The City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) Safe and Thriving Communities (STC) Division is seeking applications from agencies to provide services to individuals impacted by the commercial sex industry.
Donor Name: City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD)
State: Washington
City: Seattle
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/14/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
HSD is investing in culturally responsive, trauma-informed, survivor-centered services specific to survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE), embedded within coordinated systems of support. The goals of this investment are to:
- Expand community-based CSE mobile advocacy and flexible assistance
- Increase access to emergency shelter and transitional housing options for CSE survivors
- Establish a coordinated network of CSE providers and system partners across Seattle.
This Request for Proposal includes the two strategies:
- Mobile Flexible Advocacy – Support services for survivors with flexible client assistance within clients’ chosen safe location.
- Shelter/Transitional Housing Services – Non-congregate emergency shelter and/or transitional housing units to address the spectrum of needs.
Funding Information
Approximately $1,700,000 of general funds is available through this Request for Proposal, annually.
Grant Period
- Mobile Flexible Advocacy contracts will begin on September 1, 2025, and end on December 31, 2026 (16- month contract period). Contracts will be 12-month periods after the initial contract. Up to four awards anticipated.
- Shelter/Housing Services contracts will begin on January 1, 2026, and end on December 31, 2026 (12-month contract period). Up to two awards anticipated.
Priority Population and Focus Population
- Priority Populations are identified as a group (or groups) comprising a specific demographic (seniors, youth, families, etc.) or who have a specific issue in common (homelessness, mental health, violence involved, etc.). The following populations are prioritized, especially those experiencing intersectionality:
- Focus Populations are identified as specific racial or ethnic groups within the priority population and with data showing the highest disparities in the investment area. Given the data provided, focus population(s) for this investment opportunity are:
- Black/African American
- American Indian/Alaska Native.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals and their children who have experienced harm or violence as a result of the commercial sex trade. Individuals can be adults (18 years and older) and/or youth (17 years old or younger).
- Participants may be of any gender, sexual orientation, age, race/ethnicity, and may be domestic or foreign nationals who meet one or more of the following:
- Live or work in the city of Seattle;
- Be enrolled in a Seattle-based academic institution; and/or
- Seek GBV services from a Seattle-based GBV services organization.
For more information, visit HSD.
