Competitive Capital Budget Grant and Loan Programs
This page contains information about capital budget grant and loan programs for which individuals and organizations may apply. Please click on the program link to find more information on how to apply.
Updated: 7/25/2023
| New / Updated | Agency | Grant/Loan Program | Brief Program Description | Eligible Organizations | Application Window | Application Process Approval | 2023-25 Total Program Appropriation (dollars in thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community & Technical College System | CTC Career Prep and Launch Equipment Grants | Competitive grants to community and technical colleges to purchase and install equipment that expands career-connected learning opportunities. Applications may have up to two or three award cycles throughout the year if needed to fully allocate funding. | Public Comm/Technical Colleges | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 5,000 | |
| Department of Agriculture | Safety and Access at Fairs | Grants for local governments and nonprofit organizations to support capital projects that make health or safety improvements to agricultural fairgrounds or fair facilities in order to benefit participants and the fair-going public. Multiple grant rounds may be awarded. See program website for details. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Towns | July - September; odd years | State Agency Award | 8,000 | |
| Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation | Heritage Barn Preservation Program | Competitive grant program to assist with rehabilitation projects to preserve and rehabilitate historic barns across the state. Historic agricultural structures listed in the Heritage Barn Register, Washington Heritage Register, or National Register of Historic Places, are eligible to receive grant funds. | Cities, Counties, Landowners, Non-Profit Organizations, Special Purpose Districts, Towns | October - December; odd years | State Agency Award | 1,000 | |
| Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation | Historic Cemetery Grant Program | Grants for rehabilitatation or renovation of decaying or abandoned cemeteries to preserve the historic character, features, or materials or that maintain or improve the functions of the cemetery. Grants are awarded through a competitive application process. Any cemetery containing five or more burials, with at least one burial more than 50 years old, is eligible for grant funding. | Cities, Counties, Landowners, Non-Profit Organizations, Special Purpose Districts | October - December; odd years | State Agency Award | 515 | |
| Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation | Historic County Courthouse Rehabilitation Grants | Competitive grant program designed to provide state matching funds for eligible county courthouse rehabilitation capital projects. | Counties | July - September; even years | Legislatively-Approved List | 3,162 | |
| Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation | Historic Theater Capital Grants Program | Grants are provided to eligible organizations for capital projects that restore and rehabilitate historical theater buildings. To qualify, a theater must have been originally built as a theater, be currently operating as, or will be restored to operate as, a theater, and be registered in the Washington Heritage Register or the National Register of Historic Places. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Special Purpose Districts, Towns, Tribes | October - December; odd years | State Agency Award | 515 | |
| Department of Commerce | Behavioral Health Community Capacity Grants | The Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Department of Social and Health Services, the Health Care Authority, and the Department of Health, awards grants through a competitive process to community hospitals and other community entities to expand and to establish new capacity for behavioral health services, including crisis stabilization, around the state. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 211,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Broadband Office | Grants for broadband infrastructure projects funded through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program that meet a number of eligibility requirements including serving areas that are unserved or underserved and will provide minimum speeds of 100 megabits per second (mps) upload and 20 mps download. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Higher Education Institutions, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Public Comm/Technical Colleges, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 200,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Building Communities Fund | The Building Communities Fund Program awards state grants to nonprofit, community-based organizations to defray up to 25 percent or more of eligible capital costs to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate nonresidential community and social service centers. | Non-Profit Organizations, Tribes | April - June; even years | Legislatively-Approved List | 30,579 | |
| Department of Commerce | Building for the Arts | The Building for the Arts Program awards grants to performing arts centers, art museums, and cultural organizations for up to one-third of eligible capital costs for acquisition, construction, and/or major renovation of capital facilities. | Non-Profit Organizations, Tribes | April - June; even years | Legislatively-Approved List | 18,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Capital Grant Program Equity | Grants to technical assistance consultants and community based organizations to assist in capital planning and predesign services to help organizations prepare their capital projects for capital grant opportunities at Commerce. | For-Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Other | October - December; even years | State Agency Award | 5,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Clean Energy Fund | The Clean Energy Fund program funds the development, demonstration and deployment of clean energy technology. Projects include clean energy development grants for Tribes; match for federal grants; research, development, and demonstration of new technologies; and electrical grid integration and innovation projects. Application process varies by grant type, please see website for more details. | Cities, Counties, Higher Education Institutions, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 60,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Community Economic Revitalization Board Program | CERB has the authority to finance public infrastructure improvements that encourage new private business development and expansion. In addition to funding construction projects, CERB provides limited funding for studies that evaluate high-priority economic development and broadband projects. The board reviews projects and meets every two months. | Cities, Counties, Community Water Systems, Other, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, Towns, Tribes | Rolling | First Come, First Served | 25,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program | Grants or deferred loans for sewer, water or stormwater improvements and/or waived system development charges for new affordable housing projects. The project must be located in a city or county that imposed a sales and use tax for affordable housing. | Cities, Counties, Public Utility Districts | Rolling | State Agency Award | 60,000 | |
| New | Department of Commerce | Defense Community Compatibility | Grants to entities who have entered into an agreement with a military installation under the US Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program. Grants may be used for projects that address land development and military operations that impact the economy, environment, or quality of life opportunities for local communities. Eligible projects include land acquisition, recovery or protection of endangered species, increase affordable housing, and others. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 35,810 |
| Department of Commerce | Early Learning Facilities – School Districts | Provides grants to K-12 school districts to expand, remodel, purchase, or construct early learning facilities and classrooms necessary to support state-funded early learning opportunities for low-income children. | School Districts | July - September; even years | Legislatively-Approved List | 5,406 | |
| Department of Commerce | Early Learning Facilities Grants and Loans | The Early Learning Facilities program provides grants to Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP) contractors and Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) providers to expand, remodel, purchase, or construct early learning facilities and classrooms necessary to support state-funded early learning opportunities for low-income children. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Higher Education Institutions, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Towns, Tribes | July - September; odd years | State Agency Award | 65,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Energy Retrofits for Public Buildings | Energy efficiency and solar grant funded projects result in energy and operational cost savings at state public higher education institutions, local government facilities, state agencies, tribal governments, and K-12 public school districts. Application process, match requirements, and eligible grantees vary by grant type. Please see website for additional details. | Cities, Counties, Higher Education Institutions, State Agencies, School Districts, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Other | 50,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Housing Trust Fund | Competitive grant and loan program to fund affordable housing for low-income persons and special needs populations. The program supports the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, or preservation of low-income housing units; assists low-income homebuyers with down payments to purchase their first homes; and provides pre-development technical assistance and organizational capacity building through strategic partnerships. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 400,000 | |
| New | Department of Commerce | Landlord Mitigation | Program to reimburse landlords for eligible claims related to private market rental units during the time of their rental to low-income tenants using housing subsidy programs. Eligible claims include unpaid rent and utilities, damages to rental property, and/or other eligible costs. | Other | Other (see program website link) | Other | 5,000 |
| Department of Commerce | Library Capital Improvement Program | Competitive grant program to assist libraries operated by governmental units in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating facilities. | Cities, Counties, Other, Towns | January - March; even years | Legislatively-Approved List | 10,951 | |
| Department of Commerce | Public Works Board | Provides loans and grants for public works projects for the planning, acquisition, construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement of streets and roads, bridges, water systems, or storm and sanitary sewage systems, and solid waste facilities, including recycling facilities. | Cities, Counties, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, Towns | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 400,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Rural Rehabilitation | Grant program for rural single-family homeowners with low income to pay for the cost for home rehabilitation to stabilize and make weatherization-ready. Commerce contracts with local governments, tribal nations, and other approved grantees to provide home rehabilitation services. | Landowners | Other (see program website link) | Other | 6,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Weatherization Program | The Weatherization Program provides grants to local partners to improve energy efficiency & home health for low-income single family and multi-family households. Projects include adding insulation, sealing cracks, and other changes that reduce heat loss, save money on heating bills and make homes healthier. The federal government and Washington State fund weatherization programs in Commerce. Commerce contracts with local agencies that provide the weatherization services. | Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Other | 40,000 | |
| Department of Commerce | Youth Recreational Facilities | Competitive grant program designed to fund up to 25 percent of eligible capital costs of new facilities or major improvements to facilities dedicated to nonresidential youth services (excluding outdoor athletic fields). | Non-Profit Organizations, Tribes | April - June; even years | Legislatively-Approved List | 8,000 | |
| Department of Ecology | Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program | Under this program, Ecology will offer grants to public, nonprofit, and private entities intending to remediate contaminated property to develop affordable housing. Categories are affordable housing cleanup grants and affordable housing planning grants. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Towns | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 12,259 | |
| Department of Ecology | Clean Diesel Grants | Clean diesel grant funds can be used to help purchase and install clean diesel technology on public and privately-owned heavy-duty vehicles and equipment. The program’s primary objective is to electrify school buses, but the program will also support idle reduction and other diesel equipment engine replacements. | Cities, Counties, Other, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Other | 15,632 | |
| Department of Ecology | Coastal Wetlands Federal Funds | The National Coastal Wetland Conservation grant program provides grants for up to $1 million to coastal and Great Lakes states to protect, restore, and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems and associated uplands. Sub-grantees, such as public benefit non-profit entities, local and tribal governments can hold the acquired land and apply for funding through Ecology or another state agency. | State Agencies | Other (see program website link) | Federal Agency Award | 14,000 | |
| Department of Ecology | Floodplains by Design | Floodplains by Design (FbD) is a partnership between local, state, federal, and private organizations to coordinate integrated management of floodplain areas throughout Washington. FbD works to accelerate integrated efforts to reduce flood risks and restore habitat along Washington's major river corridors. Its goal is to improve the resiliency of floodplains in order to protect local communities and the health of the environment. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 67,392 | |
| Department of Ecology | Freshwater Algae Grant Program | Freshwater Algae Grants are provided to communities to monitor and remove nuisance algae and manage excessive freshwater algal blooms, with priority for the treatment of lakes in which harmful algal blooms have occurred within the past three years. Ecology issues between three and five grants each year. | Cities, Counties, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 710 | |
| Department of Ecology | Freshwater Aquatic Invasive Plants Grant Program | Freshwater Aquatic Invasive Plants Grants are awarded to communities to help control aquatic invasive plants. Eligible activities include development of integrated aquatic vegetation management plans, plant control activities, education and information projects, aquatic plant mapping and inventory, and pilot and demonstration projects, evaluation of implementation effectiveness and follow-up monitoring. | Cities, Counties, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 1,700 | |
| Department of Ecology | Product Replacement Program | The Product Replacement Program offers financial incentives to Washington businesses to remove or replace consumer products containing toxic chemicals through technology and infrastructure upgrades, best management practices, disposal programs, and the use of safer chemicals. Currently, replacement programs are available for auto degreasers, firefighting foam, certain dry cleaning chemicals, PCB lights, recreational foam, and thermal receipts. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Towns | Other (see program website link) | Other | 6,500 | |
| Department of Ecology | Reducing Toxic Woodstove Emissions | Ecology provides grants to local clean air agencies to assist communities that violate or are close to violating federal fine particle pollution standards to remove uncertified wood-burning home heating devices with cleaner home heating options. Priority will be given to communities at high risk of violating national ambient air quality standards to prevent violations and avoid significant economic, environmental, and public health consequences. | Other | July - September; annually | State Agency Award | 4,144 | |
| Department of Ecology | Remedial Action Grants and Loans | Provides funds to local governments to clean up contaminated areas. Categories are: integrated planning grants; oversight remedial action grants; independent remedial action grants; area-wide groundwater investigation grants; and safe drinking water action grants. Local governments can apply for a loan or grant to help clean up hazardous waste sites supervised by the Department of Ecology or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under a legal order or decree. | Cities, Counties, Other, Port Districts | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 115,111 | |
| New | Department of Ecology | Stormwater Public Private Partnerships | Grants to develop public-private partnerships for stormwater retrofit projects that treat polluted stormwater. | Other | Other (see program website link) | Other | 3,000 |
| Department of Ecology | Streamflow Restoration Implementation Grants | Provides funding for projects that improve streamflow and instream resources. Priority is given to watersheds and areas addressed in the law and basins with Endangered Species Act-listed fish species. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Other | 40,000 | |
| Department of Ecology | Waste Tire Pile Cleanup and Prevention | The tire program provides funding to local governments to prevent and remove waste tire piles, and the enforcement and education on tire storage and hauling regulation. | Cities, Counties, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, Towns | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 1,000 | |
| Department of Ecology | Water Quality Combined Funding Program | A competitive application process providing low-interest loans and grants for projects that protect and improve water quality in Washington. These projects are wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater, onsite sewage systems, or projects to reduce nonpoint sources of water pollution. Applications are accepted annually between August and October. | Cities, Counties, Conservation Districts, Non-Profit Organizations, Special Purpose Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Other | 794,700 | |
| New | Department of Fish and Wildlife | Cooperative Elk and Deer Damage Fencing | The Department of Fish and Wildlife provides fencing materials to eligible commercial agricultural producers on a first come, first served basis to reduce crop and property damages from elk and deer. The department provides fencing materials as a cost-share (50/50), and landowners are responsible for installation costs. Agricultural producers experiencing elk or deer commercial crop damage may contact the Department for consultation regarding program eligibility. | Commercial Ag Producers | Rolling | First Come, First Served | 1,400 |
| Department of Health | Drinking Water Assistance Programs | The Drinking Water Assistance Program awards low-interest loans and grants and provides technical assistance to publicly and privately-owned community and not-for-profit noncommunity water systems for planning, engineering, consolidation and acquisition, preconstruction, lead service line inventories and replacement, and construction projects that improve drinking water infrastructure and increase public health. Please see program website for details. | Cities, Counties, Community Water Systems, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 139,500 | |
| Department of Natural Resources | Forest Riparian Easement Program | FREP compensates eligible small forest landowners in exchange for a 50-year easement on “qualifying timber.” This is the timber the landowner is required to leave un-harvested as a result of forest practices rules protecting Washington’s forests and fish. Landowners cannot cut or remove the qualifying timber during the easement period. The landowner still owns the property and retains full access, but has “leased” the trees and their associated riparian function to the state. | Landowners | Other (see program website link) | First Come, First Served | 10,000 | |
| Department of Natural Resources | Rivers and Habitat Open Space Program | Purchase of conservation easements from landowners with forested land located in a channel-migration zone (CMZ) and/or critical habitat for state-listed threatened or endangered species. The two types of eligible land: 1) forestland habitat critical for state-listed threatened or endangered species (critical habitat), and 2) river habitat called unconfined CMZ, which are islands of timber within an actively shifting river channel. | Landowners | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 5,014 | |
| Department of Transportation | Aviation Revitalization Loans | A revolving loan program to assist public-use general aviation airports that may be publicly or privately owned, but are available for public use, and must have less than 75,000 annual commercial air service passenger enplanements as published by the Federal Aviation Administration. Eligible projects can include hangars, fueling facilities, business parks on airport property, paid parking facilities, passenger amenities, and other revenue-generating or cost-cutting developments. | Other | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 5,000 | |
| Public Schools | Career Preparation and Launch Equipment Grants | Competitive grants of no more than $150,000 for school districts to purchase and install career and technical education equipment that expands work-integrated learning opportunities. | School Districts | October - December; odd years | State Agency Award | 4,000 | |
| Public Schools | Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools Grants | Comprised of two separate grant programs: 1) Grants to school districts for the purchase of equipment or to make repairs to existing equipment that is related to improving children's physical health and nutrition and may not exceed $200,000 for any one school district; and 2) Grants to school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools, for the replacement of lead-contaminated pipes and drinking water fixtures. | School Districts, Tribes | October - December; odd years | State Agency Award | 11,500 | |
| Public Schools | School Construction Assistance Program Grants | Grants to school districts to assist in construction and renovation of K-12 school facilities. State assistance is formula-based. | School Districts | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 588,172 | |
| Public Schools | School District Health and Safety | Funds for the following grant types: (a) emergency grants for unexpected and imminent health and safety hazards at K–12 public schools, including Skill Centers, which will impact the day-to-day operations of the school facility; (b) nonrecurring urgent small repair grants at K-12 public schools, excluding skill centers, that could impact the health and safety of students and staff if not completed; and (c) equal access facilities grants for K-12 public schools, including skill centers. | School Districts | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 20,200 | |
| Public Schools | School Seismic Safety Grant Program | Grant funding for schools in high seismic hazard areas, built before 1998 and not retrofitted to 2005 seismic standards. | School Districts | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 40,000 | |
| Public Schools | Small Distr/Tribal Compact Schools Modernization | Competitive construction and planning grants to small public school districts (enrollments of 1,000 or fewer) and state tribal compact schools to repair or replace significant building systems in K-12 school facilities. Energy assessment grants are also available for small school districts meeting the enrollment eligibility threshold. Small district modernization grants for school districts may not exceed $6 million in total cost for the 2025-27 application cycle. | School Districts, Tribes | July - September; odd years | Legislatively-Approved List | 100,031 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account | Competitive grants for the purchase, improvement, or protection of aquatic lands for public purposes, and for providing and improving access to such lands. | Cities, Counties, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 5,858 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Boating Facilities Program | Competitive grants for the acquisition, development, and planning of projects for motorized boating facilities, including launching ramps, guest moorage, and support facilities on freshwater and saltwater. Funding is divided equally between state and local projects. | Cities, Counties, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 13,800 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Boating Infrastructure Grant Program | Competitive federal grants to develop and renovate recreational guest boating facilities targeting boats 26 feet and longer. Grants may also be used for boater education. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Federal Agency Award | 5,000 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board | Competitive grants to remove barriers to fish passage with the goal of restoring salmon and steelhead to healthy and harvestable levels. The grant program is administered jointly by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Recreation and Conservation Office. | Cities, Counties, Landowners, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 48,407 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Community Forest Grant Program | Competitive grants to help communities protect and enhance their surrounding forest lands through land acquisition, restoration, and development. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 7,807 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Estuary and Salmon Restoration Program | Competitive grants to protect and restore Puget Sound beaches, bays, and estuaries. The grants focus on strategic, ecosystem restoration projects that align with regional recovery efforts in the Puget Sound Action Agenda. There are multiple deadline requirements for application. Please see program website for details. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Federal Agencies, Higher Education Institutions, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 14,309 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Family Forest Fish Passage Program | Grants for small forest landowners to repair or remove fish passage barriers on their property. Projects are prioritized based on: (a) the amount and quality of habitat opened; (b) the number of fish species benefited; (c) other upstream and downstream barriers; and (d) cost. The program is managed jointly with the Department of Natural Resources. | Landowners | Rolling | State Agency Award | 7,780 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Firearms and Archery Range Recreation Program | Competitive grants to acquire, develop, and renovate public and private nonprofit firearm range and archery training/practice facilities. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Towns | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 840 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Land and Water Conservation Fund | Competitive federal grants for projects that acquire, preserve, develop, and provide access to outdoor recreation resources, including parks, trails, and wildlife lands. There are two grant programs operating under the Land and Water Conservation Fund umbrella with different deadlines. Please see program website for details. | Cities, Counties, Other, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Federal Agency Award | 20,000 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Non-Highway Off-Road Vehicle Account | Competitive grants that provide funding to develop and manage recreation opportunities for such activities as cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain bicycling, hunting, fishing, sightseeing, motorcycling, and riding all-terrain and four-wheel drive vehicles. A portion of the funding also is available for education and enforcement programs that encourage environmentally responsible use of the outdoors and for helping to minimize conflict between visitors. | Cities, Counties, Federal Agencies, Non-Profit Organizations, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 12,063 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration | Competitive grants to help implement habitat protection and restoration priorities for salmon recovery in Puget Sound. The program is co-managed with the Puget Sound Partnership. Grants awarded on a two track process with multiple deadlines and in conjunction with the Salmon Recovery Funding Board process. Please see program website for details. | Cities, Counties, Landowners, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 59,165 | |
| New | Recreation and Conservation Office | Recreation Access/Equity | Planning for Recreation Access grants are for planning projects in communities that lack adequate access to outdoor recreation opportunities. The program's focus is on diverse urban neighborhoods, small rural communities, and those that are less experienced with the Recreation and Conservation Office grant process. Grant program deadlines are still in development. Please see program website for details. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Port Districts, Special Purpose Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 5,000 |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Recreational Trails Program | Competitive federal grants to rehabilitate and maintain recreational trails and facilities that provide a back-country experience for motorized and nonmotorized uses. A portion of the funding also is available for education programs that encourage environmentally responsible use of the outdoors. | Cities, Counties, Federal Agencies, Non-Profit Organizations, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 5,000 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Salmon Recovery Grants | Competitive grants to protect and restore salmon habitat. All project applications must first go through the local lead entity group. Grants are awarded on a two track process with multiple deadlines and in conjunction with the Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Program. Please see program website for details. | Cities, Counties, Conservation Districts, For-Profit Organizations, Federal Agencies, Landowners, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Public Utility Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 95,000 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Washington Coastal Restoration Initiative Grants | Competitive grants to restore aquatic and terrestrial habitat on the Washington coast, which serves to protect existing salmon populations and provide jobs for local communities. There are multiple deadline requirements for application. Please see program website for details. | Cities, Counties, Conservation Districts, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 10,134 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program | Competitive grants that provide funding for acquisition, renovation and development of state lands, local and state parks, water access sites, trails, critical wildlife habitat, natural areas, urban wildlife habitat, farmland and forestland preservation, and protection of riparian areas. | Cities, Counties, Conservation Districts, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, School Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 120,000 | |
| Recreation and Conservation Office | Youth Athletic Facilities | Competitive grants to acquire, develop, and improve outdoor athletic facilities, such as ball fields, courts, swimming pools, mountain bike tracks, and skate parks that serve youth through the age of 18. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Special Purpose Districts, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | Legislatively-Approved List | 10,440 | |
| State Conservation Commission | Conservation Resrv Enhance Pgm Riparian Funding | Federal and state funded grants that restore streamside habitat for salmon and protect habitat for 10 - 15 years. The grant program supports pre-project design and management, technical assistance during project implementation, and provides oversight and maintenance for five years after planting. Applications are made through the USDA Farm Service Agency with technical assistance to applications from local conservation districts. | Landowners | Rolling | First Come, First Served | 15,000 | |
| New | State Conservation Commission | Farmland Protection and Land Access | Revolving loans to purchase agricultural conservation easements intended to assist beginning or historically underserved producers in the purchase and conservation of farmland at risk of development. | Non-Profit Organizations | Other (see program website link) | Other | 4,000 |
| State Conservation Commission | Improve Shellfish Growing Areas | Grants to conservation districts to implement voluntary natural resource enhancement projects on private land to improve water quality in shellfish growing areas and to address ocean acidification. Funding also supports pre-project design and management, including engineering, cultural resource review, and technical assistance during project implementation. Funding decisions are made on the 15th of each month. | Conservation Districts, Landowners | Rolling | First Come, First Served | 3,500 | |
| State Conservation Commission | Match for Federal RCPP | Grants for matching federal funding for Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects. RCPP funds projects to increase the restoration and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resources on regional or watershed scales. The federal program has specific application deadlines. Applicants should consult with the State Conservation Commission regarding application for state matching funding. | Cities, Counties, Conservation Districts, Higher Education Institutions, Landowners, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Public Comm/Technical Colleges, Special Purpose Districts, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 3,000 | |
| State Conservation Commission | Natural Resource Investments | Grants to private landowners to voluntarily work with conservation districts to develop and implement best management practices that address natural resource problems. The State Conservation Commission directs program funds to conservation districts, which then use this funding to assist participating landowners. | Conservation Districts, Landowners | Rolling | Other | 4,000 | |
| New | State Conservation Commission | Voluntary Stewardship Program | Grants for landowners to avoid regulation under the Growth Management Act by implementing voluntary, site-specific practices that help to protect critical areas while also promoting agricultural viability. Examples of projects funded through the program include installation of fences and improvements to pastures or paddocks. Participating counties may contract for program implementation with a conservation district or manage their own implementation and application process. | Landowners | Other (see program website link) | Other | 3,000 |
| New | State Conservation Commission | WA Shrubsteppe Restoration & Resiliency Initiative | Grants to assist landowners in the shrubsteppe to implement wildlife-friendly fencing practices and improve the habitats for endangered and threatened wildlife species. Solicitation for habitat restoration projects will remain open until all available funding and resources are allocated. | Landowners, Other | Rolling | State Agency Award | 1,500 |
| State Conservation Commission | Water Irrigation Efficiencies Program | Grants to increase the efficiency of on-farm water application and conveyance systems. The saved water is returned to drought-prone streams that are home to Endangered Species Act-listed fish species. In the 2023-25 biennium, State Conservation Commission must give preference to projects located in the 16 fish critical basins, other water-short or drought impacted basins, and basins with significant water resource and instream flow issues. | Conservation Districts, Landowners | Rolling | First Come, First Served | 2,500 | |
| State Parks and Recreation Commission | Statewide Boat Pump-Out Program | The Clean Vessel Act Grant Program offers grants for the construction, renovation, operation, and maintenance of publicly accessible marine sewage disposal facilities for use by recreational boats. Projects typically funded include construction or renovation of pump-outs, dump stations, floating restrooms, and pump-out boats. Financial assistance is offered for the ongoing operation and maintenance costs of these facilities. Grants are awarded by State Parks, subject to federal approval. | Cities, Counties, For-Profit Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Port Districts, State Agencies, Towns, Tribes | January - March; annually | Other | 2,600 | |
| Washington Pollution Liability Insurance Program | Heating Oil Tank Program | The Heating Oil Loan and Grant Program provides up to $75,000 for heating oil tank owners to collect critical data about their site and clean up releases, upgrade, replace, or remove heating oil tank systems to prevent future releases, and install new infrastructure. Eligible applicants must own the property where the heating oil tank is located or provide written consent from the property owner. | Other | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 8,000 | |
| Washington Pollution Liability Insurance Program | Underground Storage Tank Program | The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Grant and Loan Program provides UST owners and operators access to capital to replace or upgrade aging fuel systems to prevent leaks and dispense modern fuels; clean up historic or ongoing contamination caused by UST leaks; and adapt old gas stations for the changing transportation fuel market, including the installation of alternative fueling infrastructure such as electric vehicle charging stations. | Other | Other (see program website link) | State Agency Award | 12,000 | |
| New | Washington State Arts Commission | Creative Districts Capital Projects | Competitive grants to established creative districts for small-scale capital projects to enhance and promote the district. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Towns, Tribes | Rolling | State Agency Award | 416 |
| Washington State Historical Society | Heritage Capital Projects | Competitive grants for capital projects at publicly accessible facilities that interpret and preserve Washington’s history and heritage. | Cities, Counties, Non-Profit Organizations, Other, Port Districts, Towns, Tribes | April - June; even years | Legislatively-Approved List | 10,000 |
The appropriation levels shown for the various programs reflect the total funding in the enacted 2023-25 Capital Budget for each program; for legislatively approved lists, the levels shown reflect the amount for previously approved lists. In the majority of cases, these lists are ranked by the agencies prior to submittal to the Legislature for future appropriation. Future funding levels for these programs may be different and will require appropriation by the Legislature. Individuals or organizations applying for funding are responsible for following the application requirements found at the grant/loan program link. Information for grant and loan programs that are new to the 2023-25 biennium will be added to the site in the summer of 2024.
