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About this opportunity
Best Starts’ Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline strategy is seeking to partner with King County organizations to create opportunities and provide community-based resources that help dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline and expand pathways from school to life success for young people between the ages of 12-24 who face systemic and institutional racism within our criminal legal system, schools, and communities.
School to life success pathways create nurturing environments for young people and their families to thrive. Partnering with organizations embedded in our communities, this RFP will promote economic growth through workforce and career development experiences, opportunities, education, guidance, relationships, and other efforts related to economic strengthening, including apprenticeship-type programs and positive identity development.
Eligibility: This request is open to non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and public or governmental agencies serving communities in King County. Small non-profits and community-based organizations are encouraged to submit proposals.
Keeping with SSPP’s guiding principles, which were co-created with community members, priority will be given to culturally reflective leadership, staffing, and services/programs that serve populations and communities disproportionately and negatively impacted by the school to prison pipeline. This is also supported by research that indicates how culturally reflective and/or parallel experiences of the service providers with the populations they serve are strong factors for successful services and positive impact. It is also important to prioritize organizations where the leadership and governance equitably reflect the communities they serve.
Funding Available: The total amount available for awards will be approximately $8.6 million (July 1, 2022 – December 31st, 2024).
Have any questions? Attend our information session
We strongly encourage anyone interested in applying to attend one of the two information session to ask questions and learn more.
- Tuesday, April 5 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm via Zoom
- Tuesday, April 7 from 5:30 – 7:00 pm via Zoom
Timeline
| Request for Proposal release date | March 29 |
| Information Session | April 5, 1-2:30 pm April 7, 5:30-7 pm |
| Final day to initiate request for technical assistance | May 2 |
| Final day to submit questions via ZoomGrants | April 25 |
| Proposals due | May 9 by 9 am |
| Responses reviewed | May 14 – 27 |
| Interviews with applicants (if applicable) King County reserves the right to conduct interviews as needed to make award determinations. | May 31 – June 3 |
| Notification of selected and non-selected applicants | June |
| Anticipated program/contract start date | July 2022 |
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