_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Latinx Bilingual/Bicultural Behavioral Health Navigator & Community/School-Based Prevention RFP

The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board (MHRSB) of Lucas County invites proposals from qualified organizations with expertise in performing Latinx bilingual/bicultural Behavioral Health Navigator and Community/School-Based Prevention services. Eligible organizations are encouraged to submit proposals for navigation, community/school-based prevention services, or both. A maximum amount of $750,000 is available from February 6, 2023, through June 30, 2024. At its discretion, the MHRSB may fund multiple organizations through this proposal process.

Submitting Questions: 

All questions should be submitted to apriest@lcmhrsb.oh.gov by November 14, 2022, at 4 p.m. ET. Responses will be posted to the MHRSB’s Public Notice website (here). It is the responsibility of the applicant to check the MHRSB website for updates. *You may not directly contact other MHRSB Staff members with questions regarding this RFP. Contacting other Staff directly with questions could result in the disqualification of a proposal.

Notification of Awards:

Notification of the awards will be made no later than January 20, 2023, with an expectation that a contract will be executed before February 6, 2023.

Proposals Due:

Proposals are to be delivered no later than 4:00 p.m. ET on December 9th,  2022.

Click HERE for details regarding the project deliverables and submission criteria are located on the LatinX Bilingual/Bicultural BH Navigator & Community/Prevention RFP – Google Drive

Q&A:

Updated 11/9/2022

Q1. Is it a requirement that Staff hired to implement this project (ie: carry out the day-to-day duties to meet program objectves) be bilingual/speak Spanish?

A1. The RFP requests that applicants “detail the approach that will be taken to ensure that programs will be delivered in a bicultural manner, highlighting specifically how bilingual access will be achieved.”

Q2. When identifying how many individuals we plan to serve, should we only include those who identify as LatinX? For example, if a staff were to provide an EBP prevention to a classroom of 30 total students and 4 of them were LatinX, should estimate 4 or 30 clients served?

Q2. The RFP requests that applicants “describe in detail your understanding of the target populations—including age, gender, race and ethnicity, income levels, and geographic areas…”

Updated 11/15/2022

Q3. With regard to the need to submit proof of OhioMHAS prevention certification or documentation of exemption, Is the Ohio MHAS certification required for eligibility for grant funding, if we only provide the Behavioral Health Navigator program?

A3. Yes, eligible applicants are those organizations that have a principal office located within Lucas County, Ohio, are incorporated as a nonprofit in Ohio, have a 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service, are certified to perform prevention services by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, (or meet one of the OhioMHAS prevention certification exemptions) at the time of proposal submission and are in compliance with all local, state and federal laws.

Q4. I am reviewing the Latinx bilingual/Bicultural behavioral health Navigator & Community/school based prevention grant and was wondering if these were two separate grant opportunities? Is it required that services be offered in English and Spanish if we have a community and school based prevention program?

A4. The RFP requests that applicants “detail the approach that will be taken to ensure that programs will be delivered in a bicultural manner, highlighting specifically how bilingual access will be achieved.”