Through proviso funding, the Washington State Department of Commerce has been tasked with creating a grant program which would assist the community with capturing more opportunities to receive federal funding. The Washington State Department of Commerce has been provided $2,000,000 for this fiscal year (ending June 30, 2024) for: “activities related to securing federal funding from programs created by or funded through federal legislation including, but not limited to, the…
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The Washington Department of Commerce is seeking proposals from firms to develop a model ordinance and communications toolkit for supportive housing types. Supportive housing types include emergency housing, emergency shelters, permanent supportive housing and transitional housing, as defined in RCW 36.70A.030 and RCW 84.36.043(3)(c). The model ordinance and communications toolkit will assist local governments in adopting regulations to allow supportive housing types in more areas of Washington, as intended by…
The purpose of this application is to increase access to Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations and address service delivery challenges in our state. The intention of these grant funds is to complement existing resources, such as Crime Victims Compensation, creating a more sustainable service model. Proposal are due December 13, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. PT. The grant period will be January 5, 2024 – December 31, 2025. Applicants may request…
The Washington Department of Commerce is initiating this Request for Proposals to solicit Proposals from those qualified and interested in participating in a project to develop two guidebooks, one for urban growth areas and one for rural, that define process, procedures and best practices under the Washington State Growth Management Act. See RFP for more details. Proposals are due Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m., PT. RFP – Urban/Rural…
The Washington Department of Commerce, Washington State Broadband Office is initiating this Request for Proposals to solicit Proposals from those qualified and interested in participating in a project to implement the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Model Challenge Process and Pre-Challenge Modules – See RFP about software platform requirements. Proposals are due December 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m., PT. RFP – Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Challenge Portal…
The Washington State Department of Commerce hereafter called “COMMERCE,” on behalf of the Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC), is initiating this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from organizations to provide training, consultation and other learning opportunities to staff and Council members to increase awareness and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). See RFP for more details. Proposals are due January 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM, PT. RFP –…
The Washington State Department of Commerce is soliciting applications from eligible entities who wish to establish new Level II or Level III recovery residences, as defined by the National Association for Recovery Residences. Eligible applicants include operators of existing recovery residences who seek to establish a new recovery residence, or non-profit behavioral health organizations seeking to establish a new recovery residence. The Washington Alliance for Quality Recovery Residences (WAQRR) will…
Notice: This program is currently accepting applications until December 21st, 2023. The Evergreen Manufacturing Growth Grants program is designed to increase the number of manufacturing and research and development jobs in Washington State. The grants support the Building Economic Strength Through Manufacturing (BEST) Act (HB 1170) passed by the state legislature in 2021 to provide a framework for adding 300,000 new manufacturing jobs over the next 10 years. The $2 million…
OCVA seeks proposals from qualified organizations for “the purpose of providing coordinating support and convening statewide coordination meetings, no less than quarterly, for healing, support, and transition service providers and related service providers.” As defined in SSB 5114: “Healing, support, and transition service provider means an entity or person that provides healing and transition services that meet the self-determined needs of adults with lived experience of sex trafficking ages 18…
The tenth annual report prepared by Research Services on the fee revenue and expenditures related to prostitution and the commercial sexual exploitation of children.