BSK: Non-BSK Funding Opportunities April - June Deadlines & Rolling Deadlines

We will always promote our Best Starts funding opportunities here on the blog and our website. But we’re also posting a monthly blog series, highlighting funding opportunities from other agencies and organizations that support groups that promote the health and well-being of our babies, children, and young people

King County: Funding Opportunity: $17.8M for Short-term Housing and Housing Resource Navigation for Trueblood Class Members  Apply by April 18, 2025

Housing is key for health and wellbeing as well as stability for anyone, including people with behavioral health conditions. This RFP seeks to fund one or more organization(s) to design, develop, and implement a program to provide immediately available high support short-term housing, such as an enhanced shelter or transitional housing environment, and housing resource navigation support to the Trueblood Class Member population.   A Trueblood Class Member is defined as any individual who is now or has a history of waiting in jail for either court-ordered evaluation of competency to stand trial or court-ordered admission for inpatient competency restoration services. DCHS invests in diversion programs with the intention of reducing contact with the criminal legal system, helping connect people to social services instead of cycling through jail and hospitals, and addressing community safety through alternative approaches

PSE Foundation Competitive Grant Program 2025 Apply by April 20, 2025

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) grants up to $15,000 that focuses on emergency and disaster relief for preparedness and response. PSE Foundation is dedicated to Empowering Community Resiliency. This year our Competitive Grant Program focus targets Emergency and Disaster Relief – specifically Preparedness and Response. When the unexpected happens, we want our partners and communities to be ready and able to respond quickly – so we can all recover faster. We welcome local nonprofit organizations who serve the public within PSE’s service or generation communities to apply for a grant this year. Grant requests must demonstrate how funds will be used to help increase emergency disaster preparedness or response for their organization or the community

2025 District 3 Councilmanic grant applications are open! Apply by Wed, April 30, 2025

Office of Councilmember Sarah Perry: As your King County Councilmember, I want to make sure that you have access to all the funding opportunities possible through our office! It is through voter-approved levies that we have the opportunity to provide support to our ten cities - and two towns - and the non-profit organizations within them that meet the needs of our community members. It is an honor to be able to support innovative ideas to ensure that our communities thrive now and in the future. This year, I will be awarding grants of $2,500, $5,000, $10,000 and more through Community Service, Veterans Service, Housing Stability, Get Active-Stay Active, and Food Security grants! Click here for the application! For more information, please check out the grant application or email Alison.Smith@kingcounty.gov.

WSDA: Food Assistance Resiliency Grants Apply by May 22, 2025

Primary target audiences for this funding are nonprofit hunger relief organizations; federally recognized tribes; tribal organizations; or public corporations, commissions, or authorities (established pursuant to RCW 35.21.660, RCW 35.21.730, or Chapter 89.08 RCW) primarily focused on addressing food insecurity. Partnerships are highly encouraged under this grant.  To help address critical needs of hunger relief organizations across Washington, WSDA FA is offering the Resiliency Grants Program to eligible hunger relief organizations, including those not currently participating in FA core programs.

VSHSL funding opportunity: Vets Engaged (SE 7) Apply by May 30, 2025

The King County Department of Community and Human Services has funds to support events and activities that increase social engagement and connection for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families. Organizations and others may apply for small short-term grants of $10,000, $15,000, or $20,000. Application closing and review dates will roll throughout the year, with a deadline of 2 p.m. on May 30 for an award that would start August 1. Learn more and apply. (Questions? Email Katie Mahoney

Transportation Justice Leadership Grants Program 

This program is designed to support community-based projects that align with Washington State's transportation goals.  These grants are available to nonprofit organizations, community groups, and other eligible entities seeking funding for projects that promote environmental sustainability, equitable transportation, and community well-being. Applications are now open and will remain open for submission until May 15, 2025. Applicants will submit their project ideas by answering three preliminary questions on the JustFund portal. Applications will be evaluated bimonthly as part of a continuous review and selection process. Applications submitted by Nov. 30 will be evaluated in the first round of reviews in early December. Later, applicants will then be invited to a virtual interview to present a more detailed project work plan and general budget. To learn more about this grant opportunity, click here or refer to the attached document entitled, “WSDOT Transportation Justice Leadership Grant Program.”

BSK: Now accepting applications for the Prenatal to Five Innovation Fund RFP – multiple application rounds!     

We are excited to share that the Prenatal to Five (P-5) Innovation Fund Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open! P-5 Innovation Funds aim to build up the power of Community-led Innovation to meet the emergent needs of families in King County. King County seeks community leaders to design, develop, test, and build the potential of innovative Anti-racist approaches (e.g. policies, programs, products, media, places, and services) so that ALL babies and children in King County grow up to be happy, healthy, safe, and thriving.   Proposals for this funding opportunity are accepted on an open and continuous basis:  

• Round 1 applications due: May 9, 2025 at 2PM 

• Round 2 applications due: October 3, 2025 at 2PM 

• Round 3 applications due: January 23, 2026 at 2PM

New VSHSL funding opportunity: Vets Engaged (SE 7)

A new funding opportunity is available from the Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy (VSHSL) to fund entities to convene community-building events and activities that increase social engagement and connection for veterans, military servicemembers, and their respective families. The intent is to cultivate a sense of belonging among veterans and that help bridge the military-civilian divide which is the experiential, cultural, and social gulf between veterans, military servicemembers, and the general population in King County. This program strives to reduce veterans' feelings of isolation by providing socialization opportunities for them and their families, to help address the inequities they may face while creatively building community. Applications due: ​​ Submit by 2pm May 30, 2025 for projected award start date of August 1, 2025

Youth Sports Grants Applications are accepted on a rolling basis

All Kids Play provides funding to families and communities who lack the resources to pay for youth sports. Grants are available to qualifying families with kids in grade K-12 and not-for-profit community-based recreational sports organizations in low-income areas on a need and first-come, first served basis as funds are available. Individual grants can be used for registration, equipment and other associated fees for sports classes, recreational leagues, and travel sports. For more details, please visit the grant website here, or if you have questions, please email info@allkidsplay.org. Apply now at this link.

Commerce Clean Energy Federal Grants Assistance

If your organization (non-profit, local government, businesses, and other groups eligible to receive Federal Funds) is looking to apply for Federal funding, please check out Commerce’s Federal Funds Grant Writing Assistance Program. This program is to support both preparation and submission of Federal Grant Applications, specifically ones focused on clean energy. You are invited to complete this Program Design Survey and share your thoughts on how the Federal Funds Grant Writing Assistance Program (FFGWAP) would be most useful to you. The survey should take 7-10 minutes to complete: survey. For more information, please reach out to Sarah Vorpahl (Commerce’s Policy and Program Alignment Manager in the Energy Division) at sarah.vorpahl@commerce.wa.gov

Horizons Foundation of Washington Grants Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Apply now at this link.

Horizons is a private family foundation whose primary purpose is to address social and environmental concerns in Washington State. They award grants to non-profits in three areas: the environment, social services, and arts and culture. Grants are awarded from as low as $1,000 and up, and grants to applicants in the Arts and Direct Emergency Services categories are typically capped at $5,000. For more details, please visit the grant website here, or if you have questions, please email horizonsfoundation1@gmail.com.

Inatai Foundation Connecting, celebrating, and building power together

Funding opportunity for community events that connect, celebrate, and build power together. Range - $2,500 - $5K. Applications Due – At least 60 days before and up to 1 year before a planned event. Inatai Foundation – Sponsorship Grants

Solidaire: Supporting Racial, Gender and Climate Justice

Solidaire’s members move money to the frontlines of social change movements in order to fund urgent needs, support bold and innovative ideas that others may not fund, and help build long-term infrastructure for the movement.

King County: Best Starts For Kids Programs and opportunities including Open Funding Opportunities

The funding calendar shares upcoming funding opportunities beginning in January of 2022 and staggered throughout the year. Please note that we will continually update this calendar as we implement Best Starts for Kids 2.0. We encourage everyone to subscribe to our newsletter and blog to receive notices whenever we post a new funding opportunity.

Social Justice Fund NW Grant Opportunities

Social Justice Fund NW provides essential resources to organizations in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming to strengthen grassroots efforts in the broad-based movement for progressive, systemic social change. Our funding prioritizes organizations that use a community organizing (see below) approach to make lasting change from the bottom up.

Department of Community and Human Services: Funding Opportunities

This page serves as a resource to agencies and individuals contracting with DCHS. There are links to required contract compliance forms, useful information about the contracting process and contact information for staff who can provide technical assistance.