Media Release

​ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The deadline for applications from 501(c)(3) agencies, with a physical address in Alachua County, for the Community Agency Partnership Program (CAPP) is extended to July 13, 2016, at 5 p.m. Through the CAPP application process, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners helps fund projects that deliver poverty reduction services.

These services must benefit residents in the categories of Children’s Education (ages 6 to 18), Child Safety (ages 6 to 18), Disabilities/Health Maintenance, Homeless/Housing, Hunger Relief, and Seniors for the FY2016/2017 grant year.

Proposal materials are available online or at the Alachua County Purchasing Division, 12 SE 1st Street, 3rd Floor, Gainesville, FL, 32601. The application period began at noon on June 1, 2016, and runs until 5 p.m. on July 13, 2016.

Applications must be submitted on a USB flash drive, and one printed original of each program proposal must be delivered to Alachua County Purchasing Division by 5 p.m. No applications will be accepted after the deadline.

All potential applicants are required to attend an in-person Bidder’s Training Workshop. The last Bidder’s Training Workshop is on Friday, July 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, in the Alachua County Health Department Auditorium (224 S.E. 24th Street, Gainesville).

For more information, contact Alachua County Community Support Services Assistant Director Candie Nixon at 352-264-6717, or ctnixon@alachuacounty.us, or Purchasing Agent Todd Jackson at 352-374-5202, or tajackson@alachuacounty.us.