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RFP-AIC-25-003 (Arts in Corrections
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BACKGROUND I. BACKGROUND Administered by the CAC and made possible via ¿Memorandum of Understanding¿ with the CDCR, California's AIC program is designed to have a positive impact on the social and emotional well-being of people experiencing incarceration. Arts programs can increase critical thinking skills, build positive relationships, and promote healing and meaningful interactions between participants and their peers, facility staff, loved ones, and other individuals and community groups both inside and outside of the boundaries of their institutions. To learn more about the history of the program, visit the California Arts in Corrections website.
The mission of CAC, a state agency, is strengthening arts, culture, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. The vision of CAC is a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts. The values of the CAC are Community, Accessibility, Aesthetics, Autonomy with Accountability, Relevance, Equity, and Sustainability. To learn more about the CAC, visit our website.
PURPOSE The California Arts Councils (CAC) Arts in Corrections (AIC) program contracts with organizations to provide arts workshops with teaching artists (referred to as Arts Providers for the purpose of this procurement) in cultural practices, design, literary, media, multidisciplinary, performing, traditional, and visual arts to people currently incarcerated in California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) adult facilities.
SERVICE AREA For the service area, please review CDCR's Adult Institution List at: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/adult-operations/list-of-adult-institutions/.
BUDGET Proposals may be submitted for up to a maximum budget of $100,000 per proposed institution. The maximum budget per organization for all awarded current contracts may not exceed a total of $1,200,000 at any given time.
IMPORTANT CAC strongly encourages interested bidders to regularly check the official solicitation posting in Cal eProcure for any changes or revisions to RFP-AIC-25-003.
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