Awarded

Request for Proposals - Ākonga Youth Development Community Fund

Tender ID: 532307


Tender Details

Tender #:
23.280.01  
Status:
Awarded
Closing Date:
29 August 2023
Awarded Date:
16 January 2024

Tender Description

The Ministry of Youth Development (MYD) – Te Manatū Whakahiato Taiohi is seeking youth development, iwi, and community-based providers to provide early intervention and prevention youth development programmes.

For the next two calendar years (2024 and 2025 only), programmes will provide targeted support for 2,750 at-risk ākonga (aged 12 to 21 years) per year to strengthen their resilience, stay engaged in their education journey, and achieve better pathways for success.

Programmes will support ākonga to achieve the following outcomes:
• an increased level of engagement in their learning and aspiration for their future, or transition to further training or employment
• stronger connections with whānau, iwi, community, and other support services including schools, health, and youth services
• increased confidence in their learning environments for younger ākonga aged 12 to 15 years
• a clear plan for their futures for older ākonga aged 16 to 21 years.

Important dates to note are:
• RFP release date – 03 August 2023
• Deadline for providers to register for provider briefing session – 2pm, 09 August 2023
• Provider briefing session via Microsoft Teams – 2pm-3pm, 10 August 2023
• Deadline for questions – 5pm, 21 August 2023
• Deadline for proposals – 5pm, 29 August 2023


Location

New Zealand   :   Auckland   :   Bay of Plenty   :   Canterbury   :   Chatham Islands   :   Gisborne   :   Hawke's Bay   :   Kermadec   :   Manawatu-Wanganui   :   Marlborough   :   Nelson   :   Northland   :   Otago   :   Southland   :   Subantartic   :   Taranaki   :   Tasman-Nelson   :   Three Kings   :   Waikato   :   Wellington   :   West Coast