proposals is the eighth since the creation of the CCFP. For information on
previously funded programs, please visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ccfp

The web site also provides links to the RFP documents.  Applications may be submitted by mail or delivered in person.  All applications must be received by Tuesday, December 4, 2007, 2:00 p.m. at the Fairfax County Department of Purchasing and Supply Management, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 427, Fairfax, Virginia, 22035.

A Pre-Proposal Conference on the RFP will be held Monday, October 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m. –noon in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway.  The purpose of the conference is to give potential offerors an opportunity to ask questions regarding the RFP.