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Notice of Request for Proposals Youth Enrichment Grants Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning Grants to Design, Furnish, Equip, Renovate, Replace or Construct Parks and Recreation Facilities, School Facilities and Soccer Fields and Athletic Facilities Local units of government are invited to submit proposals to the Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning (CFL), Division of Management Assistance for grants to design, furnish, equip, renovate, replace, or construct parks and recreation facilities including soccer fields and school facilities to provide youth, with preference for youth in grades four through eight, with regular enrichment activities during nonschool hours, including after school, evenings, weekends and school vacation periods and that will provide equal access and programming for all children. (Laws of Minnesota, Chapter 492, Article 1, Section 5, subd. 7.(See Appendix A.) Note: This is a one-time program of the legislature and there is no assurance that the program will continue in future years. All facilities must be owned by, and construction contracts let by, a political subdivision (e.g. city, county, or school district). The buildings may be leased to nonprofit community organizations. Copies of any proposed lease of the facilities by a political subdivision to a nonprofit service provider must be included in proposal documentation. Proposals written in collaboration with nonprofit programs are encouraged. All construction contracts must comply with uniform municipal contracting laws. Enrichment programs include academic enrichment, homework assistance, computer and technology use, arts and cultural activities, clubs, school-to-work and work force development, athletic, and recreational activities. Grants must be used to expand the number of children participating in enrichment programs or improve the quality or range of program offerings. The facilities must be fully available for programming sponsored by nonprofit and community groups serving youth, or school, county or city programs, for maximum hours after school, evenings, weekends, summer and other school vacation periods. Priority must be given to proposals that demonstrate collaboration among private, nonprofit and public agencies, including regional entities dealing with at-risk youth, and community and parent organizations in arranging for programming, staffing, transportation, and equipment. Priority must be given to school attendance areas with high concentrations of children eligible for free or reduced school lunch and to government units demonstrating a commitment to collaborative youth efforts. 3 67