Welcome! Thank you for your interest in the KC Housing Finance Program 2025 Capital Funding RFP.
Your single point of contact for this RFP is Leslie Miller, lemiller@kingcounty.gov.
Complete RFP information is available under the Library tab.
PURPOSE:
The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) Housing and Community Development Division’s (HCD) Housing Finance Program (HFP) is initiating this Capital Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit applications for the acquisition, renovation and new construction of Affordable Housing projects in need of capital financing that address the housing shortage in the region and work to address the racial disparities in access to housing, as described below.
OBJECTIVE:
Affordable Housing projects funded through this RFP are expected to serve a variety of populations meeting criteria for income, disability, and/or homelessness status, with a range of eligible models such as Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), Affordable Housing with services, workforce rental housing and/or homeownership, as well as equitable development projects with strong community involvement.
CAPITAL FUNDING:
Approximately $38,300,000 in capital funding is available in 2025.
NOTE: If any additional funds become available, the County may use the results of this RFP to award those funds. The County reserves the right not to award all available funding.
PROCUREMENT TIMELINE:
RFP Release Date | July 17, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. |
Optional RFP Information Session (with Q&A) | August 11, 2025 | 2:30 p.m. |
Last Day to Submit Questions | September 2, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. |
Final Responses Posted | September 5, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. |
Applications due | September 16, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. |
Administrative Review | Follows Submission of Applications |
Applicant clarification question emails begin | October 1, 2025 |
Notification of selected and non- selected Applicants | By December 31, 2025 |
COMMUNICATION:
All documents to be submitted in response to this RFP need to be uploaded through ZoomGrants, as described in Section VII, Application Process of the RFP.
The RFP Lead is the sole point of contact for this procurement. All communication regarding the subject matter of this opportunity between the applicants and DCHS upon release of this RFP must be with the RFP Lead through ZoomGrants or her email, as follows:
Leslie Miller, RFP Lead lemiller@kingcounty.gov
APPLICATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must complete and submit the following within ZoomGrants (ZG) by September 16, 2025 at 2:00pm:
1. Respond to all prompts in the "Application and Applicant Information" ZG tab
2. Answer questions in the "Required Questions" ZG tab
3. Upload the required Attachments and all applicable/required supplemental documents in the "Upload Required Documents" ZG tab.