Program Contact
C&P Leslie Miller - lemiller@kingcounty.gov (Send Email)

This announcement is open to not-for-profit organizations, CBOs, tribes and tribal organizations, public or governmental agencies serving communities in King County, and private consultants with expertise in the needs of young children, families, communities, and the systems that serve them. Applicants must have experience providing culturally responsive TA and/or CB services to a diversity of CBOs. Community-based individuals and organizations are encouraged to submit applications.  

The most qualified applicants for Technical Assistance contracts will possess the following:

1. Knowledge of public funding processes and experience writing grants and applications;
2. Cultural responsiveness and multi-lingual capabilities;
3. Thorough understanding of how institutional racism and other forms of institutional discrimination have prevented CBOs from receiving public funds;
4. Demonstrated ability and experience providing support, coaching, and/or technical assistance to CBOs, particularly small, community-led organizations;
5. Experience with tools that facilitate remote work.

The most qualified applicants for Capacity Building contracts will possess the following:

1. Deep knowledge and appropriate expertise, skills, and experience in one or more of the core nonprofit management systems that are essential for organizations to fulfill their missions, listed in Section II, C;
2. Cultural responsiveness and multi-lingual capabilities;
3. Thorough understanding of how institutional racism and other forms of institutional discrimination have limited CBOs’ capacity to grow and more fully meet community needs;
4. Demonstrated ability and experience providing one-on-one support, coaching, group training, peer learning opportunities, and/or other capacity building to CBOs, particularly small, community-led organizations;    
5. Experience with tools that facilitate remote work.

Please see page 8 of the RFQ document for other valued qualifications (located under the Library tab).  

Interested parties may submit questions in writing prior to the date and time indicated in the RFQ schedule through the Contact Admin tab in ZoomGrants or by emailing the RFQ Coordinator at dchscontracts@kingcounty.gov. The BSK response to all questions received will be posted as an RFQ addendum on ZoomGrants.

If potential Applicants experience technical difficulties with ZoomGrants leading up to the due date, please email your Application to the RFQ Coordinator directly to avoid a late submission.

Applicants are encouraged to complete their Application early to avoid any difficulties or errors in submission. BSK is not responsible for any technical difficulties that an Applicant may experience, and late submission may result in rejection of an Application.