Cook County announced it applications are now open to organizations and firms qualified to develop capacity-building resources and provide technical assistance as part of the Cook County Readiness and Capacity Building Initiative, a program that will help organizations seeking and receiving county grant funding. The county will hold a pre-submittal conference for the initiative on Wednesday, March 6 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Interested firms may join here. Questions about the application process must be submitted to the county Office of Procurement by March 13 at 10 a.m. The application window is open until March 20 at 10 a.m. via the Bonfire Hub, the county’s procurement portal.