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

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.

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.