Project Information

Bid Title

EDI Request for Proposals - Current EDI Projects - Capacity Building Only

Issuing Agency

City of Seattle

Location

Washington

Published Date

Aug 12, 2025

Closing Date

Sep 29, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

2025-038

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Project Description

Project ID: 2025-038

Title: EDI Request for Proposals - Current EDI Projects - Capacity Building Only

Addenda: 1

Release Date: 8/11/2025

Due Date: 9/29/2025

Post Information

Posted At:Mon, Aug 11, 2025 7:19 PMSealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

The Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) is seeking proposals from community-based organizations working in Seattle on anti-displacement strategies, responding to creating new economic opportunities, improving educational outcomes, and other forms of community development. Total 2025 EDI funding available for current EDI projects : $14 Million. Capacity building awards are limited to $75,000 per year for two years (up to $150,000).

Applicant Eligibility

The current funding is split across four different buckets, each with their own eligibility criteria.

You ARE eligible for this bucket of funding if you are:

• You are a current EDI grantee ONLY applying for Capacity Building funds

You are NOT eligible if:

• You are a prospective grantee
• You are a current EDI grantee that is seeking capital funds
• You were awarded capacity building funding in 2024

If you are a prospective grantee , or, are an existing EDI grantee seeking capital funds, please return to the EDI website and select the correct application portal.

Applicant Minimum Criteria

Priority will be given to organizations that best meet most of the following criteria:

• Is the applicant incorporated as a nonprofit in the State of Washington?

• If not, does the organization have a fiscal sponsor and does the fiscal sponsor limit sponsor fees to 10 percent of the funding award or less and have a clear strategy to support the organization’s long-term capacity-building work?

• EDI may make exceptions where a for-profit organization can demonstrate extraordinary accountability to impacted communities and where requiring non-profit status or fiscal sponsorship would add unnecessary costs and inefficiency to the project.

• The proposal must demonstrate work that primarily serves City of Seattle residents located within communities that face high risk of displacement.

• The applicant must be in good standing with any other open City of Seattle contracts, grants, and/or loans.

• The project addresses at least three of the Equity Drivers from the Implementation Plan . Proposals should focus on only the three drivers that best fit the project concept.

Receiving EDI funding is contingent on meeting program requirements and completing pre-contracting due diligence activities. EDI funds cannot be used for regular organization operations as awarded funds must be applied to developing the capacity for and completing the process of completing the capital project selected for funding in the recipient organization application.

Projects that do not use their funds and extend beyond the two-year period may be required to reapply for the remaining awarded funds to ensure that projects are still active.

Background

ABOUT EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT INITATIVE FUND ING

The City’s purpose for Equitable Development Initiative (EDI) funding is to support projects that address displacement and lack of access to opportunity for historically marginalized communities in Seattle. Successful projects will be those that best articulate a connection between their organization and the ability to impact the Equity Drivers identified in the Implementation Plan .

EDI V alues

• Centering communities most impacted by displacement – We value efforts that focus decision-making processes on structures of community development with clear accountability to impacted community members.

• Community-driven strategies – We believe in community self-determination, influence, and leadership. We know that communities are resilient and resourceful, and that tapping into their own collective cultural cornerstones of curbing displacement is key to ownership of initiatives and projects, as well as reducing invisibility.

• Broad - based community development – We value organizations that reflect the complexity of community needs such as: economic development, affordable housing, cultural development, education, healthcare, food sovereignty, etc.

• Acknowledging historic injustices – We value efforts that are explicit about addressing systemic racism and the institutional barriers that exist for communities of color.

• Accountability – We support efforts which are most likely to bring improvements to the lives of those impacted by displacement and lack of opportunity. We recognize that affected communities deserve strong, accountable, accessible, transparent, and culturally appropriate solutions that include ongoing oversight of government and other entities to address the negative impacts they have experienced.

• Leverage – We support efforts that leverage community resources and support the existing assets available to low-income communities that are not typically recognized or valued in community development processes.

• Flexibility and interdependence – We strive to create processes that reduce barriers to participation while providing a fair structure for all communities seeking to participate in the EDI. We recognize that all places and people are interconnected and commit to an approach of collective impact.

• System change – EDI funding is intended to advance projects that re-imagine the development process in a way that prioritizes long-term benefits and capacity for community members.

Timeline

Solicitation Release:

August 11, 2025

Information Session:

August 20, 2025, 5:00pm

RFP Q&A Session:

September 10, 2025, 10:00am

Deadline for Questions:

September 22, 2025, 5:00pm

Response Submission Deadline:

September 29, 2025, 11:59pm

Announcement of Successful Proposer(s):

December 19th, 2025

Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

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