On May 5/21/2020, Snohomish County announced the creation of the First in Flight Fund (F3), focused on supporting both the Paine Field Airport as well as the Aerospace sector in sustaining operations, keeping local residents employed and revitalizing business resiliency.
The Snohomish County F3 Program will support businesses through a two-pronged approach:
Through the F3 Program, eligible businesses operating in Snohomish County that have been adversely affected by COVID-19 will have the opportunity to apply for cash assistance to:
Through the F3 Program, Snohomish County will award cash grants of up to $1,000,000 through the grant’s administrative entity, Workforce Snohomish. Paine Field Airport tenants and Aerospace sector small businesses can follow the simple online F3 application process to apply.
These grants are being made possible using Federal and State grants to Snohomish County.
This guidance provides the processes and specifications in explicit regard to the Paine Field Airport tenant applicant route.
For paralleling guidance specified for the Aerospace sector application route, please use the following link: https://www.workforcesnohomish.org/flightfund/aerospace
Date | Activity | Detail |
---|---|---|
5/21/2020 | Application Opens | N/A |
6/2/2020 | Public Question Period Closes | 5:00 PM |
6/3/2020 | Application Closes | 5:00 PM |
6/24/2020 | Grant Awards Announced | Time TBD |
7/1/2020 | All Awarded Grantee Agreements Executed | N/A |
Eligible F3 businesses applying as a Paine Field Airport tenant will be given priority if they are deemed essential to the continued aircraft operations at Paine Field Airport.
To be eligible for F3 as a Paine Field Airport tenant, the applicant must be a small business AND meet the following criteria:
Awarded small businesses will only use grant funds for approved, allowable functions as broken down in the following three categories:
The following is a non-exhaustive list of examples of disallowable functions for grant funds:
Applications will be accepted between 5/21/2020 and 6/3/2020 at 5:00pm. No applications will be accepted after 6/3/2020 at 5:00 pm.
Applicants must choose which F3 route they are applying by selecting either Paine Field Airport tenant OR Aerospace sector small business applicant. For guidance on applying as an Aerospace sector small business applicant please follow this link: https://www.workforcesnohomish.org/flightfund/aerospace
Businesses eligible to apply as a Paine Field Airport tenant AND an Aerospace sector small business may apply through both F3 application routes by submitting two separate applications.
To prepare for the application, Paine Field Airport tenants should be ready to provide the following information:
All applications will be initially reviewed for basic eligibility by Workforce Snohomish.
All applications submitted through the Paine Field Airport tenant application route that meet basic eligibility will be forwarded to the Paine Field Airport grant rating team. The Paine Field Airport grant rating team will assess applications based on the information provided and will then recommend applicants, based on the rating criteria, for award. Upon reception of recommended awardees, Workforce Snohomish will finalize awards through a simplified Agreement.
Snohomish County, Paine Field Airport, and Workforce Snohomish reserve the right to grant partial awards based on rating and available funds.
Applications received by WFS
Applications reviewed for eligibility and priority by WFS
Eligible applications sent to Paine Field Airport Rating Team (PFRT)
PFRT recommends awards on merit, priority and funding availability
PFRT alerts WFS to the recommended awards
Snohomish County and WFS announce F3 awards
Awards will be made to recommended Paine Field Airport tenant applicants by Workforce Snohomish through a simplified Agreement. Awarded small businesses will be, through the Agreement, required to report on expenditures and outcomes as described in section, “Reporting”.
All awardees will be required to provide a report to Workforce Snohomish detailing how funding was utilized during the specified Agreement period and the outcomes experienced. Reports will be due to Workforce Snohomish on a quarterly basis – due the 20th day after the completion of each calendar year quarter (7/20/2020, 10/20/2020, 1/20/2021, and 3/20/2021). . Reporting templates will be created by Workforce Snohomish and will be presented to awarded businesses along with the award Agreement. Reports are not expected to be cumbersome. Expected outcomes to report on will include, but are not limited to:
All businesses are encouraged to work with Workforce Snohomish and the WorkSource Business Solutions team for additional employment-based needs, regardless of the outcome of this granting process.
The WorkSource Business Solutions Team (BST), a free service for all Washington residents, can assist businesses with employment services such as SharedWork, Temporary Layoff, Incumbent Worker Training, Youth Internships, On-the-Job Training, Transitional Jobs, and more.
To contact the Business Solutions Team, please call (425)921-3426 or email business.solutions@workforcesnohomish.org
Award Period
This solicitation will result in grant award agreements with an anticipated June start date, exact start date TBD.
Cost of Preparing Proposals
Costs for developing an application are solely the responsibility of the applicant. Workforce Snohomish will not provide reimbursement for these costs.
Withdrawals
A submitted application may be withdrawn prior to the proposal due date. A written request to withdraw the application must be submitted electronically to: snocogrant@workforcesnohomish.org.
Clarification Procedure
Workforce Snohomish will not accept clarifications. If an applicant determines the need to change information on an application, a request to withdraw the original application must be made and, after the withdrawal is confirmed, a new application must be submitted before the deadline. Due to the expected number of applications, Workforce Snohomish cannot guarantee withdrawals will be processed in time and highly recommends submitting correct and final information initially. If multiple applications are received by the same business and the clarification procedure has not been followed, Workforce Snohomish will utilize the first submission, and will discard all other submissions.
Privacy Policy
All personal and business financial information will be kept confidential to the extent permitted by law.
Agreement
The award will not be final until Workforce Snohomish and the business have executed an award Agreement. Workforce Snohomish is not responsible for any costs incurred prior to the effective date of the Agreement.
Debarment and Suspension
The business must certify that they are not debarred, suspended, otherwise excluded from, or are ineligible for the participation in Federal Assistance programs under Office of Management and Budget 2 CFR Parts 180 and 215. The business must also certify that it will not contract with a subcontractor that is debarred or suspended.
Limitation
The RFP does not commit Workforce Snohomish to award an agreement, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of a response to this application, or to procure or contract for services or supplies. Workforce Snohomish reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications received as a result of this application, to negotiate with all qualified sources, to waive formalities, to postpone award, or to cancel in part or in its entirety this application if it is in the best interest of Workforce Snohomish and/or Snohomish County to do so.
Cancellation of Award
Workforce Snohomish reserves the right to immediately cancel an award if the agreement has not been entered into or if new federal, state, or county regulations or policy make it necessary to change the program purpose or content, discontinue such programs, or impose funding reductions. In those cases where negotiation of contract activities are necessary, Workforce Snohomish reserves the right to limit the period of negotiation to sixty (60) days after which time funds may be de-obligated.
Equal Opportunity
The F3 Program will be implemented in ways consistent with the Workforce Snohomish and Snohomish County’s commitment to State and Federal equal opportunity laws. No person or business shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with F3 funds on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity), national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, disability, or political affiliation or belief.
Appeals Process
Applicants not selected may appeal the decision with a limitation to procedural errors only, based on the selection process outlined. Appeals will be accepted through snocogrant@workforcesnohomish.org within seven (7) calendar days of award announcement.
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