New report by the Child Care Collaborative Task Force shows half a million children without access to licensed child care, need for ‘dramatic investment’ to support economic recovery OLYMPIA, WA – Before the pandemic, over half a million children in Washington did not have access to licensed child care, and nearly one in five parents surveyed turned down a job offer or promotion due to child care issues, according…
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State Housing Trust Fund to help preserve 150 units facing expiration of low-income use restrictions.
The U.S. Census Bureau in 2010 reported that approximately 12% of Washington State residents were over the age of 65. By 2018, that number rose to approximately 15%. With fixed incomes pacing with the exponential cost of living, and with rising rents the number of houseless seniors is on the rise. “Every week we meet new seniors who are in need of shelter and emergency support due to their status…
Commerce distributing state CARES Act funding to community agencies that will operate assistance program to pay past due rent and prevent future evictions.
State launches access and speed test survey to document service gaps, prioritize expansion needs and investments
Emergency grants to businesses with up to 10 employees save over 5,500 jobs across the state; second round of funds available soon OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced the final group of grants from the first round of the Governor’s Working Washington Small Business emergency grant program to 100 very small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Businesses with up to 10 employees in 13 counties across the…
Public health staff, medical facilities, telehealth, business and job support, and social supports such as food, housing to benefit from new state CARES Act funding.
State board awards funding to support community and economic development and rural broadband infrastructure in Cowlitz, Douglas, Grays Harbor, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish and Walla Walla counties. OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) today approved $2,005,000 in low-interest loans and $1,170,000 in grants for economic development, public infrastructure development and economic feasibility studies targeting business growth, job creation and broadband development in eight rural communities across…
State Public Works Board accepting grant and loan applications for broadband infrastructure construction projects OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Public Works Board is accepting applications for broadband infrastructure construction grants and loans July 13 through Sept. 9. Approximately $9.1 million is available for low-interest loans and $8.6 million for grants. Cities, towns, counties, public port districts, special purpose districts, quasi-municipal corporations, tribes, nonprofit organizations, cooperative associations, limited liability corporations…
Commerce accepting comments on proposed rules and targets until July 23 OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce hosts the final of 15 workshops this Thursday, July 9 related to rulemaking for the state’s Clean Commercial Building Standard. The Clean Buildings bill (HB 1257, 2019), signed into law in May 2019, aims to lower costs and pollution from fossil fuel consumption in the state’s existing buildings, especially large…