CRP Youth Mentorship and Violence Prevention Grant in Benton and Franklin Counties

Opportunity Type: Request for Proposals (RFP) Close Date: September 25, 2026 Important Dates: Issue Request for Proposals: August 25, 2026 Bidders conferences: August 31, 2026 Answers to questions posted: September 14, 2026 Contract negotiation: October 15-26, 2026 Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) is accepting applications from organizations that provide violence prevention and intervention programming in Benton and Franklin counties. This opportunity focuses on mentorship for youth and young adults ages 14–24 who have experienced violence, are gang- or group-involved or are at high risk of becoming involved. Successfully funded violence prevention grantees will: Recruit and enroll participants who are currently or recently gang-involved, have experienced firearm or community violence, have contact with the juvenile justice system or are disconnected from school or work. Match each participant with a mentor and sustain that relationship for the contract period, or document why a match ended and how it was replaced. Meet with each participant regularly, in person, whenever possible. Work with participants to set and track personal goals related to or legal needs. Connect participants and their families to services the grantee does not provide and follow up to confirm the connection was made. Maintain records of participants served, contacts made, referrals issued and outcomes achieved. Learn more about CRP’s violence prevention work on Commerce’s website . Grant funding Funding will begin Oct. 29, 2026 and end June 30, 2027. Commerce expects to make multiple awards ranging from $25,000 to $150,000 . Bidders conferences Two bidders conferences will be held on August 31, 2026 over Zoom. Each session walks through the and takes questions. Answers to questions during the session will be posted in a written Q&A on Commerce’s website. Attendance is recommended but not required. Join the August 31 conference for non-tribal organizations (on Zoom) from 8:30 to 9:30 PT Join the August 31 conference for tribes and tribal organazations (on Zoom) from 2 to 3 PT. The tribal bidders conference will not be recorded. Who is scoring the applications? Commerce will contract directly with service providers under this RFP. The Benton–Franklin Local Advisory Team (LAT), made up of trusted community members, will score applications and recommend awards. Associated Files Benton-Franklin CRP Violence Prevention RFP (PDF) Benton-Franklin CRP VP RFP Question and Answers (PDF) Contact Raquel Ferrell Crowley Program manager [email protected]