Best Start for Kids (Best Starts) King County Department of Community and Human Services/ Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division (DCHS/DDECS) is pleased to release this Request for Proposals (RFP) to fund Family & Community Developmental Screening Programs in King County.
Donor Name: Best Starts for Kids
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/20/2023
Size of the Grant: $250,000 – $500,000
Grant Duration: 35 months
Details:
The purpose of Family & Community Developmental Screening Grant is to fund developmental programs and learning opportunities in partnership with groups and organizations that demonstrate the following attributes: culturally rooted, family-centered, relationship-based, and strengths-based and inclusive.
Scope
This RFP is seeking to fund applicants to provide one or more of the following scopes of work:
- Family-Centered Developmental Programs to partner with families to increase interest and access to developmental screening and referrals for young children, destigmatize developmental differences, and support parents/caregivers to become the trusted messengers of these topics in their communities.
- Community-Designed UDS Learning Opportunities to partner with organizations and programs that have been delivering relational, culturally- and linguistically rooted, or responsive programming to young children and their families. Selected applicants will design and provide customized learning opportunities to the audiences of their choice on culturally situated topics related to early childhood development.
Funding Information
Best Starts for Kids have budgeted approximately $7,092,200 for this RFP. They expect to fund programs at approximately $250,000 – $500,000 over 35 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Family & Community Developmental Screening Grant opportunity is open to nonprofit organizations, for-profit 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.
For more information, visit Best Starts for Kids.
