2026-013 RFP Programs for Building Youth Resiliency

Agency:	Kitsap County
State:	Washington
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training 611710 - Educational Support Services
Posted Date:	Apr 8, 2026
Due Date:	Apr 17, 2026
Solicitation No:	2026-013
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KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSION ON

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

2026-012

Programs that Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Adverse

Childhood Experiences through Building Resiliency

June 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026

Proposal Deadline: Friday April 17, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSION ON

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SUMMARY

Programs that Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood

Experiences through Building Resiliency

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Request for Proposal Summary …………………………………………………………. 3

I. GRANT CYCLE VIII……………………………………………………………………. 4

II. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF PROJECT……………………………………………… 5

III. ANTICIPATED SCOPE OF WORK …………………………………………………. 6

IV. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION……………………………………………………………. 8

V. REVIEW AND SELECTION CRITERIA ………………….…………………………… 10

VI. PROPOSAL GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS……………………………… 11

VII. CONTRACT GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS……………………………... 13

VIII. SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS………………………………………………… 23

ATTACHMENTS:

• GRANT SUMMARY PAGE – ATTACHMENT A ……………………………. 26

• BUDGET – ATTACHMENT B ………………………………………………… 27

• DEFINITIONS – ATTACHMENT C …………………………………………… 29

• MINIMUM REVIEW SHEET – ATTACHMENT D…………………………… 31

• PROGRAM DESIGN REVIEW SHEET – ATTACHMENT E ……………. 32

KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Programs that Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences through Building Resiliency

KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL SUMMARY

Programs that Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood

Experiences through Building Resiliency

The Kitsap County Commission on Children and Youth is requesting proposals for public matching

dollars from Organizations and/or Youth Serving Agencies who are working to prevent and reduce

the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences through building resiliency in youth ages birth to

eighteen in Kitsap County. Proposals must be for projects or program services that are able to

document a 100% cash match in private funds. Private matching funds would include private

individual, civic group, non-profit organization, foundation or corporate donations, and fees or earned

income. Federal, tribal, state, or local government funds will not be accepted as matching funds. In-

kind donations will not be accepted as match. Up to $19,500 dollars will be awarded for projects or

program services delivered between June 1, 2026, and December 31, 2026.

Proposal Deadline: Thursday, April 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are 10 experiences children may have during their first 24

years of life: physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; physical or emotional neglect; exposure to

traumatic stressors in the home (substance abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, incarceration of

a household member, parental separation, or divorce). ACEs researchers have made an especially

significant finding: the greater the number of ACEs, the greater the risk for an array of poor physical,

mental, and behavioral health outcomes for individuals throughout their lives.

Funding priorities for 2026: Examples of program services that reduce the impact of ACEs include,

but are not limited to:

• Youth leadership development: (e.g., training, mentorship, internships, project coordination)

• Education efforts focused on parents, childcare providers, preschool teachers, and youth

serving organizations to increase awareness of the adverse childhood experiences in early

childhood for lifelong outcomes in learning, behavior, and health.

• Development of creative, new strategies that can be incorporated into home-, school-, and center-

based services to reduce sources of adverse childhood experiences and to strengthen the

relationships that buffer children from the long-term consequences of significant adversity.

• Community based mentoring activities.

• Selected early-intervention programs, early childhood mental health services, and specialized

family therapies that have demonstrated evidence of positive impacts on vulnerable young

children and families.

• Professional development programs that educate key participants in the juvenile court and

foster care systems about the biology of adversity and its implications for case management,

child custody, and foster care of children who have been abused or neglected.

• Collaborative efforts with educators, youth services workers, mental health providers, and

other related professionals to address urgent needs as early as possible and to integrate

effective services for the most vulnerable children and their families.

• Strategies that address teen suicide and mental health.

KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Programs that Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences through Building Resiliency

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PLANNING SCHEDULE 2026

DATE

March 5, 2026

March 13, 2026

March 25, 2026

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

ACTIVITY

Kitsap County Commission on Children and

Youth meet and approve RFP.

Request for Proposal Released.

RFP Packet Available.

Bidder’s Conference Will be held virtually. Please

email Laura Hyde for an invitation

Lhyde@kitsap.gov

April 17, 2026

2:00 p.m. deadline

Proposals Received by the Kitsap County

Commission on Children and Youth.

BID SUBMISSION DEADLINE & LOCATION:

To be considered as a responsive bidder,

submittals must be received by Kitsap County

staff April 17, 2026, at 2:00p.m.

Submit SOQ packet to: Purchasing@kitsap.gov

April 21, 2026

April 22, 2026

April 30, 2026

May 7, 2026

May 18, 2026

June 1, 2026

December 31, 2026

January 7, 2027

January 15, 2027

Staff technical review and proposals sent to

Grant Review Committee.

Kitsap Cares About Kids Grant Review

Committee Members receive and rank proposals.

Grant Review Committee meets and develops

recommendations for funding.

Kitsap County Commission on Children & Youth

meets to select proposals for funding.

Awards announced and contracts initiated.

Matching funds available for selected youth

projects or program services between June 1,

2026, and December 31, 2026.

Matching funds must be spent.

Awardees report to the Youth Commission at the

January 2027 monthly meeting.

Final written report due

KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Programs that Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences through Building Resiliency

II. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF PROJECT

The Commission on Children and Youth is an appointed body of the Kitsap County Board of

Commissioners, with up to 20 representatives from education and schools, health and social

service providers, juvenile justice and law enforcement, community leaders and non-profit

organizations. Established in 1988, the Youth Commission’s charge is to:

• Advise County Commissioners and residents on the needs of children, youth and

families based on periodic assessments.

• Facilitate coordination of information among agencies to maximize resources; and to

• Advocate for an environment that fosters healthy, self-sufficient, responsible, and

productive children, youth, and families.

In 2000, The Commission on Children and Youth launched their Developmental Asset

Initiative, which is dedicated to envisioning a community where all young people know they

are valued, have hope for the future, and possess the resources to achieve their goals. This

initiative is based on the Search Institute's developmental asset model of positive youth

development. Search Institute's research using 200,000 youth subjects indicates that assets

help protect youth from risk taking behavior including the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana,

and other drugs, as well as reducing antisocial behavior and youth violence. The more

assets a young person has, the more likely they are to do well in school and have a positive

outlook on their future. Over 15,000 individuals in Kitsap County have been trained in asset

building.

In 2013, the Commission on Children and Youth launched the Kitsap Adverse Childhood

Experience (ACEs) Partnership in collaboration with Kitsap Community Health Priorities. The

mission of the Partnership is to come together to build and strengthen a resilient and

compassionate community. Their goals are to expand the partnership and build community

infrastructure to support resiliency; educate the community on ACEs, assets, and building

resiliency including service providers, professionals, and the community at large; and create

a resources bank with online access.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are 10 experiences children may have during their

first 18 years of life: physical, emotional, or sexual abuse; physical or emotional neglect;

exposure to traumatic stressors in the home (substance abuse, mental illness, domestic

violence, incarceration of a household member, parental separation or divorce). ACEs

researchers have made an especially significant finding: the greater the number of ACEs, the

greater the risk for an array of poor physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes for

individuals throughout their lives. In scientific terms, there is a direct “dose-response”

relationship between ACEs and serious health issues.

The counterbalance of ACEs is Resiliency—the ability of an individual to withstand and

rebound from stress, the ability of the tree to bend and bounce back from traumatic injury,

despite the intensity of the wind. Developmental Assets increase an individual’s ability to

experience resiliency. Research indicates that the more assets young people have, the less

likely they are to engage in risky behaviors and the more likely they are to thrive and

experience academic success.

KITSAP COUNTY COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Programs that Prevent and Reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences through Building Resiliency

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