King County seeks to fund data-informed, community-focused violence deterrence/intervention programs for youth ages 12-28 who have been directly or indirectly affected by gun violence.
Donor Name: King County
State: Washington
County:
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/21/2023
Size of the Grant: $250,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
This specific RFP seeks to fund community violence prevention/intervention programs that promote positive identity development and sustainable economic strengthening through well-being and mental health supports, workforce and career development experiences, opportunities, education, guidance, relationships, and other efforts including apprenticeship-type programs.
The Scope of Work has two focus areas:
- Positive Identity Development
- Economic Strengthening and Solvency
Focus Population(s)
This RFP’s focused population is young people 12 to 28 years old (and their families) currently, previously, or with a strong likelihood to be impacted by gun violence. This includes Black and Indigenous young people, especially with low to middle income status. Proposers will be asked to describe their plan for identifying participants and directing services to this population.
Funding Information
The total funding amount available for this RFP is approximately $1,000,000 to support the work described in this RFP. The duration of each Contract is to not exceed 12 months, with an anticipated start date of June 1st, 2023 and end date no later than December 31st, 2024. The maximum total award amount applicants may request is $250,000 for 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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. Women of color led organizations, small non-profits, community-based organizations, young people-led organizations serving in the South King County region are encouraged to submit proposals. King County departments or offices are not eligible. Any organizations debarred (i.e., banned, disqualified, excluded) from receiving federal funds will not be awarded funding.
- Keeping with King County’s guiding principles, which were co-created with community members, priority will be given to culturally reflective leadership, staffing, and services/programs that serve populations and communities disproportionately and negatively impacted by gun violence. This is also supported by research that indicates how culturally reflective and/or parallel experiences of the service providers with the populations they are claiming to serve are strong factors for successful services and positive impact. It is also important to prioritize organizations where the leadership and governance equitably reflect the communities they are claiming to serve.
Eligible applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:
- Organization serving communities in King County that are any of the following:
- Not-for-profit organizations (or fiscally sponsored by an organization) with 501(c)3 status (including community-based or faith-based organizations),
- Tribes and tribal organizations,
- Schools and school districts, or
- Public or governmental entities: community-based, faith-based, tribes and tribal, schools and school districts, public or governmental organizations serving communities in King County.
- Applicants who are currently funded by other sources (including other King County, State, or Federal funding) for the same programming, must clearly delineate the proposed programming. (For example, if you are proposing an extension/expansion of pre-existing programming funded by other sources, you will need to clearly explain how the requested funding will enhance or increase the programming.)
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