​Coordinated Grant Application Process

The Coordinated Grant's Team for Kitsap County have posted final schedules for the 2025 grant cycle. This year there are two separate schedules depending on what program you are applying for. Please see the program sections below to find the schedule for the funding you are seeking. 

Funding Source Abbreviations

CDBG → Community Development Block Grant
CIAH → Community Investments in Affordable Housing
HOME → HOME Investment Partnership

Kitsap County has several different grant programs that provide funding to governments, non-profit agencies, and housing authorities for projects located throughout the county that support low-income households. CDBG and HOME are federal funds received annually from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). CIAH are local funds received from sales and use tax on eligible purchases throughout the county, the 0.1% affordable housing tax.

 
The funds from these programs are primarily prioritized for housing projects including acquisition, rehabilitation and/or construction that provide transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, or rental housing to households at or below 60% Area Median Income (AMI) ($65,340/ family of 4), or homeownership housing to households at 80% or below AMI ($87,100/family of 4). A small portion of funding can be used for public facility/infrastructure, public service foodbank and childcare programs, and economic development microenterprise programs that primarily provide benefit to individuals below 50% AMI ($54,450/family of 4).

 
Kitsap County Human Services manages these programs and allocates the funds through the Coordinated Grant Application process.

Policy Plans – Open for Comment

Kitsap County is seeking public comment on the following Policy Plans:

• 2025 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan for federal CDBG and HOME funds.
  
• 2025 CIAH Policy Plan for local 0.1% affordable housing tax funds.
  

These plans outline policies for funding included in the 2025 Coordinated Grant Application cycle. A 15-day public comment period will open May 1st and run through May 17th, 2024.

Please submit all written comments via email to the following:

• 2025 CDBG/HOME Policy Plan submit comments to btufts@kitsap.gov
  
• 2025 CIAH Policy Plan submit comments to jwarren@kitsap.gov
  

Comments can also be sent by mail to 614 Division St., MS-23, Port Orchard, WA 98366.

A public hearing to review and approve the 2025 Policy Plans will be held during the Kitsap County Board of County Commissioners' regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 10, 2024, at 5:30pm in the Commissioners Chambers, at the Kitsap County Administrative Building, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA. The public is encouraged to attend. The meeting will be held in-person but can be accessed online via Zoom. Please go to agenda search (kitsapgov.com) and click on the meeting on June 10th at 5:30pm for the link and information to access the meeting remotely. The meeting location is accessible to those with disabilities. For information or to make further accommodations, please contact at least 48 hours in advance the following personnel:

Bonnie Tufts btufts@kitsap.gov

Joel Warren jwarren@kitsap.gov

Application Intent forms - Open May 3rd

Applications will be open this year for:

• Capital – CDBG*, HOME, CIAH
• Services – CDBG* Public Service - Food Banks and Childcare programs only

*CDBG funds this cycle will be primarily for housing activities. Only Food Banks and Childcare programs will be eligible to receive CDBG funds for services.

Application Intent forms are required to be submitted for all potential applicants with new capital projects and all foodbank and childcare/after-school service programs. Following a review of the application intent forms, virtual meetings may be scheduled with all appropriate funders in the Coordinated Grant Application Process to discuss your project.

Key Dates:

• 5/3/24 → Application intent form is available
• 6/7/24 → Application intent form is due
• 6/18/24 → CDBG, HOME, and CIAH applications are available
• 7/16/24 → CDBG, HOME, and CIAH applications are due

Download the CDBG, HOME, CIAH schedule (pdf)

Reference Documents:

For more information about the eligibility requirements of each program, see the following project eligibility flowcharts:

CDBG Eligible Project Test (pdf)
HOME Eligible Project Test (pdf)
CIAH Eligible Project Test (pdf)

For information on the City of Bremerton’s CDBG program, please go to their program website.

Funding Source Abbreviations

MHCDTC → Mental Health, Chemical Dependency, Therapeutic Courts

Applications will be open for:

• MHCDTC - 2024 priority funding for identified service gaps

Key Dates:

• 4/1/24 → Application intent form is available
• 4/30/24 → Application intent form is due
• 6/1/24 → MHCDTC applications are available
• 7/2/24 → MHCDTC applications are due

Download the MHCDTC schedule (pdf)

Reference Documents:

MHCDTC Eligible Projects (pdf)
Eligibility Requirements for Providing Behavioral Health Services (RCW 82.14.460)
Treatment of Individuals (pdf)
Behavioral Health Continuum of Care Attachment (pdf)

These Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are meant to provide basic information about CGAP, its process, and some information on each fund. For specific funding questions, please reach out to program staff.

What funds are included in the Coordinated Grant Application Process (CGAP)?

There are six funds included in CGAP: 

Federal Funds

• • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
• • HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) 

County Funds 

• • Mental Health Chemical Dependency and Therapeutic Courts (1/10th of 1 percent for Mental Health program) (MHCDTC)
  
• • Homeless Housing Grant Program (HHGP) 
• • Affordable Housing Grant Program (AHGP) 
• • Community Investments in Affordable Housing (CIAH)

Who is eligible to apply for CGAP funds?

• • Government entities
• • Housing authorities
  
• • Nonprofit agencies (501(c)3)
• • Development corporations
• • Private for-profit corporations may be eligible for some projects. Please contact CGAP staff to confirm eligibility)

What types of activities can CGAP fund?

There is some variation based on the specific fund, but generally CGAP funds can pay for:

• • A wide range of behavioral, mental health, and social services
• • Emergency shelter operations and related services
• • Housing operations, maintenance, and rental assistance
• • Capital facilities and housing projects:

o Construction

o Rehabilitation

o Acquisition (building and/or land)

o Homeownership assistance

• • Microenterprise Programs

How much funding is available?

The amount of funding from each source will vary each grant year. However, for reference, in 2023, CGAP made the following amount of funds available: 

• • CDBG -> $803,710 
• • HOME -> $795,304 
• • MHCDTC -> $7,500,983 
• • HHGP -> $1,142,889 
• • AHGP -> $166,215 
• • EHF -> $612,409 
• • CIAH -> $7,250,000

How are funds prioritized?

CDBG and HOME funds are prioritized according to the Kitsap County – City of Bremerton 2021-2025 Consolidated Plan. This plan identifies the priorities and goals which guide the allocation of funds over a five-year period.

CIAH funds are prioritized according to the CIAH Policy Plan, updated annually and published in May of each year. The plan identifies the funding priorities which guide the funding recommendation each year.

MHCDTC funds are prioritized according to the Strategic Plan, which guides the goals and objectives of allocation for a six-year period. Combined with annual analysis of data collected and measured against other community health disparity reports and findings, the priorities are derived and listed in the RFP

HHGP, AHGP, and CHG funds are prioritized according to the Policy Plan for the Housing and Homelessness Division.  This Policy Plan is updated each grant cycle (typically every 2 years), and the priorities are based on the funding source. Priorities for CHG (Consolidated Homeless Grant) are based on set-asides from the WA State legislature, and non-specified funds are used for specific eligible activities.  HHGP/AHGP funding priorities are for programs which provide assistance to homeless individuals through activities identified in the Kitsap Homeless Crisis Response and Housing Plan. 

How are the CGAP funds made available to the public?

Each fund source within CGAP will publish a Request for Proposals (RFP) or Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). These notices will be delivered to those who have signed up to receive the GovDelivery notices from CGAP. Notices will also be posted on the County’s CGAP website.

All of the funds made available through an RFP or NOFA are funded through a competitive process, where applicants submit applications that are scored by a committee of community members. The committee’s recommendations are posted for a written comment period and forwarded to the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners for a public hearing and approval.

What is the overview of the funding process?

There are some differences between how the funds ultimately award funds, but generally the process is:

1. 1. RFP or NOFA is posted
2. 2. Interested agencies submit an Application Intent form
3. 3. Applicants receive a link to work on and submit an application to one or more funding sources
4. 4. County staff and the associated application scoring committee review all submitted applications
5. 5. County staff make public the funding recommendations
6. 6. County staff reach out to agencies to begin contracting process

How can I be notified of updates for any fund within CGAP?

Please subscribe to the County’s electronic notification system at: Kitsap County Washington (govdelivery.com)

Once you submit your email and setup your optional password and select Submit, you’ll see a list of categories to receive updates on. Under Human Services, select Coordinated Grant Application Process.