Broadway Bridge replacement in Conconully and Tacoma’s Links to Opportunity streetscape among the community infrastructure projects awarded funding statewide OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Public Works Board approved over $220 million in funding for local community infrastructure projects at its Friday, Sept. 8 meeting. Awards from the Board’s traditional construction program will support vital public infrastructure across six different systems: streets and roads, bridges, domestic water, stormwater, sanitary sewers, and solid…
Washington State Broadband Office awards $14.5 million to provide one-on-one technical support, devices, and subscriptions to facilitate internet use and adoption OLYMPIA, WA — Most of us take the internet for granted, yet nearly 240,000 Washington households do not have access to high-speed internet, and 4% do not have access to a computing device. This week the Washington State Department of Commerce announced $14.5 million in grants to continue expanding…
OLYMPIA, WA – On Sept. 5, 2023, Washington state received a $23.4 million Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to modernize the electric grid and reduce impacts due to extreme weather and natural disasters. Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants aim to ensure the reliability of power sector infrastructure so that communities have access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity. “Electricity is…
The Washington State Department of Commerce is initiating this RFQQ to solicit proposals from those interested providing comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory development services to all of the following eleven Washington counties: Benton, Clark, Franklin, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Thurston and Whatcom. The GHG inventory project will provide consistent statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions data for the eleven counties that are subject to new climate regulations related to…
The Washington State Department of Commerce is initiating this Request for Applications (RFA) to solicit proposals from counties qualified and interested in helping stabilize newly arriving refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Commerce will award $4.3 million each year in the next two fiscal years to multiple counties in Washington. Assistance can include paying for rent and housing needs, transportation, healthcare, food, employment barrier-removal, clothing and other essential items or…
The Washington State Department of Commerce will deploy a broad portfolio of programs to advance clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This work is fueled by new state and federal investments in clean energy and environmental justice. Commerce requests information to help shape the preliminary design of these programs. Energy Programs Request for Information September 2023 (PDF) Deadline Extended: Responses are due Wednesday, October 4, 2023 by 5 p.m.…
The Washington State Department of Commerce will deploy a broad portfolio of programs to advance clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This work is fueled by new state and federal investments in clean energy and environmental justice. Commerce requests information to help shape the preliminary design of these programs. Energy Programs Request for Information September 2023 (PDF) Submit information, questions or comments by Wednesday, September 27, 2023, to CleanEnergyRFI@Commerce.wa.gov.
The Washington State Department of Commerce, hereafter called “COMMERCE,” is initiating this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit Proposals from those qualified and interested in participating in a project that will serve counties throughout Washington State to weatherize multifamily buildings. Commerce is looking for an entity that will act as an additional agency and/or to expand current weatherization agency services with a focus solely on increasing the energy efficiency and…
The Washington State Department of Commerce seeks input to inform the spending of $9 million to create a program to support Social Equity Cannabis Applicants and Licensees. The Social Equity in Cannabis Task Force was formed in 2020 in accordance with HB 2870, allowing approximately over 40 additional cannabis retail licenses to be issued for social equity purposes. The Legislature has appropriated $6.0 million in state general funds over fiscal…
The Energy Policy office is seeking a facilitator to facilitate the convening of a rural community engagement study and an economic analysis of the state’s clean energy economy. This two-part project includes rural community engagement and economic impact analysis resulting from Section 307 of H.B. 1216 (Clean Energy Siting and Permitting) from the 2023 legislative session. Question and Answer period: Aug 21, 2023 – Sept 13, 2023 Pre-Proposal Conference: September…