Grant Proposal Narrative: King County requests that the proposal narrative not exceed 5 single-spaced pages, 12-point font, including any tables, figures, and photos. Figure and table legends should not be smaller than 10-point font. The information listed below should be included in the proposal narrative:

• Project Title: Include the title of each project that will be part of your proposal.
• Project Purpose and Scope of Work: Include a statement that summarizes the purpose of each project and highlights the scope of work. As part of the scope of work description, please include basic information such as estimated total square footage, length, or other information that will be useful in understanding the magnitude of the project(s).
• Project Location: List the address or location of each project where construction will take place.
• Project Schedule: Briefly describe and/or list the estimated schedule milestones associated with each project. Please include the estimated schedules of each major phase of a project including the estimated start and completion timeframes for the design, bidding, and construction phases.
• Project Cost: Provide a breakdown of the budget and/or the engineer’s cost estimate that has been approved for each construction project. As part of the breakdown, include an estimate of the maximum allowable construction cost (MACC), the estimate of the total labor construction costs that are part of the MACC, and other project costs. For technical questions regarding project costs, please contact Joe Baca by email at jbaca@kingcounty.gov or call 206-477-9443.

Grant Cost Proposal Spreadsheet: Please include the estimated costs (“expenses”) of your grant proposal. These are the costs you are expecting to be reimbursed by the grant funds. A template is provided for your convenience in Attachment B: Grant Cost Proposal spreadsheet.

Priority Hire Pre-Award Risk Assessment: Please include the Priority Hire Pre-Award Risk Assessment with your application. This can be uploaded separately from the Grant Proposal Narrative and Grant Cost Proposal Spreadsheet.

For additional details regarding the elements of a local Priority Hire Program, please refer to Attachment A: Priority Hire Program Elements form. This document includes both required and discretionary elements of Priority Hire that should be used in the design of a pilot or full program proposal.

All applications should be submitted via the Online Grant Portal. Applicants must complete the required elements of each section before advancing to the next section. Once submitted, applications cannot be changed. It is therefore recommended to have all application materials compiled before beginning your application. The Grant Cost Proposal spreadsheet (requirement 6) should be uploaded separately (as a .xlsx file). Once all sections of the form have been completed and the application is ready to submit, click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the application. There will be a confirmation screen confirming that your application has been successfully submitted. 

Grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with priority given to proposals submitted by March 22, 2023. Applications will be reviewed by the King County Finance and Business Operations Division's Business Development and Contract Compliance team. Applicants submitting proposals by March 22, 2023 can expect notice of grant approval (or denial) by the end of March 2023 (or within 2 to 4 weeks of applying if the application is received after March 22, 2023). 

Upon approval of the grant proposal, King County will ask all awarded jurisdictions to sign a contract agreement. Please note that the contract agreement will obligate funding recipients to specific reporting requirements. See Attachment C for a copy of the Contract Agreement for Subrecipients.

King County staff hosted a Pre-Proposal Conference on March 8, 2023 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM to discuss the following items:

Request for Applications (RFA)

Details on the purpose of the Grant Program

Overview of available funds

Schedule for submittals

Instructions and Requirements for Grant Applications

Submission Instructions

Grant Proposal Narrative

Grant Proposal Cost Spreadsheet

Contract Reporting Requirements

Q&A Session

If you were unable to attend or wish to revisit what was discussed during the conference, you may view the recorded Zoom session here: Priority Hire Grant Program Pre-Proposal Conference.

The Attendees List is a record of businesses who have attended the pre-proposal conference related to the Priority Hire Grant Program.

For answers to commonly asked questions regarding the Priority Hire Grant Program, visit our Priority Hire Grant Program Q&As document. This document answers questions received from the Priority Hire Grant Program Pre-Proposal Conference and serves as an informational resource that will assist you in the grant application process and when building out your own Priority Hire Program.