Specifications include, but are not limited to: Kitsap County and the City of Bremerton are initiating this Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified applicants for a minimum of two affordable housing projects, one in the City of Bremerton and a second located in the County. . Priority for Kitsap County and City of Bremerton funding will be given to a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Agency undertaking one of the targeted activities described below. A CHDO is a private, nonprofit, community-based organization that has staff with the capacity to develop affordable housing for the community it serves. In order to qualify for designation as a CHDO, the organization must meet certain requirements pertaining to their legal status, organizational structure, and capacity and experience. For information about how to qualify as a CHDO please contact Block Grant Staff. Projects located in the City of Bremerton are eligible to receive funds from the County only if the following conditions have been met: • The project serves a special needs population county-wide; • The City is putting funds into the same project; • Projects in other areas of the County have been considered for funding first.