Grants range from $325,000 to $1 million for vital local projects throughout the state The Washington State Department of Commerce announced that 15 cities and counties will receive a total of more than $9.5 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for 2014. The 15 projects were selected from 39 grant applications requesting over $24 million. They will improve rural water, sewer and street systems; support affordable housing; construct fire stations; and…
State is top performer with $136 million in sales attributed to State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program since inception The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Washington State Department of Commerce a third year of federal funding to help state small businesses grow through exporting. The $494,200 grant, part of the SBA’s State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program, is the second largest state award from a total…
The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) today announced a $50,000 grant to the City of Pateros targeting business growth and job creation in Okanogan County. The city will conduct a feasibility study to assess the potential for developing 16 acres of property for a business park and RV/camping facility. CERB funds are matched by $24,000 in local funds. “The Community Economic Revitalization Board is dedicated to helping communities across the…
Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS) leads public-private effort to enhance industry-driven training for small and medium-sized businesses OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced a $100,000 Work Start grant to the not-for-profit Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound (CAMPS) to develop and coordinate an employer-driven plastics industry training program designed to bring more manufacturing to Washington State. Up to 100 workers will be trained, with half of those…
Funding supports essential planning to guide future rural community development. The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced nearly $400,000 in Community Development Block Grants to 17 rural cities and counties. The grants, ranging from $18,000 to $24,000, will fund crucial plans and feasibility studies for new or improved water and wastewater systems, community centers, food banks, and fire safety facilities across the state. “These grants will help communities collect and evaluate…
Community Economic Revitalization Board approves nearly $90K to study job creation strategies OLYMPIA, WA –The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) today announced $89,750 in grants targeting business growth and job creation in Chelan and Whitman counties. Supplemented with local matching funds, the CERB grants will support studies to help community officials make strategic decisions about future investments to promote economic development. $39,750 grant to City of Wenatchee to…
Advanced Planning Grant Program enabled by 777X incentive legislation The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced the award of two grants totaling $750,000 to the City of Spokane and Snohomish County’s Paine Field to advance environmental permitting efforts and help prepare sites for large-scale manufacturing development. Paine Field will receive $400,000 to conduct environmental review for the approximately 840,000-square-foot Aerospace Business Park planned for the west side of the…
Funds will lower energy costs in public buildings and create an estimated 520 jobs OLYMPIA, WA – The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced over $14 million in energy efficiency and solar grants to help five higher education institutions, 27 local governments, and four state agencies lower their energy costs. An estimated 520 jobs will be created by construction spending on these projects. The total cost for all the projects is about $53…
Community Economic Revitalization Board grant awarded to the city The Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) today announced a $50,000 grant award to the City of Tumwater in partnership with the Thurston Economic Development Council for planning efforts aimed at redeveloping the historic former Olympia Brewery site. Since 1982, CERB has committed more than $168 million to local jurisdictions across the state, an investment generating more than 34,000 jobs. “This project…
After a team effort by DelBene, Pearson and local city officials, Concrete receives $1 million grant from Washington State Department of Commerce to complete funding for a new public safety building CONCRETE – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, State Senator Kirk Pearson, Washington State Department of Commerce Director Brian Bonlender and Concrete Mayor Jason Miller announced today that the City of Concrete has been awarded $1 million towards construction of a new public safety…