Specifications include, but are not limited to: Carryover of unspent funds beyond the contract period is not allowed. Initial funding is not an assurance or guarantee of ongoing operational funding. Proposers are cautioned not to assume a commitment to future funding based on the receipt of funds from prior awards. The funding process is competitive and funding recommendations are made based on the relative merits of all proposals received each cycle. In 2015, the Washington State Legislature passed SB5987 which created the Puget Sound Taxpayer Accountability Account in the state treasury as a part of transportation funding legislation. The account is funded from a sale and use tax offset fee of 3.25% of total payments made by Sound Transit on the cost of construction projects from “Sound Transit 3” as approved by voters in 2016. Funding priorities are identified as “educational services to improve educational outcomes in early learning, K-12, and higher education, including, but not limited to, for youths that are low income, homeless, or in foster care, or other vulnerable populations”. Programs funded under this RFP must provide Birth to 25 interventions per the funding targets as described below. Proposals should address these priorities or address the targets through similar programming. The County encourages proposers to submit innovative and effective service programs that meet the needs identified in the funding priorities.
