Youth Recreational Facilities
Capital facilities matching grants for nonresidential youth recreational facilities.
What we do
The 2003 Legislature created the Youth Recreational Facilities (YRF) program to award state grants to defray up to 25 percent of eligible capital costs for the acquisition, construction and/or major renovation of nonresidential youth recreational facilities.
Funding Availability Information
On April 28, 2022, we hosted an informational webinar to provide you with information about the upcoming grant opportunity and how to apply. We also reserved time at the end of the webinar to answer questions. To view, please click here:
The 2023-25 Youth Recreational Facilities grant application round is now closed. The next funding opportunity will be in the spring of 2024. To learn more about the program requirements, please click on the following links:
Project Qualifications
This is a reimbursement-style grant and operating costs are ineligible. The grants are funded by the sale of state bonds only. Awardees are selected through a competitive grant application process held every two years.
Applications are electronic and entered into ZoomGrants when the application round is open.
Grant applications are screened by staff and then ranked by an advisory board of youth recreational facilities experts.
Ranking criteria include:
- The ability to complete the project expediently.
- The organizational capacity to run the facility effectively.
- Community need.
- Availability of other funding sources .
There is a maximum grant award amount of $1,200,000.
When in doubt, ask us questions! The ideal time to begin talking to us is before you start writing your application. Please call our staff at (360) 725-3075, or email us at capprograms@commerce.wa.gov with any program questions you may have.
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Need help?
Ranya Aboras
Youth Recreational Facilities Program Manager
ranya.aboras@commerce.wa.gov
Phone: 360-464-0389
Community Capital Facilities staff
capprograms@commerce.wa.gov
Phone: 360-725-3075