Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the extended deadline. Applications are now due May 1 at 2PM.
We are excited to share that the Best Starts for Kids Positive Family Connections Family Network Mini Grant request for proposals (RFP) is now open! This funding opportunity closes on Wednesday, May 1 at 2PM, please submit your application by then.
Click here to view the full funding opportunity details and apply.
About this opportunity:
At Best Starts, we know that when young people have trusted adults in their life to support them it increases their likelihood of academic success, positive identity development, and social-emotional wellbeing. Our Positive Family Connections strategy partners with community to strengthen and build positive relationships between parents, caregivers, and young people.
This RFP seeks to fund activities that support families with young people ages 5-24 as they navigate their changing relationships to strengthen the family, particularly the relationship between the young person and their parents/adult caregivers. Funding can be one-time projects or events in 2024. We welcome creative ideas that includes a focus on self-care, help with working families, and/or mental health support.
Eligibility:
This request is open to families collaborating for the purpose of improving connection among caregiving adults and the children and young people in their care. Current Positive Family Connections awarded partners are not eligible to apply.
Eligible applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:
- Be a group of collaborating families who develop or implement the proposal in partnership with a fiscal sponsor.
- Must have a working relationship with the organization who will serve as their fiscal sponsor for two years or more.
- Must currently be an active family network or coalition.
- Reside in King County and host or deliver the program and services within King County.
Attend our information session:
We strongly encourage anyone interested in applying to attend our information session to learn more:
- Thursday, March 28, 2024, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Pacific Time
Learn more about this funding opportunity and access meeting details for the information session within the full RFP document.
Funding available:
We have budgeted $130,000 for this project with a limit of $10,000 per proposal. Proposals with a budget of more than $10,000 will be considered incomplete and will not be evaluated. Funding must be spent by December 31, 2024.
Timeline:
| RFP Issued | March 15, 2024 |
| Information Session | March 28, 2024, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
| Final day to initiate request for technical assistance | April 23, 2024 |
| Final day to Submit Questions | April 24, 2024 |
| RFP Application Due | May 1, 2024 by 2:00 p.m. |
| Applications Reviewed | April 29, 2024 – May 13, 2024 |
| Interviews with Applicants (if applicable) | May 2024 |
| Notification of Selected and Non-Selected Applicants | June 2024 |
| Contract Anticipated Start Date | July 2024 |
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about this funding opportunity, you can submit a question before Wednesday, April 24, 2024 to Leslie Miller at lemiller@kingcounty.gov.
Would you like support? Access Best Starts technical assistance!
Free application support is available for organizations interested in applying for this Best Starts funding opportunity! Best Starts partnered consultants can support by: helping to determine appropriate fit between your work and this funding opportunity, providing guidance on how best to answer application questions, supporting your application development (including editing and reviewing), and supporting you in explaining your qualifications in the most clear and concise way.
If you are interested in partnering with a technical assistance consultant, learn more here.
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