Local Services
Vancouver, WA — June 2, 2025 — 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 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;
- Promote long-term services and supports for people aging in place or affected by disabilities.
Eligible/Qualified Applicants: Applications will be accepted from government institutions (cities, counties, special purpose districts), 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.
Aplicants 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 Background: 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 www.HelpingElders.org.
Informational Packet: 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.
Deadlines: Interested entities must request the mandatory RFP packet and submit to AAADSW the Notice of Intent to Propose form therein before 5:00 pm Pacific Time on 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.
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About the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington:
AAADSW connects older adults, adults with disabilities and family caregivers to a full range of community resources designed to offer choice, improve quality of life and respect independence.