Transition Age Youth Advocacy (RFP TAY-005)

Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission seeks one contractor to design and operate a Transition Age Youth (TAY) Leadership & Advocacy program (Leadership Academy) to build leadership, systems knowledge, outreach, and advocacy capacity of TAY (ages 16–25), prioritizing BHSA-defined priority populations. Contract is deliverables-based for three years (36 months) totaling $2,010,000, includes a 6-month planning phase, three 9-month cohorts over a 27-month operations phase, and a 3-month evaluation phase; requires development of curriculum, an advocacy toolkit, cohort recruitment, supportive funding (including 10% Equity Access Funds), evaluation, and regular reporting. Minimum proposer requirements include being a 501(c)(3) registered in California with at least two years’ experience with TAY programs.