Capacity Building Small Grants is excited to share that a Capacity Building Small Grant opportunity for current Best Starts for Kids partners is now open.
Donor Name: Best Starts for Kids
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/23/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of this Request for Application (RFA) is to support community-based organizations (CBOs) that are current awardees of Best Starts funds (who have a Best Starts contract on April 23, 2026). The small grants will support the infrastructure needed to enhance Best Starts partner CBOs’ capacity to provide services and programming. This includes the equipment, systems, resources, and processes that sustain the key functions of an organization. A new focus for this round of Best Starts’ capacity building small grant is prioritization of projects that support the fiscal management capacity.
Funding Information
Applicants may request up to $9,999 in their proposed budget. The amount of funding awarded to each awardee will be determined during the application review. Eligible applicants will be limited to one award per organization. Best Starts has approximately $850,000 for this funding opportunity.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants’ Best Starts contracts can be with King County DCHS, Public Health-Seattle & King County, or Schools Out Washington. All currently-funded Best Starts partner CBOs are eligible and encouraged to apply.
- Fiscally-sponsored Best Starts partners. Organizations may partner to submit one (1) applicant as a partnership, but one (1) organization must be designated as the lead for the application.
- Not technical assistance or capacity building providers.
For more information, visit Best Starts for Kids.
