Non-Best Starts for Kids Funding Opportunities List 

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.  December 2024 / January 2025 Deadlines  — Dec Rolling Basis Opportunities  We will also always promote our Best Starts funding opportunities here on the blog and our website.

BSK: Capacity Building Opportunity: Prenatal to Five Community‑Designed Program Development Workshop Series – apply by January 24   

Best Starts for Kids Capacity Building Opportunity: Prenatal to Five (P-5) Community-Designed Program Development Workshop Series is now open! The P-5 Community-Designed Program Development Workshop Series will support community in building sustainable and innovative programs that center equity and social justice to promote positive change for babies, children, families, and communities.   Throughout the workshop series, participants will have the opportunity to build community with others and access individualized supports through facilitation and resource sharing. Participants will learn more about communicating program activities and outcomes, designing staff training materials, preparing for evaluation, budgeting, and planning for fundraising activities. 

Dept of Commerce: Small Business Workforce Accelerator Grant Opens Jan 27, 2025 Closes After 40 Applications Received

Application submissions will open for this opportunity on January 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST and will close after 40 applications are received (the anticipated number that can be awarded with currently available funding but you can start your application today). This opportunity is open to small businesses and non-profits, defined as an entity with 50 or fewer employees, located in King County and who carry Worker’s Compensation Insurance. Priority is given to organizations that are at least 51% owned or operated by individuals from Black, urban Indian/Tribal, and Latine communities. The focus of this opportunity aims to repair wealth disparities in communities disproportionally harmed by the war on drugs by helping reduce economic barriers to hiring and training. Applicants can request up to $6,500

BSK: Now accepting applications for the Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline Strategy RFP – apply by January 30!    

Our Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline strategy seeks to intentionally and effectively partner with communities to create school to life success pathways for young people 12 to 24 years old and their families, who are disproportionately impacted by systemic racism and most likely to be pushed into the criminal legal system or are already involved in the criminal legal system.   This RFP is seeking to fund programs that promote: 1. Sustainable economic strengthening through workforce and career development and/or 2. Positive identity development through experiences, opportunities, education/guidance, relationships, apprenticeship-type programs, and/or reconnection to cultural heritage. This RFP is open to nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, schools and school districts, and public or governmental agencies serving. Women of color led organizations, small non-profits, community-based organizations, young people-led organizations serving in South King County region are encouraged to submit proposals. Eligible applicants must provide direct services and programs to help create pathways of success for young people 12 to 24 years old currently, previously, or likely to be involved in the criminal legal system. This includes Black and Indigenous young people, especially with low to middle income status.   Eligible applicants must have a federal tax identification number and serve communities in King County.  

VSHSL Short-Term Engagement Projects Grant Apply by Fri, Jan 31, 2025 5pm

The Veterans, Seniors, and Human Services Levy’s (VSHSL’s) Short-Term Engagement Projects funding opportunity seeks to fund entities to convene short-term community-building events and activities that provide social engagement opportunities for seniors and individuals from resilient communities in ways that meet their unique cultural needs. Organizations may apply for small short-term grants at set amounts of $5,000, $10,000, and $15,000. For more details, please visit the grant website here, or if you have questions, please email Katie Mahoney at kmahoney@kingcounty.gov. Apply now at this link.

BSK: Levy Evaluation Request for Proposals (RFP) Apply by Feb 14, 2025

King County is soliciting proposals from interested and qualified organizations to conduct a mixed methods evaluation with Best Starts for Kids.  We strongly encourage anyone interested in submitting a proposal to attend the pre-proposal conference to learn more on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 2:30 pm, Pacific Time. Read more about this RFP and how to submit a proposal on the Best Starts blog.

BSK: Now accepting applications for the Pediatric Mobile Immunization Clinics RFA – apply by February 27!  

This RFA aims to connect children, family members, and caregivers in communities with lower vaccination rates with access to low-barrier and no-cost vaccinations through mobile immunization clinics.  The selected applicant(s) should deliver routine pediatric and limited adult vaccinations in King County to uninsured and under-insured community members, low-income communities, Black/African American and Indigenous communities unable to access immunizations and other healthcare services due to structural and institutional barriers, including fear of deportation, language, transportation, and/or technology access. The modes of delivery will include mobile clinics in partnership with schools, childcare providers, and community- and faith-based organizations.  The most competitive applicants will propose hosting a minimum of 25 clinics, reaching a minimum of 1,200 children by the end of each contract year.  We strongly encourage anyone interested in applying to attend our information session to learn more:     Friday, January 24, 2025, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.,    or    Thursday, February 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program | Build America

On December 19, 2024, the Build America Bureau, Office of the Secretary of Transportation, US Department of Transportation issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for up to $27 million in no-match grants on a first-come, first-served basis, with applications accepted beginning March 4, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET. Interested entities may access copies of the NOFO and application questions below to review and draft responses in advance. The application portal will close on April 3, 2025, at 4:59 p.m. ET. Read the release. 

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.”

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.