You know what your community needs. King County’s Equitable Development Initiative has funding to help you build it.

Across King County, communities know what they need: housing that is affordable, culturally grounded, and designed to keep people rooted in place. What’s often missing is early-stage support to turn those ideas into viable projects.  King County’s Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) is addressing that gap with a new, one-time Capacity Building Grants Request for Proposals (RFP). This opportunity is designed to help community-based organizations move … Continue reading You know what your community needs. King County’s Equitable Development Initiative has funding to help you build it.

Reminder: New Funding Opportunity: King County Community Collaborative (KC3) Facilitation and Coordination — Apply by August 11, 2025, at 2PM 

King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is excited to announce that the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Regional Family Youth System Partner Round Table (FYSPRT) King County Community Collaborative (KC3) facilitation and coordination services in King County is now open!  This RFP will fund a convener/lead organization to assist with facilitation, coordination, … Continue reading Reminder: New Funding Opportunity: King County Community Collaborative (KC3) Facilitation and Coordination — Apply by August 11, 2025, at 2PM 

New Funding Opportunity: Grants for Behavioral Health Services in Rural King County — Apply by August 22, 2025, at 2PM

King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is excited to announce a new funding opportunity to support rural, community-driven behavioral health services in unincorporated areas of King County.   The Behavioral Health Services in Rural King County Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open, with applications due by Friday, August 22, 2025, at 2:00 … Continue reading New Funding Opportunity: Grants for Behavioral Health Services in Rural King County — Apply by August 22, 2025, at 2PM

RFP for Community Driven Behavioral Health Grants Now Open. Apply by September 11! 

At the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS), we work toward every resident having the opportunity to be healthy, happy, and connected to community—a major element of which is connecting community to mental health care and wellness.  We are excited to announce that up to $2,120,000 in funding is available from the MIDD Behavioral … Continue reading RFP for Community Driven Behavioral Health Grants Now Open. Apply by September 11! 

Be Heard: What King County Communities Are Saying About Mental Health and Wellness 

One of the most important jobs we have at the Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) is to connect communities to critical services, including mental health care and wellness. That means making sure King County residents can get the treatment and care they need when they need it and how they need it.   Everyone … Continue reading Be Heard: What King County Communities Are Saying About Mental Health and Wellness 

Interagency Recovery Campus in the spotlight following visit from the National Association of Counties   

Adapted from National Association of Counties blog post: King County school offers students a route to sobriety Walking into Interagency Recovery Campus in Seattle is like stepping into any other high school building. The familiar buzz of student chatter echoing off the linoleum floors conjures a familiar image to anyone who’s attended one of America’s … Continue reading Interagency Recovery Campus in the spotlight following visit from the National Association of Counties