The City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) Safe and Thriving Communities (STC) Division is releasing the 2025 Community Safety Request for Proposals (RFP) to establish a continuum of services supporting people and communities in Seattle that are directly involved in, and impacted by, gun violence.
Donor Name: City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD)
State: Washington
City: Seattle
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/12/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Through this RFP, HSD will select organizations to provide services across a continuum of prevention, intervention, and restoration strategies with the goal of further reducing gun violence. HSD recognizes that lasting community safety cannot be achieved through a single approach, therefore, this RFP will invest in a service model comprised of the following three strategies:
- Intervention Services to concentrate services in places and for people involved in the majority of gun violence in Seattle through the following:
- Hospital-Based Intervention
- Intensive Individual Services
- Place-Based Interventions
- School Safety Services to improve student sense of safety
- Supportive Services to provide case management and resource navigation.
Funding Information
Up to $14,700,000.
Priority Populations and Focus Populations
Priority populations and focus populations for this funding are based on HSD’s results-based accountability framework and ensures that HSD’s investments are dedicated to addressing disparities in the population. HSD’s
Priority Population(s) and Focus Population(s) using a Results-Based Accountability framework include:
- Priority Populations
- The priority population for this investment is:
- People who are impacted by and/or involved in gun violence in Seattle
- The priority population for this investment is:
- Focus Populations
- Focus Populations are identified as specific racial or ethnic groups within the Priority Populations. Focus Populations are data informed and reflect the highest disparities in the investment area. Given the data, Focus Population(s) for this investment opportunity are:
- People of Black/African American/African Descent.
- Focus Populations are identified as specific racial or ethnic groups within the Priority Populations. Focus Populations are data informed and reflect the highest disparities in the investment area. Given the data, Focus Population(s) for this investment opportunity are:
Eligibility Criteria
Participants must live, work, attend school, and/or take part in community within Seattle city limits. For some of the program and service delivery, participant eligibility criteria will be defined during the contracting process (e.g. school safety services will be for Seattle Public School District enrolled participants only). HSD reserves the right to scale the services offered within each priority population and neighborhood.
For more information, visit HSD.
