Funding and RFPs

MARC facilitates funding and bid opportunities through calls for projects, grants and requests for proposals.

Grant and funding opportunities

As the region’s Metropolitan Planning Organization, MARC is responsible for delegating funds and grants for select state and federal government programs.

Grant and funding opportunities are available through many of our focus areas, including transportation, solid waste management and water quality. Project proposals typically are submitted through in-house online application systems.

Our role as MPO

Transportation funding opportunities

Solid Waste Management District grant program

Planning Sustainable Places program

Water education funding

Requests for Proposals

MARC programs issue requests for proposals for bid and contract opportunities exceeding $50,000. RFP responses should be submitted electronically using the instructions provided in the RFP document. MARC RFPs are also posted on DemandStar.

RFP - Regional Housing and Transportation Coordination Plan

MARC is seeking consulting services to produce a Regional Housing and Transportation Coordination Plan.

Date posted: Jan. 12, 2026

Deadline for responses: Feb. 6, 2026

View the RFP

View the pre-bid workshop

View the Q&A

RFP - Creative Services

MARC is seeking proposals from qualified organizations to provide creative material to be used in the regional air quality public education campaign.

Date posted: Jan. 16, 2026

Deadline for responses: Feb. 6, 2026

View the RFP

RFP - Travel Patterns After Action Assessment

MARC is seeking proposals for an after-action assessment to capture quantitative and qualitative data about resident and visitor travel patterns.

Date posted: Jan. 26, 2026

Deadline for responses: Feb. 25, 2026

View the RFP

Invitation to bid - Medical Gases

Mid-America Regional Council/Emergency Rescue (MARCER), through Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative, is seeking bids to provide medical gases for area participating governments.

Date issued: Feb. 6, 2026

Deadline for responses: Feb. 27, 2026

View the RFP

Download Appendix A - Pricing (.xlsx)

Aging and Adult Services RFPs

MARC Aging and Adult Services is requesting proposals to provide services in Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties for State Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027).

Date issued: Feb. 6, 2026

Pre-application webinar: Feb. 11, 2026

Deadline for responses: March 9, 2026

Community Center Services

MARC is seeking proposals for modernized community centers that are prepared to meet the nutritional, social, and health education needs of older people.

View the RFP

View the program requirements

Download the program forms (.doc)

In-Home Caregiver Services

MARC is seeking proposals for homemaker and personal care services to ensure clients can remain in their homes.

View the RFP

View the program requirements

Download the program forms (.doc)

Aging RFP - Pre-Plated Frozen Meals

MARC is seeking proposals to provide pre-plated frozen prepared and delivered meals.

View the RFP

Download the program forms

Bid opportunities for local governments in the MARC region

Additional bidding opportunities may be available from the following MARC member cities and counties.

Missouri

Kansas

Cooperative Purchasing

MARC leads the Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative (KCRPC) which increases cooperative purchasing opportunities for local governments, helping them use their combined buying power to reduce the cost of goods and services, and streamline the purchasing process.

Learn more about Cooperative Purchasing