Application Process

All applications must be submitted through Bonfire. The application process is as follows:
1. All applicants are required to submit a pre-application by the end of the day, October 31, 2021.
2. County staff will review the information provided and may ask applicant for additional information about the proposed program or the agency. All correspondence will be conducted through Bonfire.
3. Once pre-applications are reviewed, staff will notify applicants in Bonfire that they may proceed with the full application.
4. Full applications must be completed by the end of the day January 5, 2022.
5. County staff will review all applications and may ask applicant for additional information about the proposed program or the agency. All correspondence will be conducted through Bonfire.
6. The Community Action Advisory Board will start reviewing applications once all clarifying questions have been answered.
7. Applicants will be invited to provide program presentations at the Community Action Advisory Board at the March and April 2022 meetings.
8. Application recommendations will be made by the CAAB at their May meeting. Applications are scored on a 100-point scale including both objectively scored components completed by county staff and subjectively scored questions completed by the CAAB.
9. County Councilors will make final program application funding decisions in May 2022.
10. County staff will work with awarded programs to draft contracts to begin July 1, 2022.

2022 Applications

The 2022 Request for Applications opens October 8, 2021. Use this link to access the opportunity in Bonfire: https://clarkcountywa.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities.

Applicants must submit pre-applications and respond to any inquiries from Clark County staff before submitting a full application in Bonfire. Due to the RFA settings in Bonfire, applicants will not be able to submit their pre-applications through the Bonfire site. Please see the directions below regarding how to submit your pre-applications for the 2022 HCRS & CAP RFA.

• Login to the Bonfire site
• Click on the open RFA opportunity
• Download the Pre-Application template (Questionnaire in Excel format)
• Complete the Pre-Application, please complete multiple pre-applications if you are applying for more than one program; one pre-application per program/intervention is needed.

• Submit your completed HCRS pre-applications to beth.landry@clark.wa.gov by October 31, 2021 11:59pm

• Submit your completed CAP pre-applications to Rebecca.royce@clark.wa.gov by October 31, 2021 11:59pm

Pre-applications are required. Failure to submit completed pre-applications may void any further application submissions for the 2022 HCRS and CAP RFA, in Bonfire.

Two pre-submittal meetings will be held:
Tuesday, Oct. 12, 3-4pm, via WebEx.
Thursday, Oct. 14, 8-9am, via WebEx.
Content in the meetings will be identical with answers to questions posted in Bonfire. Attendance at the pre-submittal meetings is highly encouraged