Washington State Department of Commerce is accepting proposals through the Community Reinvestment Program for organizations providing violence prevention and intervention programming in Benton and Franklin counties.
Funding and deadline
Commerce expects to make multiple awards ranging from $25,000 to $150,000. Funding is scheduled to begin October 29, 2026 and run through June 30, 2027.
The public Commerce opportunity page lists September 25, 2026 as the close date. The current public page does not publish a closing clock time or time zone. Atlas will not infer those missing deadline elements.
Program focus
The RFP focuses on mentorship for youth and young adults ages 14 to 24 who have experienced violence, are gang- or group-involved, are at high risk of involvement, have juvenile-justice contact, or are disconnected from school or work. Funded grantees are expected to recruit and enroll participants, sustain mentoring relationships, meet regularly in person whenever possible, help participants set and track goals involving school, work, housing, health, family or legal needs, connect participants and families to needed services, and maintain service and outcome records.
Eligibility and source control
The authoritative Commerce page states that it is accepting applications from organizations that provide violence prevention and intervention programming in Benton and Franklin counties. Applicants must review the controlling RFP and September 14 question-and-answer document linked by Commerce for complete eligibility, application, budget, scoring and submission requirements.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 87/100. The opportunity has a clear geographic and programmatic focus, meaningful award range and direct youth/community safety relevance. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 5/100 conditional. Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100. The published scope is youth mentorship and violence prevention rather than clinical technology or healthcare procurement, so no technology or vendor role should be forced.
Next action
Verify the controlling RFP and September 14 Q&A, including exact applicant requirements, required forms, budget and scoring rules, submission method, and the exact September 25 closing clock time and time zone. Do not begin new cold outreach until the exact deadline time and time zone are authoritatively confirmed and all recipient, Email Opt-Out, CRM deduplication, actual-sent-history and final-send QA gates pass.
Official source: Washington State Department of Commerce.