ADSW seeks RFP's for grant opportunities

The Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington (AAADSW) is seeking qualified entities to support the Agency’s mission and implementation of the Area Plan, and to increase the delivery of services throughout AAADSW’s five-county service area. The agency’s mission, according to its website, is “to promote independence, choice, well-being, and dignity for persons aged 60 and over, adults with disabilities, and their families through a comprehensive, coordinated system of home and community-based services.” According to helpingelders.org, the Area Plan “provides an overview of challenges facing older adults, adults with disabilities and family caregivers, and includes AAADSW’s goals and objectives that address these challenges. Additionally, it includes information on Area Plan development, AAADSW’s current and future program offerings, 2024 budget and organizational chart, and the region’s population profile.”

The goals of this funding program are to support AAADSW’s mission and implementation of the Area Plan; address the need to support underfunded services for the Area Plan target populations; reduce the burden of isolation, disability and disease for the Area Plan target population; and promote long-term services and supports for people aging in place or affected by disabilities.

Applications will be accepted from government institutions (cities, counties, special purpose districts, etc.), organizations classified by the IRS as non-profit (501(c)(3), and private for-profit businesses with experience serving a particular target population of interest.

Applicants must be a verifiable legal public or private entity holding a valid Washington State business license and comply with all applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations, policies and contract requirements. Additional eligibility requirements will be required at the time of reviewing interested applicants’ qualifications (e.g., experience, bonding, insurance, past performance, fiscal and management references, independent financial audits, etc.). Organizations that have been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or excluded from participating in a contract by any federal or state agency will not be considered.

AAADSW is designated by the State of Washington as the Area Agency on Aging serving Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Skamania and Wahkiakum Counties. The agency plans, advocates, coordinates and supports a comprehensive service delivery system in the five-county region for people who are 60 years of age or older, people with disabilities who are 18 years of age or older, and unpaid caregivers of aging and/or people with disabilities. For additional information about AAADSW and its Area Plan, see http://www.HelpingElders.org.

Entitles interested in responding to this notice must request an RFP packet by email, which details the application process, criteria, and deadlines. Send a request by email to AAADSWContracts@dshs.wa.gov, and specify in the subject heading “Area Plan Grant Request.” Requests received by other methods (e.g. faxing or mailing) will not be considered.

Interested entities must request the mandatory RFP packet and submit to AAADSW the Notice of Intent to Propose form therein before 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on Friday June 27, 2025 to be considered for funding. AAADSW is an Equal Opportunity Agency. Women-owned, minority-owned and veteran-owned businesses are encouraged to participate in this opportunity.