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Funding available for Building Communities in Washington

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.

Donor Name: Washington State Department of Commerce (WSMA)

State: Washington

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 08/22/2024

Size of the Grant: Not Available

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

This program awards state grants to Tribes and nonprofit community-based organizations to defray eligible capital costs to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate nonresidential community service centers. Approved projects will be reimbursed for 25% of their eligible capital costs. Under exceptional circumstances the department may reduce the amount of nonstate match required.

Eligible Projects

A proposed project must:

  • Be a nonresidential facility;
  • Consist of acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of a facility used to deliver services (social service and multipurpose community centers) including those serving BIPOC and rural communities; and
  • Be located in a “distressed community” or serve a substantial number of low-income or disadvantaged persons.

Eligibility Criteria

All applicants must meet the following eligibility standards at the time the application is submitted:

  • Be a Tribe or registered in the state of Washington as a nonprofit organization;
  • Have a legally constituted board of directors;
  • Agree to enter the LEED certification process or receive an exemption from Commerce;
  • Agree to pay state prevailing wages as of the date the budget becomes effective;
  • Have control of the project site via ownership or executed long-term lease (15 years) at the time of application – operating agreements will not be accepted as site control. All lease agreements must be recorded with the county of record.
  • Have made progress in an active capital fundraising campaign dedicated to the project; and
  • Not be complete. Projects that are complete or do not need state funds to be complete are ineligible.

For more information, visit WSMA.