The Collective of Results and Evidence (CORE) Request for Proposal application deadline has passed and applications are no longer being accepted.
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Cruz City Council invite applications to the Collective of Results and Evidence-based (CORE) Investments Request for Proposals. Potential applicants are encouraged to check this site often throughout the process to ensure use of up-to-date materials and to sign up for events and trainings.
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What is the CORE RFP?
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CORE Fiscal Year 2022-2025 Documents
CORE Investments is a local movement to achieve equitable health and well-being in Santa Cruz County, using a framework that is a collective impact, results-based approach that is responsive to community needs. CORE Investments also refers to specific City and County funding dedicated to improving equitable well-being through the application of the CORE Framework. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and City Council on November 9, 2021, approved the release of an RFP that outlines their intent to collectively award $5.8 million annually for three County/City fiscal years.
CORE Scoring Matrices
CORE Scoring Matrices Glossaries
CORE Panelist Training Documentation
CORE Panelist Reconvening Approach
CORE Recommended, Competitive, and Non-Recommended Proposals Alphabetical by Agency
Applicants are to use the RFP dated November 16, 2021 at CORE Investments RFP.pdf.
The County and City recently received a number of requests from community providers to delay the Collective of Results and Evidence (CORE) Request for Proposal application deadline, given the impact of the COVID surge. On January 25, 2022, the County Board of Supervisors approved the extension of the application deadline to March 4th, 2022 (4 weeks after the original deadline). This deadline extension prompted an adjustment to other CORE RFP timelines.
Applicants can find the addendum to the RFP that reflects changes in the timeline due to the extension of HSD102021 dated February 2, 2022 at CORE RFP Addendum 2.2.22.pdf.
Applicants can find an additional addendum to the RFP that reflects changes in the Protests and Appeals Process due to the extension of HSD1_2021 dated March 11, 2022 at Addendum 7 HSD1-2021.pdf.
The County and City provided additional information related to the RFP documents and application process including:
Many of these supports were recorded and can be found at the CORE Investments Youtube page.
Links will be added throughout the application process.
Planning Process
Links to the most recent County and City presentations regarding the planning for the RFP are below.
March 8, 2022 Update on CORE
January 25, 2022 Approval of Extension of RFP
November 9, 2021 Approval of Proposed RFP
September 28, 2021 Study Session of Stakeholder Engagement and RFP Framework
Several engagement dialogues with community-based agencies were held during the planning process. Recordings are at the link below.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlPSQMv8v5v7L2pJyO3zcd8o64x34Diof.
The CORE Results Menu, is an online tool to explore the CORE Conditions found on DataShare Santa Cruz County (DataShare). While not required to be used in this RFP, the menu is a tool designed to help community members access data on community level indicators that illustrate needs and strengths which are components of this RFP. Applicants can find information on: