ABOUT: The King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) is pleased to release this Request for Proposal for Geriatric Regional Assessment Team (GRAT) with funding and guidance from the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services (VSHSL) Levy Implementation Plan and the MIDD 2 Implementation Plan.
This program seeks a home-visiting team of behavioral health and/or human services intervention experts who can appropriately assess and connect isolated seniors who are 55 and older living in King County to crisis response or general human services in order to prevent inappropriate or avoidable institutionalization and/or harm to seniors or others.
AVAILABLE FUNDING: Up to $3,363,957.50 in VSHSL and MIDD combined funding
INVESTMENT PERIOD: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2023 (subject to change)
BIDDERS CONFERENCE: October 21, 2019 10 am - 11:30 am Chinook Bldg., Room #428, 401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 Join by Skype: https://meet.kingcounty.gov/nnguyen/R75KBBG8 Join by Phone: 1.206.263.8114, Conference ID: 2781351
QUESTIONS: Submit questions through the Contact Admin tab. Final day to submit questions is November 15, 2019.
PROPOSALS DUE: Proposals must be submitted through ZoomGrants no later than 11:59 p.m. on November 22, 2019.
NOTIFICATION OF AWARD DECISIONS: December 2019
ANTICIPATED CONTRACT START DATE (subject to change): January 1, 2020
The dates listed above are subject to change. The full RFP and associated attachments are available for download under the RFP Documents tab. Applicants are advised to review these documents in their entirety for guidance on the purpose, requested program models, application questions and deadlines. Applicants are responsible for regularly checking ZoomGrants for any updates, clarifications, or amendments that may be uploaded.