Enterprise is seeking Request for Proposals (RFP) for the King County PSTAA General Child Care Facilities Fund (GCCFF).
Donor Name: Enterprise Community Partners
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/16/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) has initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) process aimed at expanding and strengthening the early learning system in King County by providing predevelopment, renovation, and construction grants to center-based (i.e., non-home-based) early learning providers and organizations.
Funding is available to support the construction of new childcare facilities or the expansion of existing childcare facilities. Applicants may apply for predevelopment funding, renovation funds for existing facilities, or construction funding for new facilities. All projects must be located within King County.
Under PSTAA, King County developed the momentum of many community groups and early learning providers who worked for nearly five years on the development of the King County Early Learning Facilities strategy. These stakeholders recommended three investment strategies which Enterprise is implementing within this RFP. The three goals behind this RFP are to:
- Expand or preserve early learning facility capacity by maintaining and improving existing family childcare home facilities;
- Expand or preserve early learning facility capacity by renovating existing (non-home based) facilities; and
- Address the challenge of extreme childcare access deserts in King County by investing in partnerships that result in the construction of new facilities.
Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate the following:
- Projects that maximize service to the PSTAA prioritized populations
- Projects that are co-located with affordable housing, community development projects, or other public support, including multi-use facilities that target low-income households.
- Projects that offer services through a trauma-informed lens, fostering resilience by creating environments responsive to their needs.
- Projects that follow ADA regulations and universal design principles so that spaces can be accessed, understood, and used to the extent possible by all people regardless of their age, size, ability, or disability.
- Projects that are located in childcare access deserts and other areas of high demonstrated need.
- Projects that align with Sound Transit’s subarea equity plan1 which prioritizes investing in north, east, and south King County, whenever practicable.
- Projects that show financial and operational capacity, feasibility and diligence of the proposed project plan.
- Projects intending to function as multiuse facilities, including other community services in addition to early learning programs or Play and Learn groups.
- Projects that are inclusive and culturally responsive programs, operated by staff and leadership that reflect the communities served.
- Projects who are or intend to become aligned with standards of state programs such as Working Connections Child Care (WCCC), Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), Head Start or Early Head Start, or other local, city, county or tribal childcare subsidies.
Funding Information
- Estimated amount of funding available: estimated $1,600,000
- Estimated average award amount: Minimum $10,000 Dependent upon grant applications
Eligible Applicants and Deliverables
As listed in the PSTAA Implementation Plan, the types of organizations eligible to apply for these funds include:
- Child Care Centers
- Non-profit property management organizations
- Non-profit organizations
- Affordable housing developers (for-profit and nonprofit)
- Recognized Tribes
- Community and technical colleges
- Religious affiliated entities
Enterprise seeks grantees who improve the educational outcomes for students in vulnerable and underserved populations, including:
- Children and youth of color;
- Children and youth from families at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level;
- Children and youth who are homeless, in the foster care system, in the child welfare system or are at risk of being involved or involved in the juvenile justice system;
- Children and youth with disabilities
- Children and youth who identify as LGBTQ; and
- Otherwise vulnerable children and youth
For more information, visit Enterprise Community Partners.
