Bellevue funds programs that address the full spectrum of human service needs, including food security, housing stability, homelessness prevention, health, behavioral health, youth services, domestic violence services and childcare subsidies. Current opportunities for human services funding are listed on this page.
Human Services Fund
The City of Bellevue is accepting applications from human service providers in the community for 2025-2026 funding. Proposals can be submitted beginning Monday, March 4, through 4 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Human service providers can apply at Share-1-App. The Bellevue Human Services Commission will review applications between May and July, and present funding recommendations to the City Council in the fall.
Selection factors include:
- Priorities based on community needs identified in the 2023-2024 Bellevue Human Services Needs Update and the 2024-2030 Human Services Strategic Plan
- Prior provider performance
- Diversity and cultural competence
- Consideration of the broad continuum of human services
To ensure the city is a good fiscal steward, contracts are awarded through a competitive process.
Workshops on March 5 and 6 offered additional information for agencies interested in applying for funds. Attendees learned about application content, technical details and city-specific information.
Bellevue, a member of the Human Services Funders Collaborative, participates in a common application process with 15 other cities in King County to fund human services.
Bellevue's supplemental provides additional information regarding funding priorities, city requirements and other guidelines. We encourage all applicants to review this information prior to submitting their application.
Accommodation or interpretation services for the workshops may be arranged by calling Gysel Galaviz at 425-452-5235, via email at ggalaviz@bellevuewa.gov, or the 711 Relay Service. Please call/email at least 48 hours in advance of the event to arrange interpreting services.
To request a translated copy of the funding application, contact Christy Stangland at 425-452-6542 or cstangland@bellevuewa.gov.
The City of Bellevue provides grants to nonprofit organizations that support human services activities. Applications are solicited every two years. The Human Services Commission reviews the applications and gives funding recommendations to the City Council, which decides which organizations receive funding and how much is provided.
Teen After-School Drop-in Services
To provide critical support to Bellevue middle and high-school age youth, the city is making $86,000 available for after-school drop-in service proposals. Applications and other required documents are linked below. Applications are accepted beginning March 11 and are due by 4 p.m. on April 15, 2024.
Proposals should address how the agency will provide consistent, free drop-in services for youths every day of the week, including after school and in the summer.
The city’s Human Services Commission will review the proposals and provide funding recommendations to Parks & Community Services Department leadership.
School-age children and youth spend 80% of their waking hours outside of school, and one in five young people in the U.S. are alone after school ends. High-quality afterschool programs promote positive youth development and offer a safe space where youth can explore their potential. Effective afterschool programs provide learning settings that bring a wide range of benefits to youth, families and communities.
After-school programs can support social, emotional, cognitive and academic development, reduce youth exposure to risk, promote physical health and provide a safe and supportive environment for children and youth. According to Youth.gov, after-school programs also provide a significant return on investment, with every $1 invested saving at least $3 through increasing earning potential, improving educational outcomes and reducing the odds of future criminal justice system involvement.
For more information, please contact Ruth Blaw at rblaw@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-4185.
- Teen After-School Drop-in Funding Bellevue Supplemental 2025-2026
- Application
- Application (for reference only)
- Budget Template
- Submit additional required documentation via email to humanservices@bellevuewa.gov
Convening Organizations
The City of Bellevue is making $200,000 per year available in 2025 and 2026 for organizations that convene education and/or human services providers, along with other stakeholders, in an effort to support collective impact efforts. Convening organizations work with and connect providers and other interested parties to produce data-driven outcomes for a specific mission or vision in collaborative ways. Using this specific and collective approach enhances the impact organizations can have in their communities.
The Human Services Division in Parks & Community Services is releasing a notice of funding availability specifically for convening organizations in the education and/or human services space with experience in equitable service delivery and expertise centering key lived experiences. Applications, Bellevue Supplemental, and a list of other required documents are located below. Applications are accepted beginning March 11 and are due by 4 p.m. on April 15, 2024.
The city’s Human Services Commission will review the proposals and provide funding recommendations to Parks & Community Services department leadership.
Eligible applicants must:
- Possess a track record of convening service providers to identify shared goals and centering the voices of those who have experience navigating the education and/or human services system.
- Submit recommendation letters from service providers relative to the work being proposed.
In addition, applicants for this funding should not receive any other city funding related to this work at the same time.
During interviews, surveys and focus groups conducted for the preparation of the city’s 2023-2024 Human Services Needs Update, human services providers indicated there is a need for increased convening partners for collective impact, facilitating collaboration and coordination amongst providers, and encouraging and supporting deepening partnerships between organizations.
According to the Collective Impact Forum, collective impact is a network of community members, organizations, and institutions who advance equity by learning together, aligning, and integrating their actions to achieve population and systems level change. The convening organization should demonstrate an ability to implement the five conditions required for collective impact, with equity practices incorporated throughout:
- Common agenda: Coming together to collectively define the problem and create a shared vision to solve it.
- Shared measurement: Tracking progress in the same way, allowing for continuous learning and accountability.
- Mutually reinforcing activities: Integrating the participants’ many different activities to maximize the end result.
- Continuous communications: Building trust and strengthening relationships.
- Strong backbone: a team dedicated to aligning and coordinating the work of the group.
For more information, please contact Ruth Blaw at rblaw@bellevuewa.gov or 425-452-4185.
- Convening Organizations Funding Bellevue Supplemental 2025-2026
- Application
- Application (for reference only)
- Budget Template
- Submit additional required documentation via email to humanservices@bellevuewa.gov
Contracts and Reporting
Organizations funded by the city are required to submit quarterly performance reports and annual demographics and outcomes reports.