Human Services Grant Application Process

Human Services Grant Application

The application portal on Share1App is currently OPEN.

Parks and Community Services
Human Services Division
123 Fifth Avenue
Kirkland WA 98033
Antoinette Smith, Human Services Coordinator
amsmith@kirklandwa.gov; (425) 587-3307
Becky Gilley, Interim Human Services Manager
RGilley@kirklandwa.gov; (425) 457-4769

In 2025 and 2026, the City of Kirkland allocated approximately $3,100,000 each year to human services contracts; funding came from numerous sources and included one-time funding. The City of Kirkland has ongoing funding of approximately $1,900,000 per year to award in 2027 and 2028. Additional funding from one-time sources may also be available.

Please visit Share1 App, the online portal for the Human Services Funding Collaborative and where all information about the application, required forms, video tutorials, sample application questions and reporting can be located.

City of Kirkland staff is available to help with any questions related to the City’s process or the shared application. Agencies interested in but not currently receiving funding from the City of Kirkland are strongly encouraged to reach out to a staff member to meet before applying. Please direct questions to Antoinette Smith at amsmith@kirklandwa.gov (425) 587-3307 or Becky Gilley at RGilley@kirklandwa.gov (425) 457-4769.

Applications will be reviewed by the Kirkland Human Services Commission, an eight-member volunteer commission appointed by the City Council. Commission recommendations are finalized in August with consideration by City Council planned for September. Final allocation amounts will be approved and adopted as part of the City’s 2027-2028 budget process. City of Kirkland human services staff will notify agencies following City Council approval in December 2026.

To be considered for funding, an agency must:

1. Meet minimum insurance requirements. Contact City staff for details.
2. Regularly track and submit quarterly service reports and annual demographics and outcomes reports.
3. Serve City of Kirkland residents.
4. Have nonprofit status or fiscal sponsorship.
5. Demonstrate nondiscriminatory policies upon execution of contract.
6. The City will not fund agencies/services that are the legal responsibility of another public agency or funding source (however, the City may choose to augment the source).

The City of Kirkland recognizes the need to support agencies that meet the continuum of human service needs and welcomes applications from agencies that provide such services to City of Kirkland residents. In particular, the City recognizes the need to support overarching areas of access to basic needs, homelessness and affordable housing, and critical services. Additional consideration will be given to agencies that are new, small, and/or Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-led/serving. There will be an emphasis on funding programs focused on services and support to those who identify as immigrants, refugees, and/or asylum-seekers as well as folks who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ [1] community. Those service approaches are often more nuanced, culturally responsive, and rooted in community. The Commission will use elements of the City of Kirkland’s 2044 Comprehensive Plan, more specifically the Human Services Element, to guide its funding decisions.

Funding requests should reflect the funding needs of the program, not just an amount tied to what has been awarded in the past. While not every program will receive funding, this information helps inform our cities of what the actual funding need is for our local nonprofits.

[1] (2S) Two-spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, (+) spectrum of gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations, and gender expressions inclusion