Best Starts for Kids is excited to share that the School-Based Health Centers Enhancement Grants RFA request for applications (RFA) is now open!
Donor Name: Best Starts for Kids
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $150,000 – $250,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
At Best Starts, they work toward a vision where young people to have access to high-quality, equitable and culturally relevant health care services so they grow up happy, healthy, safe and thriving. Their School-Based Health Centers (SBHC) strategy partners with the community to support students’ overall well-being, mental/behavioral health and educational success. Learn more about their SBHC strategy by reading their one-pager.
This RFA is seeking health care organizations or schools and community organizations applying as a co-applicant with a health care organization to:
- Advance health equity, social justice and anti-racism practices/policies and systems among school-based health center staff to improve health outcomes for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA+, and other historically underserved students/communities.
- Expand SBHC efforts to increase access to mental/behavioral health and related supports, including substance use prevention and treatment and strengths-based, inclusive, community-based services.
- Embed and implement culturally-responsive health care and hiring practices in SBHCs to increase language access, referral for services, trauma-informed approaches, and person-centered health care.
Funding Information
- They have budgeted up to $1,272,947 for this project over a period of three years. The expected number of awardees is up to three with funding amounts of $150,000 – $250,000 per year, per awardee.
- The funding available for Best Starts Enhancement across all awarded school years is:
- $414,185: February 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023
- $424,286: September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024
- $434,476: September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025
Eligibility Criteria
- This funding opportunity is open to health care organizations operating one or more existing SBHCs in King County or schools and community organizations applying as a co-applicant with one of these health care organizations.
- To be eligible under this RFA:
- Lead or co-applicants must propose activities that will occur within an existing School-Based Health Center funded by King County.
- Applicant(s) must propose work that is in formal partnership between SBHC health care agency and a school and/or community-based partner that reflects the students being served.
- Applicant(s) must have the infrastructure and capacity to complete all required grant activities as described in the RFA.
For more information, visit Best Starts for Kids.
