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Division: Community Services Division

Chinook Building
401 Fifth Ave., Suite 510
Seattle, WA 98104

Linda Peterson, Director
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Phone: 206-263-9105
Fax: 206-296-0156
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Department: Community and Human Services
Jackie MacLean, Director

Homeless Housing Program Funding Availability

There are currently no applications for funding available for programs serving homeless households. You can view expired funding applications below to see examples of previous opportunities.

1. Fall 2011 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Operating Support, Rental Assistance, and Supportive Services (ORS)

This funding opportunity is now closed.

Approximately $14.2 million is available for operating support, rental assistance, and supportive services from King County Department of Community and Human Services, City of Seattle Office of Housing, United Way of King County, and Washington Families Fund through a coordinated funding round. Additionally, Seattle Housing Authority will make up to 70 Housing Choice Vouchers available to be paired with supportive services. All funds aim to link people who are experiencing homelessness to housing and needed services, and create a clear pathway out of homelessness.

Applicant agencies may apply for funding for operating support, rental assistance, and supportive services to be linked to units of non-time limited housing for homeless individuals, families with children, and young adults 18 or older.

Application Due Date

Applications for this RFP must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Submittal location information and instructions are detailed in the RFP documents.

Technical Assistance Deadline

Additional technical assistance may be requested from funder staff until noon on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. In order to maintain a fair and impartial competitive process, a final list of questions and responses related to this RFP will be posted here September 15, 2011.

Application Workshop

Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 1-3 p.m.
NewHolly Gathering Hall
7054 32nd Avenue South, Seattle 98118

For a complete overview of eligible populations to be served, eligible uses of funds, and other details, please thoroughly review the RFP application and guidelines. Submittal location information and instructions are detailed in the RFP documents.

Download the 2011 application materials:

Budget Forms Updated September 12, 2011

We recently discovered a calculation error in the 2011 budget forms, in Form 4, which affects projects applying for scattered site rental assistance. Projects applying for any type of scattered site rental assistance should complete project budgets on the 2010 budget forms (see above). If you have already adjusted the 2011 forms to accommodate your rental assistance proposal, you may submit the budget as it is.

Projects applying for services and/or operating (without scattered site rental assistance) should complete project budgets on the 2011 budget forms.

Other materials:

For more information contact Kelli Larsen at kelli.larsen@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-9260

2. 2011 King County "Housing and Essential Needs" Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for (an) agency/ies to manage the homelessness prevention / housing retention program

King County is looking for (an) experienced agency(ies) interested in implementing the housing portion of the countywide Housing and Essential Needs program in King County.

This funding opportunity is now closed.

As part of the most recent legislative session, the Washington State Legislature ended the Disability Lifeline (DL) program. In its place, they enacted the Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) program. While not an entitlement, HEN is a program for those who have been eligible for DL-Unemployable (DL-U).

The successful applicant will be managing a countywide homelessness prevention / housing retention program.

Funding available through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process will pay for project staffing and administration of the housing component of HEN King County.

NOTE: The "Essential Needs" portion of Housing and Essential Needs is not part of this RFQ. The approach to distribution of essential needs is being developed in a parallel and coordinated process.

For a complete overview of the program, eligible uses of funds, and who may apply, please thoroughly review the RFQ guidelines and application.

Download the RFQ application materials:

HEN Homelessness Prevention / Housing Retention RFQ (WORD)

HEN Questions and Answers, as of September 6, 2011 (WORD)

Application Workshop for Agencies: Wednesday August 31 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Chinook Building (401 5th Avenue) Room 514

SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE to the King County Department of Community and Human Services no later than noon on Thursday, September 8, 2011, and will not be accepted after this deadline.

Technical Assistance will be provided through noon on Tuesday, September 6, with final questions and answers (Q & A) posted by 5 p.m. on that same day.

Organizations interested in applying for the RFQ are strongly encouraged to attend the Application Workshop. King County staff will provide an overview of the application process and answer questions about the RFQ.

For questions, please contact Scott Mingus, King County Department of Community and Human Services, at 206-263-9082, or by e-mail: scott.mingus@kingcounty.gov

3. 2011 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Time Limited Housing and Emergency Services

This funding opportunity is now closed.

Please return to this website in the near future for updates on the timing of the next funding round.

Funding for support services, operating, rental assistance and emergency assistance from the following fund sources:

  • Washington State Department of Commerce Consolidated Homeless Grant (CHG);
  • King County Regional Affordable Housing Program Operating and Maintenance (RAHP O&M);
  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
  • Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
  • King County Veterans and Human Services Levy (VHS Levy) and Revised Code of Washington RCW 73.08.010 (RCW)
  • Building Changes-Washington Family Fund System Innovation Grant (SIG)
  • King County Homeless Housing and Services Fund (HHSF)

Approximately $3.9 million is available annually

Eligible uses of these funds include:

  • Operating and support services for transitional housing facilities and emergency shelter facilities;
  • Transitional rental assistance with services; and
  • Emergency Assistance

Eligible Populations to be served with these funds include:

  • Homeless families and individuals.

For a complete overview of eligible populations to be served, eligible uses of funds, and who may apply please thoroughly review the RFP guidelines and application.

  • Questions and answers, corrections, clarifications as of July 28, 2011 (Please note, there were no further updates after the July 22, 2011 posting.): Click here
  • Safe Harbors instructions for running reports to check utilization for emergency shelter programs for the Safe Harbors threshold review: Click here
  • Safe Harbors instructions for running reports to check utilization for transitional housing programs for the Safe Harbors threshold review: Click here
  • List of the agency contacts for the Safe Harbors Management System Analysts: Click here

Application Downloads:

Key Dates:

  • Application Workshop: An application workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Community Center at Mercer View, located at 8236 SE 24th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Click the link below for driving directions to the Community Center:

http://www.ci.mercer-island.wa.us/page.asp?navid=2014

All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attend the Applicant Workshop for this RFP. Please bring a copy of the RFP documents to the Applicant Workshop. Paper copies will not be provided at the workshop.

  • Application Due Date: Applications for this RFP must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Submittal location information and instructions are detailed in the RFP documents.

Questions and Answers generated during this RFP process will be posted on the Housing and Community Development web site.

If you have questions or problems downloading any portion of the application package from this website, please contact Janice Hougen at janice.hougen@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-9089.


4. Coordinated Entry and Assessment - Request for Qualifications

This funding opportunity is now closed.

King County, in collaboration with Building Changes, United Way of King County, and the Committee to End Homelessness, is seeking a lead agency to administer a countywide Coordinated Entry and Assessment (CEA) program for families with children who are experiencing or facing imminent risk of homelessness.

Applying for funds to implement a Coordinated Entry and Assessment program for families experiencing or facing imminent risk of homelessness:

Funding available through this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process will pay for project staffing and administration of the CEA program for families.

Approximately $700,000 in funding per year, for three years, is available for staffing and related costs to operate the countywide Coordinated Entry and Assessment program. In addition, up to $250,000 is available for one-time project start-up costs.

SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE to the King County Department of Community and Human Services no later than noon on Monday, July 25, 2011 and will not be accepted after this deadline.

The deadline for Technical Assistance has passed. No further technical assistance will be provided. All final questions/answers/corrections are now posted.

Click Here for Application Questions, Answers and Corrections as of July 21, 2011

Bidder's Conference held Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Click here for slides of the Application Workshop Presentation.

Download the RFQ application materials:

Click here for the Application Guidelines (WORD), timeline revised as of June 28, 2011

Click here for the Application Document (WORD), timeline revised as of June 28, 2011

Click here for the Budget Forms (EXCEL), revisions made as of July 11, 2011

For questions, please contact Deborah Kuznitz, Program Manager, King County Family Homelessness Initiative, at 206-263-9071, or by e-mail at deborah.kuznitz@kingcounty.gov.