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<br />Page | 18 <br />life activities. This may include, but is not limited to: people with physical disabilities, people with <br />chronic health conditions, and/or people who are neurodivergent. <br /> <br />**LGBTQIA+ is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and <br />other identities including but not limited to: two-spirit, non-binary, pansexual, agender, etc. <br /> <br />Lead grantees must make a reasonable effort to subgrant with By and For Organizations. If a lead <br />grantee is not able to execute a subgrant agreement, they may ask Commerce for an exemption from <br />this requirement by submitting the Eviction Prevention Subgranting Exemption Request Form in the <br />application. An exemption request must include a plan to spend 10 percent of the grant in a manner <br />that will improve racial equity for historically underserved communities. <br /> By and For Engagement <br />Commerce expects grantees to be anti-racist leaders in their crisis response systems and facilitate <br />partnerships among organizations that respond to the disproportionality in services and outcomes for <br />communities that don’t seek assistance from mainstream organizations. At minimum, this includes <br />acknowledging By and For agency subject matter expertise in serving their communities, including <br />them in homeless response planning and decision making and ensuring resources are equitably <br />distributed to communities most impacted. While the new eviction rent assistance funds legislatively <br />require lead grantees to set aside, at least 10% of the funding for By and For service delivery, this <br />direction should also influence the overall county homeless crisis response sys tems. <br /> <br />Recommendations: <br />✓ Ensuring local boards and councils are diverse and representative of the population in need of <br />services. <br />✓ Engaging By and For Organizations at the beginning of planning processes and not solely for <br />feedback on final drafts. <br />✓ Identifying and addressing barriers to delivering services in partnership with By and For <br />organizations. <br /> Complaint Procedure <br />Lead/subgrantees must have a Complaint Procedure as outlined in Section 7.10. <br /> Financial Review Recommendation <br />If a lead grantee does not receive an audit from the Washington State Auditor’s Office or an A -133 <br />audit conducted by an independent third party, Commerce strongly recommends that the organization <br />obtain a financial review by a qualified, licensed third -party accounting firm at least once every 24 <br />months. <br /> <br />Lead grantees that do not meet this recommendation may be required to submit additional supporting <br />documentation with reimbursement requests. <br /> <br />Please note: This recommendation is expected to become a requirement in the 2027 –2029 grant <br />guidelines.