Best Start for Kids (Best Starts) King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is pleased to release this Request for Proposal (RFP) for Positive Family Connections (PFC) with funding from Best Starts.
Donor Name: Best Starts for Kids
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This RFP seeks to fund activities that support families with youth 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.
Funding Information
This Best Starts RFP has an overall budget of $130,000 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.
Focus Populations
The focus populations for this RFP are youth ages 5 to 24 and their primary caregiver(s).
Eligibility Criteria
This request is open to families collaborating for the purpose of interdependent problem solving and respite that focuses on improving connection among caregiving adults and the children/youth in their care. The collaborating families will need to have a fiscal sponsor such as a nonprofit organization, community-based organization, tribe and tribal organization, a for-profit entity or a public or governmental agency serving families in King County.
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 an active relationship for two years or more with the organization who will serve as their fiscal sponsor.
- Must currently be an active family network or coalition.
- Reside in King County and host or deliver the program and services within King County.
For more information, visit Best Starts for Kids.
