We are excited to share that the Best Starts for Kids Positive Family Connections Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open! This funding opportunity closes on Wednesday, August 8 at 2PM, please submit your application by then.
Click here to view the full funding opportunity details and apply.
About this opportunity:
Best Starts Positive Family Connections strategy helps strengthen and build positive relationships between parents, caregivers, and young people. This RFP seeks to fund programs and activities that support families with youth to strengthen family relationships, particularly the relationship between the young person and their parents/adult caregivers. Funding is not for one-time projects or events but continuous programming.
Successful programs will:
- Reflect the needs and the desires of the community they serve (e.g., the setting where the program is offered, program design, who delivers the program);
- Respect and lift the voices of the parents/caregivers and young people as leaders and decision makers in their own lives;
- Focus on building protective and promotive factors such as: reducing sources of stress in the families’ lives; increasing social connections to decrease isolation; providing concrete support in times of need; increasing the knowledge of adolescent development; and increasing the social and emotional competence of young people; and
- Be relationship based.
Eligibility:
This request is open to nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and public or governmental agencies serving communities in King County. Small nonprofits and community-based organizations are encouraged to submit proposals.
Eligible applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:
- Be a nonprofit organization, community-based organization, tribe/tribal organization, or public/governmental agency serving communities in King County.
- Have at least one year experience with providing programming for young people ages 5 to 24 and their families.
Attend our information session:
We strongly encourage anyone interested in applying to attend our information session to learn more:
- Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time
- Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 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 approximately $3,182,000 for this project. Up to 11 contracts may be awarded for a three-year contract period from 2025-2027. The maximum award amount applicants may request is up to $289,000.
Timeline:
| RFP Issued | June 27, 2024 |
| Information Session | July 10, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm July 16, 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
| Final day to initiate request for technical assistance | August 2, 2024 |
| Final day to Submit Questions | August 5, 2024 |
| RFP Application Due | August 8, 2024 by 2:00 p.m. |
| Applications Reviewed | August 2024 |
| Interviews with Applicants (if applicable) | September 2024 |
| Notification of Selected and Non-Selected Applicants | October 2024 |
| Contract Anticipated Start Date | January 1, 2025 |
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about this funding opportunity, you can submit a question before Monday, August 5, 2024 to Skye Haeffele at dchscontracts@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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