2021 RFP OAS Three (3) Regional Peer to Peer Programs

The New Jersey Department of Children and Families (DCF) issued an RFP to fund three regional Peer‑to‑Peer (P2P) programs that provide trained youth navigators to foster‑care youth ages 14‑21. Each region receives up to $748,105 in Year 1 (including a $155,000 start‑up allocation) and $601,105 in Year 2, for a total program budget of roughly $4.05 million. The program model may use the BraveLife Intervention (BLI) or an alternative evidence‑based model, and each awardee must staff five full‑time peer navigators, a licensed full‑time coordinator, and supervisory coaches, delivering services outside normal business hours. Awardees were selected on April 30, 2021: Children’s Aid and Family Services (Region 1), The Children’s Home Society of NJ (Region 2), and Oaks Integrated Care (Region 3). Key points include: • Funding covers start‑up costs (vehicles, office lease, equipment) and two‑year operating budgets. • Mandatory data collection, fidelity monitoring, and compliance with NJ and federal confidentiality statutes. • No joint‑lead or subcontracting of full‑time navigator positions is permitted; each award is a single‑vendor contract.