We are excited to share that the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to identify Best Starts for Kids Technical Assistance & Capacity Building Providers for 2025-2027 is now open! This funding opportunity closes on Friday, September 27 at 2PM. Please submit your application by then.
Click here to view the full funding opportunity details and apply.
About this opportunity:
In order to help grow and sustain the strong system of community-based organizations in King County, Best Starts seeks to partner with technical assistance (TA) providers and capacity building (CB) organizations/individuals/consultants.
Technical assistance providers will support organizations interested in responding to Best Starts funding opportunities with culturally responsive assistance for proposal development.
Capacity builders will offer individualized, culturally responsive coaching, training, workshops, peer learning opportunities, tools, and expertise to support organizations’ capabilities after being matched to organizations by Best Starts staff.
Best Starts’ TA and CB program’s values focus on being:
- Partner-driven;
- Language accessible;
- Relationship-centered;
- Culturally responsive and acting with humility;
- Strengths-based; and
- Flexible and adaptable as needed by community-based organizations.
Eligibility:
This RFQ is open to not-for-profit organizations, community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, public or governmental agencies serving communities in King County, and private consultants with expertise in the needs of young children, families, communities, and the systems that serve them. Applicants must have experience providing culturally responsive services to a diversity of community-based organizations. Community-based individuals and organizations are encouraged to submit applications.
Attend our information session:
We strongly encourage anyone interested in applying to attend an information session to learn more. There are two options:
- Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Pacific Time
The same information will be presented at both sessions. Learn more about this funding opportunity and access meeting details for the information sessions within the full RFP document.
Funding available:
| 3-year TA contracts | Plan to award 8 TA contracts with a total investment of up to $550,000 |
| 3-year CB contracts | Plan to award 12 CB contracts with a total investment of up to $4,450,000 |
An exact budget will be determined and negotiated with the winning Applicants at the time of contract negotiations. As the services will be requested by community-based organizations on an as-needed basis, no compensation is guaranteed, and final amount of compensation is dependent on the total number of approved and completed hours properly invoiced.
Selected applicants will be reimbursed at a rate of $175 per hour of technical assistance and capacity building services provided and $87.50 per hour for administration and travel.
Timeline:
| RFQ Release | August 14, 2024 |
| Information Sessions | August 21, 2024, 10:00 am – 11:00 am September 10, 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
| Final day to submit questions | September 23, 2024 |
| RFQ Application Due | September 27, 2024 by 2:00 p.m. |
| Applications Reviewed | September 30 – October 31, 2024 |
| Interviews and reference checks | October 21 – 25, 2024 |
| Notification of Selected and Non-Selected Applicants | November, 2024 |
| Anticipated program/contract 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, September 23, 2024 to Leslie Miller at dchscontracts@kingcounty.gov.
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