Collaboration Guidelines

Basic Needs Overview 

Many local residents are struggling to meet even the most basic needs for survival. The health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery have led to soaring rates of food insecurity, financial instability and increased mental health concerns, while an intensifying housing affordability crisis is driving a rise in evictions and preventing people from securing stable housing.

Basic Needs Goal

Ensure our most vulnerable residents have access to nutritious food, stable housing, strong mental health and emergency financial assistance during times of crisis.

Basic Needs RFP link:

LAN INC is offering a pathway to partnership with this Economic Mobility: Basic Needs RFP.

The Basic Needs opportunity will provide funding for services delivered in North East Florida and Hartford Connecticut counties.

Agencies interested in applying for funds in one or more of the Basic Needs areas must use this funding proposal and must offer services that align with at least one of the following funding areas:

1. Food Access: Programs that help individuals access nutritious food and avoid hunger in targeted food desert zip codes/ Promise Zone.

2. Housing Stability: Programs that provide adults safe shelter and/or housing opportunities for up to12 months.

Eligibility Requirements*

To be considered eligible for LAN's Economic Mobility funding agencies must be able to answer "Yes" to all of the following statements:

• The program takes place within Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and/or Northern St. Johns Counties in the state of Florida and Hartford Counties in Connecticut.

• The agency must be willing and able to collect program and demographic data on program participants.

• The agency must qualify as one of the following entities to be eligible for application:

  • Grassroots community organizations not holding a current tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

  • Small business enterprise organized as a sole proprietor, partnership recognized as a women owned, blacked owned entity. 

  • Religious groups, such as K-12 public, private, or charter schools or school districts and higher education institutions

Grants Not Funded*

The following is a list of uses for which LAN's Economic Mobility funding cannot be used:

• Individuals or families seeking direct assistance from LAN

• Indirect costs in excess of 10%

• Private foundations and endowments

• Deficit financing and debt retirement

• Projects that will not be implemented within one year

• Programs that discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or gender expression, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status