DCHS-Wide Human Services Workforce Stabilization Grant

FS 6: DCHS-wide Human Services Workforce Stabilization, Round Three
This RFP aims to improve staff recruitment and retention within organizations with active Department of Community & Human Services (DCHS) awards providing Human Services in King County. Funds may be used to support staff across an organization through related expenses including, but not limited to:
increased wagesimproved benefits reduced cost of living subsidies, such as housing, education, childcare orhealth insurance offsets hiring bonuses retention bonuses professional development and other training to improve service quality and staff wellness.
This RFP is open to eligible organizations that are funded by DCHS, have not been awarded funding through a prior procurement of FS 6, and have an active contract period that ends on or after December 31, 2026 OR a contract that automatically renews annually and will extend to or beyond December 31, 2026. This includes contracts with the Adult Services Division (ASD), Behavioral Health and Recovery Division (BHRD), Children, Youth and Young Adults Division (CYYAD), Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division (DDECSD), Director’s Office (DO) and Housing and Community Development Division (HCD); and may include contracts administered by Public Health Seattle-King County that include VSHSL allocated funds.
At least 25 percent of the funds allocated to this strategy will support the workforce of agencies in King County delivering Housing Stability Strategies. VSHSL providers not funded in previous FS 6 procurements, those providing Housing Stability Strategies and providers whose services are delivered in King County zip codes receiving a Communities of Opportunity quintile score of 1-3 will be prioritized during the scoring process.
All contracted providers under this strategy will be required to demonstrate that their proposed programs are supported by a cross-section of management and workers. DCHS will require these funds to be spent in ways that aim to improve employee retention and recruitment, not just support onboarding or training of employees.