Long Beach Launches Request for Qualifications for Grant Writing Services

The City of Long Beach is seeking grant writing consultants and firms to provide grant writing services for various city departments that require assistance applying for county, state, federal and philanthropic grants. Now through Feb. 23 at 11 a.m., eligible organizations are encouraged to submit proposals through the city’s Request for Qualification or RFQ vendor portal, “PlanetBids” for consideration.

The RFQ seeks to create a list of qualified on-call grant writing consultants/firms who possess specific grant writing expertise across various areas, including infrastructure, economic development, health, libraries and parks, to serve city departments by providing tailored grant writing services and support for county, state, federal and philanthropic/foundation grants where needed. Responding individuals or firms must provide evidence that they have previously written grants that have successfully secured county, state and federal funding for government agencies. 

To be eligible, consultants and firms must meet the following criteria:

• Be a grant writing consultant or firm offering tailored grant writing services with at least five years’ experience providing grant writing services for a range of simple to complex federal, state, county, and philanthropic grants to government agencies.
• Have familiarity with current procedures for submission of applications under grants.gov, including the use of Workspace, preparation of SF-424s and other relevant federal forms; similar knowledge of FEMA and other portal requirements; requirements of SAM.gov, FFATA, etc.
• Have experience and capacity to produce grant deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Have strong project management and administration skills.
• Be able to apply an equity lens throughout the grant application process.
• Have a Long Beach business license (must be obtained prior to final contract award).

This opportunity is made possible by the Long Beach Recovery Act: longbeach.gov/recovery.

Details: Watch an instructional video on the registration process at, www.longbeach.gov/finance/business-info/purchasing-division