One Second Collaborative FAQ

• 100% volunteer driven
• Staff conducts initial desk audit and facilitates Review Panel process
• Review Panel scores proposals, meets for consensus and provides rank and recommendations
• OSC Steering Committee reviews, discusses and approves funding recommendations

• No set limit
• Depends on quality of proposals and amount of funding requested
• Based on available funding (*may be awarded in more than one RFP or RFA cycle)
  • Prevention – @ $500,000*
  • Intervention – @ $400,000*
  • Suppression – @ $450,000*
  • Reentry – @ $380,000*
  • Street Outreach – @$700,000*

• Only one award for the grant term ending December 31, 2024
• Funding is not guaranteed, but contingent on programmatic, reporting and financial compliance

• One proposal submission per agency
• Programs can be multi-pronged to include more than one focus area

• Funded agencies will be required to participate in periodic meetings, public webinars to review/highlight data, discuss trends, as well as take part in evaluations.
• Funded agencies may be called upon to take part in a multidisciplinary intervention team utilizing a cloud-based platform to coordinate a closed loop data management system
• Funded agencies will be expected to adhere to promotion guidelines that include branding, sharing success stories, testimonials, etc.

Updated on 4.18: After further consideration and consultation with leadership, the cash match requirement will be removed for this grant opportunity. For those who already submitted information into the budget template online, that line item has been deleted, as has the reference in the Budget Narrative section.

Email your specific question to one.second@unitedwaytarrant.org with the type of funds you are receiving. In addition, after further consideration and consultation with leadership, the cash match requirement will be removed for this grant opportunity. For those who already submitted information into the budget template online, that line item has been deleted, as has the reference in the Budget Narrative section.

Every organization should seek to define what collaboration looks like for them. Collaborating organizations should have conversations before they submit their grant proposals. Collaborators need to be sure that the lead agency and primary contact person for the proposal is clearly defined.

Collaborators need to be sure that:

• A primary contact person for the proposal is defined
• There is no funding redundancy (double-dipping or supplanting)
• Their budget reveals specific allocations
• Their application indicates who is being served by each collaborator

Data shows that Black males have been disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Young men of color are a priority of the One Second Collaborative. However, it does not preclude the focus on young girls or boys of all backgrounds.

• Reuters: U.S. gun deaths surged 35% in 2020, higher for Black people – CDC
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: 101 Teens Dead: The crisis in Tarrant County killing our children by record numbers
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Gun violence remains the biggest threat to communities of color
• KFF: Deaths Due to Firearms per 100,000 Population by Race/Ethnicity

At this time, targeted zip codes include:  76010, 76011, 76036, 76104, 76106, 76105, 76112, 76116, 76119, 76133 and 76134. As this work continues, zip codes may be adjusted/expanded based on the data.

Individuals up to age 19 are considered youth and teens. Consideration will be offered to programs that include ages up to 25.

Yes.

The review panel will review every submitted proposal. Every organization that submits a proposal will need to show how their program would specifically target reducing teen gun violence. Funding is targeted to prevention and evidence-based interventions.

If the minimum amount (or any amount that is below the requested amount) is awarded, your organization can resubmit an adjusted budget and target numbers.