How were Sound Families grantees chosen?
Sound Families grantees were chosen from our regions many nonprofit affordable housing organizations, service providers, and housing authorities. Grantees responded to requests for proposals and were selected through a competitive process by staff of Sound Families and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, guided by members of the Sound Families steering and review committees. Our grantees demonstrated their experience and capacity for developing housing, managing properties, and providing and coordinating supportive services to families. Back to Top ^ Why did the Sound Families Initiative only fund three counties in a region with such great need? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation made its first set of investments to address family homelessness in its own backyardthe Puget Sound regionwhere an inadequate supply of affordable housing puts many families at risk of homelessness. The Gates Foundation will continue to partner with these three countiesKing, Pierce, and Snohomishas a first s
