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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBack-Up Grant ApplicationMorley, Lacleveia From: Jakes Olson <mail@grantapplication.com> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 3:01 PM To: Barrett, Almartha Subject: Proposal Received - Health Foundation of South Florida Thank you for applying to Health Foundation of South Florida. Your Full Proposal Application has been submitted successfully. The tracking number is 32303. A copy of your Full Proposal Application is provided below, for your records. You will be receiving more information on the status of your application shortly. To ensure you receive all emails from the Foundation, please add my email address (Cargille@hfsf.org) and our domain name (@hfsf.org) to your "safe sender" list. Thank you, Jakes Cargille Grants Administrator Health Foundation of South Florida 786.888.5497 Organizational Information & Project Background Information Congratulations on being invited to submit a full proposal to Health Foundation of South Florida. Some of the fields on this form contain information your organization supplied in the preliminary proposal. Please check to ensure this information is accurate and make any necessary changes. If you need technical support with this full proposal please contact Jakes Cargille. Organization Narne of lead organization To whom the check would be made City of Miami Other or previous operating name i City of Miami 501(03 tax identification number 596000375 Annual revenues For most recently competed fiscal year 506197700 Annual expenses For most recently completed fiscal year 506197700 Year of last HFSF grant if applicable <None> Total amount received from all prior HFSF grants if applicable Organizations mission, history, goals and objectives Please limit your response to no more than 150 words. The mission of the City of Miami ("City") is to be an international city which embodies diversity, economic opportunity, effective customer service and a highly -rated quality of life for all of its residents and visitors. Through its Parks and Recreation Department (Parks), the City's goal is to serve all residents by providing safe, clean, and wholesome recreational, educational and cultural activities to promote a sense of community. The Parks Department has a USDA sponsored nutritional feeding program established over 25 years ago, located throughout its park system and serving approximately 2,500 youth annually. Often these youth are low income and "as a group engage in less physical activity and suffer from poorer health outcomes than the general population" (www.bms.com). Park's objective is to implement a physical activity program to be provided in tangent with its existing nutritious food service program to augment its efforts to promote healthy eating and living. Mailing address City of Miami 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 5th Floor 2 City Miami State FL Postal code 33190 Organization Web site address http://www.miamigov.com Contact Information Prefix Mr. First name of CEO Daniel J. Last name of CEO Alfonso Suffix <None> Title City Manager Office phone 305-416-1025 Extension . Office fax E-mail djalfonso@miamigov.com 3 If the CEO is going to be the primary contact,,please check this box. This is the person to whom all correspondence will be addressed including the check letter. No Prefix Ms First nanie of the primary contact Lillian Last name of the primary co Blondet Suffix <None> tact Title Director of Office of Grants Administration E-mail Iblondet@miamigov.com Office phone 305-416-1536 Extension Office fax 305-416-2151 Title & Description Project title i am FIT Miami Project description Please limit your response to 250 words. Over 4,000 youth (almost 90% low income) ages 6 to 13 attend Parks' after school (2,000 youth) and summer programs (2,400 youth). The City proposes implementation of the SPARK After School ("SPARK") evidence based physical activity curriculum to implement a structured exercise program citywide to foster behavioral changes and proactively eliminate the likelihood of obesity and other issues related to inactivity in these youth. The program will also be implemented at the 4 Sandra DeLucca Developmental Center for the developmentally disabled. Parks will implement SPARK in conjunction with its existing nutritious food service program to augment its efforts to promote healthy eating and living among these vulnerable youth. At least two staff per site/park (40 total) will be trained and assigned to 20 City parks in the following 12 impoverished neighborhoods: Overtown, Little Havana, Coconut Grove, Downtown, Little Haiti, Liberty City, Model City, Upper East Side, Allapattah, Flagami, and Shenandoah (see below). Combining the SPARK curriculum with healthy nutritious food already being offered will improve the health of Miami's young people. Overtown -Dorsey Park, Gibson Park, Reeves Park and Williams Park Little Havana - Henderson Park Coconut Grove - Armbrister Park, Virrick Park and Peacock Park Downtown - Lummus Park Little Haiti - Little Haiti Soccer Park Liberty City - Buena Vista Park Model City - Hadley Park Upper East Side - Legion Park and Morningside Park Allapattah - Duarte Park and Moore Park Flagami - Robert King High Park; Grapeland Park; andra Delucca Developmental Center Shenandoah - Coral Gate Park Grant project type Direct Services Priority Area The majority of the Foundation's responsive grant funding is directed toward four priority areas. All projects outside of these areas are 5 categorized as Other Community Health Needs. To assist you in determining in which area your project fits please click on these links. Healthy Eating Active Communities, Behavioral Health, Preventive Health Measures and Primary Care. Please choose one of the following areas Healthy Eating Active Communities Setting Select a setting Please select up to three settings. After School Parks & Recreational Facilities Request Total dollar arnount requested froin Health Foundation of South Florida Please enter the amount listed in your invitation letter or a lesser amount. 141000 Totat.cost:-ofproJect 593000 Tota amount of in -kin support In -kind contributions are gifts of goods or services instead of cash. They can include donated space, materials or time. 452000 Total ainount of cominitted funding from other sources 0 Lengthofproject Health Foundation accepts requests for grants ranging from one to three years in duration. Please enter the number in whole months. 12 Demographics Population Please choose up to three popu ations. 6 African American (non -Hispanic) Haitian Hispanic Age group Tease choose up to two age groups. Children (6-18) Special',population(s) served Please choose up to three populations. Developmentally Disabled County(ies) to be served Please choose up to three counti Dade County Estilnated number of unduplicated individuals to be reached in the course of this project For an organizational capacity project, this would likely be your staff. 4900 Abstract Please incorporate the following items into a short paragraph Tease limit your response to no more than 300 words. 1. Purpose of your organization 2. Need or problem to be addressed 3. Target population, Le. the people who will ost directly benefit fro the project 4. Approach 5. What your project aims to achieve 6. Major budget items of the grant Parks' serves all residents by providing safe, clean, and wholesome recreational, educational and cultural activities to promote a sense of community. Many of the approximately 4,000 youth in Miami's the after school and summer program are impoverished. "By most definitions, Low-income people as a group engage in less physical activity and suffer from poorer health outcomes than the general population. Low-income people suffer disproportionately from health problems related to physical inactivity" (www.bms.org). The 2013 Miami -Dade County, Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that 9% of high school students were obese and 19% did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least one weekday. The Center for Disease Control's recommended solutions include more physical activity programs (www.cdc.org). Parks aims to prevent the onset of obesity and other issues related to inactivity by offering a structured physical activity/nutrition program. We propose offering the SPARK evidence based physical activity curriculum to youth ages 6 through 13 (almost 90% low-income) who attend after school and summer programs in 20 parks including developmentally disabled youth at one park, in 11 impoverished Miami neighborhoods: Overtown, Little Havana, Coconut Grove, Downtown, Little 7 Haiti, Liberty City, Model City, Upper East Side, Allapattah, Flagami and Shenandoah. These youth will be provided inclusive, highly active movement opportunities that foster social and motor development while maximizing time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity and fitness pursuits. Parks will implement SPARK in conjunction with its existing nutritious food service program to augment its efforts to promote healthy eating and living habits. At least two staff (40 total) will be trained and assigned to each park. Combining the SPARK curriculum with healthy nutritious food already being offered will promote lifelong wellness of these youth. The major budget items of the grant are training, curriculum, equipment and salaries. Organization & Statement of Need Organization Please provide a brief summary of your or an zatio 's history, current mission, programs, services and population served (include geographic, demographic & socio-economic characteristics). Please limit your response to no more than 300 words. The mission of the City of Miami ("City") is to be an international city which embodies diversity, economic opportunity, effective customer service and a highly -rated quality of life for all of its residents and visitors. Through its Parks and Recreation Department (Parks), the City's goal is to serve all residents by providing safe, clean, and wholesome recreational, educational and cultural activities to promote a sense of community. The Parks Department has a USDA sponsored nutritional feeding program established over 25 years ago, located throughout its park system and serving approximately 2,500 youth annually. Often these youth are low income and "as a group engage in less physical activity and suffer from poorer health outcomes than the general population" (www.bms.com). Park's objective is to implement a physical activity program to be provided in tangent with its existing nutritious food service program to augment its efforts to promote healthy eating and living. Please identify the cq lalifications and assets that make your'; organization most suitable to xtiiplement proposed project. 8 Please limit your response to no more than 200 words, With Children's Trust (TCT) funding, for nine years Parks implemented SPARK with fidelity in six parks. Yearly, Parks successfully meets TCT's high auditing, performance, monitoring and reporting standards. Parks has more than 30 years of experience providing recreation, leisure activities and recreational amenities to residents and hosting after -school and summer programs. Also, for 25 years, its food service program (FSP) has provided nutritious snacks and/or lunches to children participating in the summer and afterschool programs located in low-income areas. The expansion of the SPARK program to the City's remaining parks will complement the food service program and provide a structured physical activity program. Parks has extensive facilities and ample green space available to youth participating in SPARK. Our parks are staffed with recreation professionals experienced in facilitating physical activity programs. Parks is accredited by the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), the leading non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of public parks, recreation and conservation. Through the examination of Parks recreation and administrative operations, NRPA deemed us an agency of excellence. In 2006, Parks received an Agency Excellence Award by the Florida Recreational and Parks Association for outstanding Park, recreation and/or leisure service for excellence in Parks and Recreation management. Please identify the naines of other grantmaking organizations supporting your organization and the amount of their present support. Please limit your response to no more than 200 words, Department of Health Bureau of Child Nutrition Program (Out of School Time Snack Program) $249,043 Department of Health Bureau of Child Nutrition Program (Child Daycare Food Program) $80,000' Florida Department of Agriculture -- Summer Food Service Program for Children -- up to $500,000 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration for Programs for the Developmentally Disabled $505,440 9 Statement of Need For an organizationalcapacity project: Describe the need from an organizational perspective and not the health problem that the organization's program(s) addresses; Identify the immediate beneficiary (e.g. providers, staff) of the project. For example, if the project will purchase accounting software and the proposed project requires staff training from X and Y departments then identify these as your target population. Please describe the need to be addressed by the proposed iiformation) (include the current status or baseline Please limit your response to no more than 400 words. Miami residents suffer from severe poverty and 30%0 lived below the poverty level from 2008 through 2012 compared to 15.6% in the state of Florida (U.S.census.gov). Many of the approximately 4,000 youth in the after school and summer program are impoverished. "By most definitions, low-income people as a group engage in less physical activity and suffer from poorer health outcomes than the general population. Low-income people suffer disproportionately from health problems related to physical inactivity" (www.bms.org). The 2013 Miami -Dade County, Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that 9% of high school students were obese and 19% did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least one weekday. Furthermore, the numbers are even higher in African American and Hispanic communities, where nearly 40%0 of the children are overweight or obese. The Center for Disease Control's recommended solutions include more physical activity programs (www.cdc.org). Parks aim to prevent the onset of obesity and other issues related to inactivity by offering a structured physical activity/nutrition program. The City proposes implementing the SPARK evidence based physical activity curriculum to youth age 6 through 13 and developmentally disabled youth ages 18 through 25 (almost 90% low-income and minority) who attend after school and summer programs in 20 parks, in 11 impoverished neighborhoods throughout Miami. The residents of these neighborhoods are mainly Hispanic, African -American and Haitian - American. Combining the SPARK curriculum with healthy nutritious food already being offered will promote the lifelong wellness of Miami's youth. 10 Please describe target population and geographic area. Please limit your response l:o no more than 200 words. Parks will target approximately (4,000 youth ages 6 through 13 and developmentally disabled youth ages 18 through 25. They are almost 90% low-income as indicated by their eligibility for free or reduced price meals. They attend after school and summer programs in 20 PARKS located in 11 impoverished Miami neighborhoods (project description lists neighborhoods and parks. DEMOGRAPHICS : Neighborhood ; Population ; % Hispanic ; % African American (1) ; Overtown - 10,004 ; 27.84% ; 64.03% Little Havana/ - 53,431 ; 93.41 % ; 1.40% Shenandoah (3) N.E. Coconut Grove - 11,274 38.35% ; 2.62% S.W. Coconut Grove - 8,072 ; 26.09% ; 34.34% Downtown - 34,165 ; 55.64% ; 7.73% ; Little Haiti - 28,312 ; 20.33%; 71.57% Liberty City/ - 22,749 ; 13.94% ; 83.89% Model City (2) Upper East Side - 12,859 ; 37.99% ; 29.57% Allapattah - 41,751 81.89% ; 12.67% Flagami - 52,240 ; 94.41% ; 0.38% NOTES: (1) Percent African American also includes Haitian American. (2) Liberty City/Model City includes data for both the Liberty City and Model City neighborhoods. (3) Shenandoah is a part of the Little Havana neighborhood. 11 Work Plan Work Plan and Outcome Measurement Matrix The Work Plan is meant to describe your project's outcome objectives, outcome measurements, and process objectives along with responsible parties and timeline. Please fill out and attach the Work Plan A list of potential outcome objectives and background information on the priority areas can be found in each of the following links: Healthy Eating Active Communities, Behavioral Health, Preventive Health Measures and Primary Care. Please note that within the priority areas you are not limited to the outcomes listed. The matrix may be up to four pages. As a guide, here is an example of a completed matrix Work Plan Example. Matrix Guidelines 12 Otin" r�r hour eople Approach, Collaboration & Budget Approach There are many different ways or approaches to achieve desired outcome objectives (Le., to get things done). Health Foundation of South Florida strongly encourages all applicants to review relevant information in the field (Le., Internet, journals, books, conferences or seminars, consultants, other organizations, past experience) as it relates to the need to be addressed by your project. Describe Your Model: Please describe your selected model or approach, including any specific strategies. Please limit your response to no more than 500 words. The SPARK evidence based physical activity curriculum will be implemented among youth attending after school and summer programs in 20 parks, in 11 impoverished Miami neighborhoods. They will be provided 30 minutes of inclusive, highly active movement opportunities that foster social and motor development while maximizing time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity and fitness pursuits. Parks will implement SPARK in conjunction with its existing nutritious food service program to augment its efforts to promote healthy eating and living. At least two staff will be trained and assigned to each park to implement the program Monday through Friday. 13 The children will be assessed at the beginning, middle and end of the program. The PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run), a valid measure of aerobic capacity, will be used to assess the fitness of the youth. PACER will allow us to understand each child's level of fitness and monitor the children's progress throughout the program. Daily program participation and attendance will be recorded. The SPARK program will foster environmental and behavioral change by providing a coordinated package of highly active curriculum, on -site teacher training, extensive follow-up support, and content -matched equipment; components necessary for successful promotion of physical activity CURRICULUM The curriculum includes over 400 pages of cooperative, cultural and aerobic games, dances from around the world, and enjoyable skill and sport activities written in scope and sequence. There are also instructional units on jump rope, parachute play, jogging games, fitness circuits, and beanbag activities. Activities will be inclusive, active, and enjoyable because they've been highly modified by a team of experts and tested for effectiveness in hundreds of after school programs nationwide. The SPARK AS Manual is a practical document presented in a simple and easy to implement format. TRAINING The focus of SPARK After School is to provide leadership techniques and activity ideas that encourage youth to be physically active. SPARK workshops are fun and "hands-on." Youth leaders learn by doing and are motivated by SPARK's dynamic and knowledgeable trainers. Workshops are modified to meet the needs of attendees. EQUIPMENT A select team of SPARK After School Program developers, curriculum writers, and workshop presenters meet annually to modify the equipment sets (a set includes every item needed to instruct everything in a SPARK manual) so they align perfectly with SPARK After School activities. The City will be sure to acquire the equipment recommended by SPARK. FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT For SPARK to work and last, ongoing consultation must be provided. Parks staff will monitor the program to ensure the fidelity is maintained and to increase the success of the program. SPARK provides five evaluative efforts that Parks will use in its program evaluation: formative/needs assessment, in-service evaluation, program evaluation, lesson quality checklists and administrator monitoring. Parks is aware of the program support options provided by SPARK and it is prepare to utilize them to ensure the program is implemented with fidelity. Program monitors will be assigned to each site for continued learning and improvement. 14 Results of Investigation: What different models or approaches did you investigate in Please provide justification and rationale for the approach you selected. Please limit year response to no more than 500 words. Through funding from The Children's Trust, Parks has administered the SPARK program in six of its parks for the last nine years. The successful use of the SPARK model led Parks to request Health Foundation of South Florida's funding to expand it to its other parks. With the I am FIT Miami Initiative, the City will provide the opportunity to its youth, especially those at the highest risk of obesity, to create a lifelong habit of exercise and healthy living. Furthermore, I am FIT will create a sense that each youth is empowered to live a more active, healthier life. choosing your model? Collaboration Identify players inside or outside your organization with whom you will need to collaborate during the proposed project to ensure successful project planning and/or implementation (e g. consultants, referral agencies). Health Foundation strongly encourages and supports collaboration aimed at increasing efficiency andlor impact and reducing duplication of efforts, Please limit your response to no more than 200 words. Through its network of park sites, the Parks Department is able to reach some of the most challenging neighborhoods in the County and, partnerships are already created and collaboration exists with neighborhood organizations. The inclusion of SPARK into the daily routine of parks is a natural transition since this curriculum is already being used in other City parks. Ensuring that all the staff is trained in SPARK and that the program is implemented with fidelity is critical for the successful implementation of the i am FIT Miami Initiative. 15 Describe the roles and responsibilities of each major'; player and/or organization (regarding the proposed project only). Please limit your response to no more than 250 words. MAYOR, Tomas Regalado, supports providing a healthy environment and opportunities to all City youth. CITY COMMISSIONERS enact policies that directly impact the residents and have always supported initiatives directed to improving the well-being of the youth. Daniel J. Alfonso, CITY MANAGER, will ensure that the policies enacted by the elected officials are implemented by the administration and, including Parks. During his tenure as City Manager, he has been a champion of programs that provide opportunities to the City's youth. Stanley Motley, DIRECTOR, and Lara De Souza, DEPURTY DIRECTOR, will direct and administer all site/parks. They will ensure that the SPARK program is available for the targeted youth population including the disabled. They will maintain extensive public contact and community interaction to promote SPARK. He will interact with and partner with not -for -profit and for -profit organizations to optimize SPARK's delivery to program participants. PARK RANGERs will disseminate SPARK program information to the public and maintain a good line of communication between park patrons and staff. Rangers will guide and inform park patrons about SPARK. RECREATION AIDES will assist in implementing the program at participating sites, conducting physical fitness evaluations of the children, perform program marketing and outreach, facilitate classes and demonstrations. MONITORS will evaluate program implementation and execution to ensure the fidelity of the program is maintained and the program is successful. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, SPARK founder, will collaborate with Parks to provide a coordinated package of highly active curriculum, on -site staff development, extensive follow-up support and content -matched equipment. Outline frequency and channels of communication among the collaborators. 16 Please limit your response to no more than 200 words. SPARK will provide training prior to program implementation and extensive follow up support will be provided as often as needed. "For an after school program to work and last, ongoing consultation must be provided. SPARK is committed to extensive follow-up via their unique "SPARK Stars" institutionalization model, and myriad FREE value adds including Lifetime support via 800 number and e-mail consultation, a monthly webinar series, social networking opportunities, and a monthly eNewsletter that includes SPARK updates and teaching tips" (www.sparkpe.org). Budget Complete and attach the Health Foundation of South Florida budget form on the attachment page. Include all project -related costs by funding source, first HFSF, and then others by funder name. Identify if funds are pending or committed for each funding source. Include administrative and other organizational operating costs (i.e., indirect costs) as separate items in the amounts that they are being increased to operate the proposed project. (Indirect costs must be listed as line items and may not be simply a percentage of the project costs.) Include all project -related expenses, including those paid by other sources, by in -kind and/or volunteer resources. Make sure that the budget only reflects the proposed project. The Foundation prioritizes proposals that demonstrate your organization will receive a minimum of 30% of project funds from sources other than HFSF. 17 Definition of In -Kind: In -kind contributions are gifts of goods or services They can include donated space, materials or time, n ead of cash. Health Foundation of South Florida has a responsibility to set community standards through our funding which is consistent with our mission and philosophy. We fully support living wage policies and require all applicants to demonstrate that they use the living wage rates established in the Miami -Dade County Living Wage Ordinance which are no less than $11.36 per hour with health benefits and no less than $13.01 per hour without health benefits. Budget Narrative For each line item describe how and when grant funds would be spent. lnelude how costs were calculated. Please include major responsibilities for each staff person and/or consultants to be funded with HFsF Funds. Please limit your response to no more than 1,000 words. Training (purchased prior to program commencement) - Grant funds will be used to train 40 recreational aides in how to offer youth effective movement sessions. The premium (SPARK Certification) program offers a staff development, follow-up and sustainability component all costing $4,699. Curriculum and manuals (purchased prior to program commencement) - Grant funds will be used to purchase a curriculum set for each of the 20 park sites. The set includes a manual, a 3 year membership to SPARKfamily.org, a music cd and SPARK folio which holds and organizes teaching materials. 20 curricula will be purchased at $400 each for a total of $8,000. Equipment (purchased prior to program commencement) - Grant funds will be used to purchase program equipment sets for each of the 20 park sites. Each set consists of quality Sportime equipment and includes all the items needed to instruct everything in the SPARK After School manual. 20 equipment sets will be purchased at $3,000 each for a total of $60,000. Staff (hired prior to program commencement) -- 20 Recreation aides will be hired to assist in implementing the program at participating program sites, conducting evaluations and performing program marketing and outreach. Recreation aides will facilitate classes and demonstrations with the children in the program. 20 recreational aides will be paid $8 an hour and work 5 hours a week for a total weekly cost of $40. They will work 39 total weeks at 20 park sites for an overall total of $31,200. 18 Evaluation & Sustainability Evaluation Provide rationale for each of the outcome indicators and measurement tools identified in your Work Plan and Outcome Measurement Matrix: Please limit your response to no more than 300 words. Parks will use the PACER (Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run) to measure physical fitness in the children. PACER is currently used in five of its parks which are funded by The Children's Trust and has proven effectiveness. PACER is an effective measure of aerobic capacity (i.e. VO2 max or maximal oxygen uptake) "a hallmark characteristic of endurance, performance and fitness. Research indicates that the PACER is a valid measure of endurance as well as an acceptable predictor of VO2 max in children and adolescents (Bono et al, 1991); Llu, Plowman & Looney, 1992; Mahar et al, 1997; Vincent, Barker, Clarke & Harrison, 1999). PACER encourages participation from all students, can be done indoors, and set to music. The progressive nature of the test allows time for students to "warm-up", and the structure encourages students to participate for as long as possible. Students run together, so no one is considerably ahead of or behind the others, the last student finished does the best, as opposed to the distance run, in which the last student is the slowest. It is easy to administer (in a small area of only 20 meters) and score (total number of laps completed). The PACER CD provides instructions for students as well as the "pace" for the run (no stopwatch is needed). Score sheets are provided to help the administrator keep track of completed laps with ease" (NOVA University and The Children's Trust). With PACER, aerobic capacity is measured at the beginning, middle and end of the program to measure progress. The goal is to have 75%0 of the children improve fitness at the mid -point performance check and 85%0 of the children improve by the end -of -year performance check. 19 Describe your data collection schedule. Please limit your response to no more than 150 words, First, the City will acquire the curriculum and equipment and train all the staff to ensure the SPARK program is quickly implemented in all the sites at the same time. The data collection will be done as prescribed by SPARK and PACER. At the beginning, middle and end of program, data will be collected via the PACER test. In addition, weekly, on site staff will maintain a participant attendance log and submit it to the program administrator. Also, on a weekly basis, monitors will visit the park sites to monitor program activities and to verify the SPARK program is correctly implemented and followed. The log and monitoring will help to ensure the fidelity of the program is maintained. Identify any challenges in collecting your data. Please limit your response to no more than 200 words. Since the information will be manually collected by at least 40 staff, one of the main challenges is to ensure that the staff collects the information in an uniform manner. These individuals will be thoroughly trained and will be expected to adhere to and follow the process to collect data employing a structured approach, however; there still remains a possibility for human error. To mitigate the possibility of error, staff will be continuously trained and closely monitored. Identify staff who will be doing the actual data collection. What are the qualifications for the data collector? Please limit your response to no more than 100 words. Recreational aides will complete the actual data collection for the program. These individuals must have a high school diploma or its equivalent with 6 months to 2 years' experience in recreational activities. They must also be able to pass a stringent background investigation. Desirable knowledge, abilities, and skills include: an ability to keep records, prepare reports and maintain material inventory and an ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions. These individuals will also be trained in how to properly collect data for SPARK and for the PACER test. Further, SPARK will provide workshop attendees with a SPARK Certification. 20 If data collectors need to be trained, briefly describe their training. Please limit your response to no more than 100 words. Parks will train data collectors to properly use forms for data collection. Data collectors will also attend training on use of the SPARK program. They will attend 2 full -day workshops (12 hours total) either on consecutive days or two trips. The training will cover project coordination, prep/planning (pre, during, post) by SPARK staff and trainers. Handouts and teaching materials will be provided in addition to 5 program/teacher evaluation tools & the consultation on how to use them: needs assessments, workshop evaluations, lesson quality assessments, final program evaluations and administrator access to monitor implementer's use of SPARKfamily.org. Describe how the outcomes data and overall Project impact will be analyzed and interpreted. Please limit your response to no more than 150 words. Parks will use the data collected from PACER to assess the overall impact of the fitness program on youth. Using the criterion -referenced standards, instructors can determine if special attention is needed for a particular age group, sex, or individual student. By incorporating the use of criterion standards we can identify participants in the program who are at risk for health problems and monitor their progress throughout the program. The nationally established range of scores gives instructors a set target. It also allows instructors to create an individualized fitness plan to help participants meet the low end score or minimal level of fitness that can provide health benefits if maintained into adulthood. The underlying goal is to help participants steadily increase fitness levels without exceeding the high end score, the point where fitness no longer contributes significantly to further health benefits. Identify the person responsible for data analysis. Please note that Primary Care and Healthy Eating Active Communities grantees may be provided with evaluation support for their projects. Please limit your response to no more than 100 words. Lara De Souza, Deputy Director has a communications degree and 10 years' experience in Parks and Recreation. She and senior recreation staff will review the results to allow a proper evaluation of program function, operation and successful attainment of the goals. 21 Sustainability Describe your vision of the project beyond Health Foundation of South Florida's grant support. Please limit your response to no more than 200 words. The Parks department will implement the SPARK program with fidelity including purchasing the recommended materials, supplies, equipment and attending the necessary training. In addition, the City will take advantage of all the support offered by the SPARK program including its Train the Trainer models. The Parks Department will ensure that at least two trained staff members are located at the designated sites and available to conduct the program. In the event of staff attrition, this will ensure that there is at least one staff member available to continue the program. Our implementation model will ensure that the program's goals and lifetime changes can last and be sustained beyond the first year. Once the curriculum is purchased, staff is trained and content -matched equipment is obtained the City will be able to continue offering a structured physical activity/nutrition program beyond the grant period. The City will replace program equipment as needed. By implementing the SPARK program in all its parks simultaneously, the City expects to have this structured physical activity program become embedded in the day-to-day activities of City parks. Estimate necessary funding and potential sources beyond HFSF grant support Please limit your response to no more than 200 words. The Parks department will implement the SPARK program with fidelity including purchasing the recommended materials, supplies, equipment and attending the necessary training. In addition, the City will take advantage of all the support offered by the SPARKS program including its Train the Trainer models. The Parks Department will ensure that at least two trained staff members are located at the designated sites and available to conduct the program. In the event of staff attrition, this will ensure that there is at least one staff member available to continue the program. Our implementation model will ensure that the program's goals and lifetime changes can last and be sustained beyond the first year. Once the curriculum is purchased, staff is trained and content -matched equipment is obtained the City will be able to continue offering a structured physical activity/nutrition program beyond the grant period. The City will replace program equipment as needed. 22 Identify potential replication and/or institutionalization of project components. Please limit your response to no more than 200 words, The SPARK After School (AS) Physical Activity Program began in 1995 and has a replicable design. "Today's SPARK After School Program targets all out -of -school physical activity programs (e.g., after school, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, recreation center, day care center, or camps). Years of research and extensive field-testing throughout the country has shown SPARK After School to be effective for children and adolescents ages 5-14" (vvww.sparkpe.org). This evidence based physical activity curriculum has the potential to be implemented in various settings to foster behavioral changes and proactively eliminate the likelihood of obesity and other issues related to inactivity in youth. Identify specific public policies that are needed to either sustain project -related activity or create supportive systemic change. This section is to be completed by the C.E.O. or Executive Director of your organization. Please limit your response to no more than 200 words. For over 5 years, the City has successfully implemented the SPARKS program in 6 parks. Now, the City is eager to expand the program and the opportunity of incorporating physical activity and healthy routines into the lives of the most vulnerable population. he I am FIT Miami Initiative will provide the opportunity to bring wellness and fitness programs into all City neighborhoods and to residents regardless of their income. To that end and to ensure the implementation of this initiative citywide, a resolution championed by the City of Miami commission will be proffered in support of promoting fitness and healthy habits among the City youth. Information Thank you for considering Health Foundation as a partner in advancing the health and well-being of the South Florida community. Please include 23 all required attachments prior to sub itting your full proposal. Please submit your final proposal before the 3:00 p.m. deadline. Title File Name Organizational Chart CityofMiami- Organizational Chart.pdf 501 (c) 3 IRS determination letter CityofMiami-Tax Exempt info.pdf Audited or reviewed financial statements for the most recent two CityofMiami-Audited years (waived for universities and Financial Statements public entities with assets over one2013 VER 1.PDF billion dollars) Audited or reviewed financial statements for the most recent two CityofMiami-Audited years (waived for universities and Financial Statements public entities with assets over one2012.pdf billion dollars) List of Organization's Board of CityofMiami Board of Directors, business affiliation and Directors.xls telephone numbers Work Plan Budget Form Letter of support from other organizations identifying their Letter of support.docx specific role and responsibilities in relation to the proposed project CityofMiami- Work plan.pdf Cityof Miamibudget2-23- 10 i am FIT Miami.xls Files attached to this form may be deleted 120 days after submission. 24 Work Plan Organization: City of Miami Project Title: i am FIT Miami Goal: Parks' objective is to implement the SPARK physical activity program in conjunction with its existing nutritious food service program to augment its efforts to promote healthy eating and living among youth in its after school and summer programs. Outcome Objectives Outcome Measurements Process Objectives 1. Increase youths' Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity engagement by at least 50% of SPARK program time. 2. Increase the number of park sites offering a structured physical activity program by 75%. 1. Recreation aides will be responsible for completing the PACER Shuttle Run testing at the beginning, middle and end of the program. • Mid -Point Performance — 75% of youth will improve fitness performance. • End -of -Year Performance — 85% of youth will improve fitness performance. 2. The total numbers of parks offering SPARK during the afterschool and summer programs. 1. The SPARK program will be implemented at 20 park sites and offered for 30 minutes daily, Monday through Friday during the afterschool and summer programs. • Recreation aides will engage youth in different activities such as cooperative, cultural and aerobic games, dances from around the world and fun, skill developing sport activities. 2. Purchase the SPARK curriculum and equipment, train staff, implement program and monitor throughout the year. 3. Implement a program fidelity process. HEALTH FO1!NDATAON of south florida Year 1 Proposal Budget Form Organization: Project Title: City of Miami I am FIT Miami BUDGETED OPERATING EXPENSES FUNDING SOURCE NAME OF FUNDING SOURCE: REVENUE & SUPPORT: EXPENSES: Salaries: HFSF 100000 Position & % by Funding Source 40_Recreation Aide_@100% Position & % by Funding Source Specialized Instructors @100% Position & % by Funding Source _Clerical Staff @100% Position & % by Funding Source _Deputy Director @5% Position & % by Funding Source Senior Recreation Staff @5% Position & % by Funding Source Monitors_@ 100%_ Benefits & % by Funding Source Rents & Leases Utilities Insurance Office Supplies & Copying Medical / Educational / Program Supplies Laboratory Fees Professional Fees Total Capital Items from Capital Budget form* Facilities Meetings / Seminars / Workshops (Project Related) Other (please specify): Staff Training 4700 Curriculum/Manual (20) 8940 Sports Equipmentfor20 Sites 60000 Indirect Costs ** TOTAL EXPENSES 73640 Change in Net Assets FUNDING SOURCE FUNDING SOURCE FUNDING SOURCE City of Miami 46000 46000 46000 IN -KIND (Committed) City of Miami 183874 62400 46520 2304 4650 5000 2000 1000 60000 183874 `Capital Expenditures over $500 must be detaiied in the Capital Budget form. "-Health Foundation of South Florida will not fund Indirect Costs unless they are itemized as separate line items. Universities are required to waive Indirect Costs. ***AII In -kind Support must be reflected in the In -kind budget column TOTAL 329874 0 62400 46520 2304 4650 5000 46000 0 0 2000 0 1000 0 0 0 0 60000 0 0 0 4700 8940 60000 0 0 0 303514 BUDGETED OPERATING EXPENSES FUNDING SOURCE FUNDING SOURCE FUNDING SOURCE FUNDIN G SOURCE IN -KIND (Commit ted) TOTAL NAME OF FUNDING SOURCE: REVENUE & SUPPORT: EXPENSES: Salaries: HFSF City of Miami City of Miami JUSTIFICATION 100000 46000 183874 329874 0 Position & % by Funding Source 40_Recreation Aide_@100% 62400 $62,400 for 40 Recreate Aides currently in the afterschool/summer program, and Camp Shriver program at SDCC to administer 5 hours a week/52 weeks a year of SPARKS programming _62400 Position & % by Funding Source Specialized 46520 46520 $46520 for 2 - Specialised Instructors (Fitness) to administer and supervisor the SPARKS sessions, to ensure compliance with cirrculum and assist in collecting data. Instructors @100% Position & % by Funding Source _Clerical Staff @100% 2304 2304 $2304for an Information Clerk to perform database entry of reports on the frequency, time and participation at park sites in the program, estimating 165 hours in the year of the grant Position & % by Funding Source _Deputy Director @5% 4650 4650 $4650 was attributed to 5% of the Deputy Directors salary towards reviewing reports and responding to grant related inquiries related to the grant requirements. Position & % by Funding Source Senior 5000 5000 $5000 was attributed to the time that the Superintendent would participate in reviewing any paperwork or work on the administration of staff associated with the grant. Recreation Staff @5% Position & % by Funding Source _Monitors_@ 100%_ 46000 46000 $46,000 attributed to the 4 Recreation Coordinators who monitor parks by region, the time spent by them to monitor the program is being run per grant specifications at the park level and that paperwork is bring filled out and submitted in a timely manner. Benefits & % by Funding Source 0 Rents & Leases 0 Utilities 2000 2000 Utilities related to office equipment, at all park sites and admin office to administer the data collection and reporting for the grant program. Insurance 0 Office Supplies & Copying 1000 1000 Paper, pens, supplies rebated to the monitoring requirements for the grant. Medical / Educational / Program Supplies 0 Laboratory Fees 0 Professional Fees 0 Total Capital Items from Capital Budget form* 0 Facilities 60000 60000 based on the value of use of park facilities for the execution of the program. 0 Meetings / Seminars / Workshops (Project Related) 0 Other (please specify): 0 Staff Training 4700 4700 Curriculum/Manual (20) 8940 8940 Sports Equipment for 20 Sites 60000 60000 0 0 Indirect Costs ** TOTAL EXPENSES 0 73640 46000 183874 303514 Change in Net Assets