FORWARD is the vendor providing payments under the stipend program. If you were awarded a stipend payment in 2022, an IRS tax form 1099 reporting that payment has been mailed and/or emailed to you from the FORWARD vendor parent company GEOCKO, INC.
The email will come from a service called Track1099 1099 & W-2, with the subject line Subject: 1099-MISC from Geocko, Inc. Please download the 1099 form linked in this email for your records.
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Application Checklist
Fully complete applications submitted on or before December 9, 2022 have been reviewed and approvals sent on December 22, 2022. Applicants who were not approved by December 22, 2022 are still under review for Stipend #1.
Applications not approved by December 22, 2022 will not be eligible for Stipend #2.
Applicants awarded Stipend #1 on or before December 22, 2022 will be sent instructions via their registered email to apply for Stipend #2 approximately five months after their award date.
The Homeless Service Worker Stipend Program offers economic relief for homeless service workers up to $4,000.
Applications for the first stipend of up to $2,000 opens September 29, 2022. A second stipend payment of up to $2,000 is available for individuals who are approved for an initial stipend payment no later than December 22, 2022, and who are still working for the same eligible organization six months later. Please note that due to an extremely high application volume, stipend applications submitted on or after December 1, 2022 may not be reviewed and approved in time to be eligible for a second stipend payment. Applications for the second stipend payment must be approved no later than June 9, 2023.
Application opens for first round of stipend payments.
Last day of stipend #1 approval to also receive stipend #2
Stipend #2 applications available to be submitted
Last day to submit application for Stipend #1 and Stipend #2
Program ends
If you are a homeless service worker with an immediate economic need and you are working for an organization that contracts with a Washington state city or county providing homeless services, you may qualify!
To see the list of eligible organizations and to learn more, visit the Eligibility page.
You are a homeless service worker
You work for an eligible organization
You work in Washington state
You have an immediate economic need
Your income at or below 80 percent of the county area median income they live in
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This project was supported by a grant awarded by U.S. Department of the Treasury. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Grant funds are administered by the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund through the Washington State Department of Commerce.
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