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Dependency Tax Advisory Board
2023 RFP Process and Recommendations
May 2023
First meeting of the 1110th of 1% Board
for an afternoon retreat.
June 2023
u Board reviews and adopts bylaws.
July 2023
Board reviews and approves Request for
Q o Proposals (RFP) document & process.
Timeline August 20
23
Board of Counoun
ty Commissioners (BOCC)
reviews and approves RFP.
Activities Of the Kittitas County
1/10th of 1% Mental Health September 2023
and Chemical Dependency Tax RFP releked to the community for one month.
Advisory Board
o�October 2023
Board reviews proposals and prepares its
O O O recommendations to the Board of Health (BOH).
November 2023
BOH reviews and makes its recommendations
to the BOCC for final approval.
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Y Awardees notified so that projects can
begin in January 2024.
Kittitas County
Public Health
Department
RFP 2023
•RFP published 09/01
•RFP closed 10/09
•Board members reviewed & scored applications 10/13-10/23
•Meetings 10/26 and 11/01 to review and discuss proposals
11 Responses
Community Builders- $250,000
Comprehensive Healthcare- $395,394.76
CWU-$333,992
Ellensburg Ski Team-$24,500
Kittitas County Friends of Animals-$31,000
Kittitas County Jail- $378,950
Kittitas County Recovery Community Organization- $400,000
NAMI Kittitas-$20,000
Northwest Expressive Arts Response- $200,000
Quiet Cadence- $126,880
Valley Play Museum- $400,000
Community Builders $250,000
The Community Builder’s organization proposes to expand the youth program
in Upper Kittitas County and provide:
•Additional operating hours
•Youth retreats, celebrating drug free youth
•Youth mental health first aid training
•Staff training
•Participation in prevention events, forums and summits
•Local monthly prevention events
•Youth/senior connection program
•Volunteer/community service hours for youth
Comprehensive Healthcare $395,394.76
Comprehensive Healthcare proposes to maintain the two full-time crisis case
managers (CCM’s) at KVH.
•Crisis case managers will respond in person to crisis and non-crisis
behavioral health referrals, provide crisis triage, safety planning and referral
services.
•CCM’s will assist the ED personnel in contacting the Designated Crisis
Responders (DCR).
•CCM’s will ensure individuals are connected with a community provider to
address any unmet needs.
•CCM’s will also provide ongoing behavioral health support to ED staff during
the course of providing patient care.
Central Washington University $333,992
Central Washington University proposes reopen the Clinic to support the mental
health of rural youth in Kittitas County.
•CWU proposes to hire a full-time licensed or certified counselor Clinic Director who
would supervise the delivery of clinic services and a Graduate Student Assistant to
support the clinic services.
•CWU proposes to provide direct counseling services to a limited number of youth
clients in order to model individual or small group counseling for our graduate
students.
Ellensburg Ski Team $24,500
The Ellensburg Ski Team proposes to purchase a new tow vehicle for preparing cross
country ski trails. The proposal is to purchase a tracked ATV that would last for at least
10 years.
•The current vehicle (that is experiencing mechanical issues), when it is operational,
would be used to prepare trails for youth at Mount Stuart and Ida Nason Elementary
Schools.
Kittitas County Friends of Animals - $31,300
KCFOA proposes to dedicate this grant funding towards financial veterinary assistance
for animals serving the target demographics.(Youth, Veterans, and those at higher risk
of suicide)
•KCFOA proposes to allocate up to $300 per request, with more funding possible with
board discussion and approval.
Kittitas County Jail $378,950
The Kittitas County Jail proposes to obtain a qualified practitioner to provide mental
health related medical assessment and treatment to those incarcerated at KCJ.
•The Jail would be able to increase their current provider time by over 500%, as well
as increase the abilities to follow up, counsel, and prepare the client to be more
successful upon release. Q
Kittitas County Recovery Community
Organization $ 400,000
KCRCO proposes to open and operate the Ellensburg Teen Connection Center to
provide a safe place for teens to congregate.
• Teens will have the opportunity to engage, receive support, participate in activities
and self-advocacy that will promote and provide healthy development, resiliency
and enrichment.
Q
NAMI Kittitas $20,000
•NAMI Kittitas proposes to organize and host a Mental Health Resilience Fair for the
entire community to attend on World Mental Health Day (October 10) in 2024 and
2025.
•NAMI Kittitas will partner with multiple behavioral health agencies and convene
them for tabling and activities, such as art, music, and animal therapy.
•The event will feature two keynote speakers: a veteran speaking on mental health
and a youth speaking in the afternoon to attract high school and college youth to
attend.
Northwest Expressive Art Response $200,000
NEAR proposes to collaborate with Kittitas County School Districts and Helen House
(Ellensburg) to create and deliver after-school and summer preventive expressive arts
therapy programs to children and youth.
•NEAR proposes to purchase a mobile art van.
•NEAR proposes to hire a program coordinator and host afterschool programs once a
week at Thorp and twice a month at Helen House.
•NEAR plans to expand program to other Kittitas County Schools.
Quiet Cadence $126,880
Quiet Cadence works and partners with other community resources with a goal of
helping caregivers find peace and balance, through yoga, art, equine and other
experiences.
•Quiet Cadence proposes to continue and expand services to our served population
to include all essential workers and veterans.
•Hire contract program manager.
Valley Play Museum $ 400,000
Valley Play Museum proposes to :
•Build an Interactive Play Museum & Free Community Space
•Provide Preventative and Protective Classes: Valley Play Museum will provide Art
Therapy, parenting classes, and wellness programs to introduce healthy coping
mechanisms and the value of beauty in life
•Create Youth Mentorship program
•Provide free resources
1/10th of 1% Advisory Board Recommendations
Agency Name Priority Population Total $ Requested
Recommend
Funding?Total $ Recommended
Community Builders
Youth , justice involved, and those at
higher risk of suicide $250,000 YES $250,000
Comprehensive Healthcare
Veterans, justice involved, and those
at higher risk of suicide $395,394.76 YES $395,394.76
CWU Clinic Youth $333,992.00 NO $0.00
Ellensburg Ski Team Youth $24,500 NO $0.00
Kittitas County Friends of Animals
Youth, veterans, and those at higher
risk of suicide $31,300 YES $31,300
Kittitas County Jail The justice involved $378,950 YES $378,950
Kittitas County Recovery Community
Organization Youth $400,000 50%$200,000
NAMI Kittitas
Youth, veterans, and those at higher
risk of suicide $20,000 YES $20,000
Northwest Expressive Arts Response
(NEAR)
Youth and those at higher risk of
suicide $235,700 50%$117,850
Quiet Cadence
Veterans & those at higher risk of
suicide $126,880 50%$63,440
Valley Play Museum
Youth and those at higher risk of
suicide $400,000 YES $400,000
Total $2,596,717 Total $1,856,935
Next Steps
•Notify awardees
•Route PSAs through contract process
•BOCC approve & sign final PSAs during TBD meeting time
•Mail finalized contracts to awardees