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Funding Opportunities

See below for a list of open grant funding opportunities for nonprofits and small businesses (organized by due date). Please note that this is not a comprehensive list but an effort to compile information.

These are not funding opportunities offered by Communities Rise. Please check the lead contact info for specific questions on a given RFP. We will do our best to keep this page updated, but recommend that you check with the individual funder for the most up-to-date information.

Want support on your grant writing and funding endeavors? Check out our Grant Writing and Fundraising clinics.

Nonprofits and Fiscally Sponsored Organizations:

  • The Best Starts for Kids Blog has a list of BSK funding opportunities for a variety of missions [LINK] as well as a list of non-BSK funding opportunities published regularly [LINK].
  • City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) maintains updated information about their funding opportunities on their website [LINK].

  • City of Seattle Human Services Department – Homelessness Prevention RFP
    • Due Date: July 15, 2026 at 12:00PM PST
    • Contact: Asma Ahmed, Asma.Ahmed@Seattle.gov
    • The Homelessness Division of the City of Seattle Human Services Department (HSD) is seeking applications from qualified organizations to provide homelessness prevention services that support Seattle residents to remain stably housed. The 2026 Homelessness Prevention Request for Proposals (RFP) will fund emergency rental assistance, housing stabilization, and legal services for households at imminent risk of homelessness.

  • Best Starts for Kids – Youth Healing Project
    • Due Date: July 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST
    • Contact: Phil Thompson, phithompson@kingcounty.gov
    • Youth Applicants: Budgeted up to $9,999 per proposal for this project. Proposals in excess of $9,999 will be considered incomplete and will not be evaluated.
    • Organizational Applicants: Budgeted up to $49,999 per proposal for this project. Proposals in excess of $49,999 will be considered incomplete and will not be evaluated.

  • Legal Foundation of Washington – Accelerator Grants
    • Due Date: August 15, 2026
    • Grants are one year in length (January 1, 2027 – December 31, 2027) and typically range from $20,000-$100,000.
    • LFW’s Accelerator Grants are one-time grants designed to accelerate time-sensitive civil justice work and launch impactful projects. The grants support innovative and responsive initiatives that would benefit from a one-time infusion of funds.
    • Who can apply: Civil legal aid providers or organizations in partnership with civil legal aid providers are eligible to apply. Proposals must be focused on civil legal aid work in Washington.

  • Washington Women’s Foundation – Open Application
    • This application form is rolling, which means it will remain open and you are encouraged to apply when it works best for you. Consider it the main entrance point for all WaWF grants from now on. When there is a review deadline coming up, their newsletter is the best way to stay up to date. You can subscribe here. 
    • WaWF seeks to support and collectively invest in organizations and social change efforts that are intentional in their work to improve the lives of women/girls most impacted by inequities, accountable to the communities they serve, and demonstrate their ability to achieve long-term goals of increasing equity and reducing disparities. 
    • For 2026, there are four grant programs:
      • Advocacy Grant ($150,000 over three years)
        • August 12th
      • Direct Services Grant ($150,000 over three years)
      • Grassroots Grants ($20,000 over two years)
        • September 2nd
      • Place-Based Grant – Yakima Valley ($150,000 over three years)

  • Horizons Foundation of Washington – Grants
    • Due: Rolling basis, all year round
    • Lead Contact: Stephen Hadac, horizonsfoundation1@gmail.com
    • Funding: $1,000+
      • Note: arts grants have a $5,000 upper funding limit
    • Horizons Foundation awards grants to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations in Washington State, focusing on the following three categories: Environment, Social Services, Arts and Culture

  • Action for Transformation Fund – Rapid Response Grants
    • Due: Rolling basis
    • Contact: info@emergentfund.net
    • As we witness the rise of authoritarianism and increased backlash on Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ communities, in particular attacks on trans communities of color, Emergent Fund and the Transgender Law Center are partnering to move resources to trans-led organizing, healing, and power-building efforts, injecting $1M to field through the Action for Transformation Fund in fall 2024.

Small Businesses: