Planning White Center’s future: King County calls for organizations to help with community planning
Received today from King County:
King County’s Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is seeking responses for a new Skyway-West Hill and North Highline Community Planning Request for Information (RFI)! Responses are due Friday, October 27, 2023.
Overview:
DCHS is releasing the Skyway-West Hill and North Highline Community Planning RFI to better understand the needs and priorities of the Skyway-West Hill and North Highline communities to inform the design of a future RFP to support Community-based organizations (CBOs) to lead community planning processes exploring or advancing community-led and community-owned models of Permanently Affordable Housing, including but not limited to Community Land Trusts, as an anti-displacement strategy in these neighborhoods. DCHS anticipates releasing the RFP in Quarter 1 of 2024 which will deploy approximately $175,000 to advance community planning efforts in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline. No funding will be awarded from this RFI.
DCHS is seeking responses from community-based and place-based organizations (CBOs) working in Skyway-West Hill and North Highline areas of King County or community members who have strong community ties to Skyway-West Hill and North Highline.
How to respond:
You may choose to respond either in writing or in an interview with DCHS staff.
Online form: Please visit https://forms.office.com/g/1frZSmQD3H and enter your responses to any or all of the questions.
By interview: Interviews with DCHS staff to respond to the RFI question in the attached document will take place between September 28 and October 27 during normal business hours (8am-5pm). Please email Joanna Armstrong at DCHScontracts@kingcounty.gov with “RFI Interview for Permanent Affordability Community Planning” in the subject line to schedule a meeting for up to one hour in length.
The method of your submission has no bearing on the consideration of responses. DCHS may contact respondents for clarification or elaboration of their responses.
For more information:
Please review the full RFI here: Full RFP document. Please direct any questions about the RFI to Joanna Armstrong, by emailing DCHScontracts@kingcounty.gov
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