The Countywide Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking Prevention RFP seeks to allocate VSHSL funds to Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Human Trafficking programs to implement in-depth, multi-level, coordinated prevention and community engagement strategies tailored to geographically and culturally diverse communities across King County.
Donor Name: King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/11/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
This strategy will fund community-based entities to develop and implement programming and initiatives designed to prevent all forms of gender-based violence and human trafficking including, but not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, and commercial sexual exploitation. This strategy builds upon the learnings from the pilot program funded through the previous iteration of the VSHSL (2018-2023) to serve communities impacted by Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Human Trafficking. Funding from this strategy will strengthen prevention programs that are designed to build community bridges through responsive care networks. This strategy seeks a unified effort to develop and implement prevention and community engagement strategies tailored to geographically and culturally diverse communities across King County. Funded services may include, but are not limited to, prevention awareness and education and survivor-centered advocacy for social change.
Funding Information
This RFP covers funding available for the initial award period through December 2027. Up to $5,457,508 in VSHSL funds will be awarded across the number of applicants funded.
Grant Period
October 1, 2024 – December 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria 
This request is open to for-profit and nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and public or governmental agencies serving communities in King County. Small nonprofit, community-based Black, Indigenous, and other Communities of Color-led organizations are encouraged to submit proposals.
For more information, visit DCHS.