WASHINGTON STATE
ADDED ON AUGUST 27. 2024: The Washington State Department of Commerce has issued a funding opportunity to cover ongoing operating, maintenance or services (PSH-OMS only) expenses associated with permanent supportive housing. $12 million is being made available under this funding opportunity. Proposals are due on October 11, 2024. To download the Notice of Funding Opportunity, click here.
ADDED ON AUGUST 27, 2024: The Washington State Department of Commerce has issued a funding opportunity to support the development of affordable housing by paying for water utility improvements or system development charges associated with new affordable housing units. Up to $12 million is being made available under this funding opportunity. Proposals are due on October 21, 2024. To access the application portal, click here.
ADDED ON AUGUST 20, 2024: The Washington Department of Commerce is soliciting proposals from entities interested in building regional capacity to reduce gun violence, directly impacting the safety and well-being of their communities. The selected proposers will assemble a Community Safety Council to steer local violence reduction efforts, including conducting a landscape analysis and designing a violence reduction plan. Up to $100,000 is available per initiative. Proposals are due on Sunday, October 6. To download the funding opportunity, click here.
ADDED ON JULY 23, 2024: The Washington State Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for affordable housing projects seeking funding in the 2024 funding cycle for Homeownership projects. Applications may be submitted for:
- down payment assistance revolving loan fund (RLF)
- self-help projects
- short-term production loans
- affordability subsidy for long-term or permanent affordable resale restricted programs (such as Community Land Trusts or deed restricted programs)
- any other Housing Trust Fund-eligible project types
Proposals are due on September 23. $18 million is being made available under this funding opportunity. To download the full funding opportunity, click here.
ADDED ON JULY 17, 2024: The Washington State Department of Commerce has issued a funding opportunity to support energy retrofits for public entities including Tribes and schools. Up to $14 million is being made available under this funding opportunity. Proposals are due on September 25, 2024. To download the Request for Proposal, click here. To access all other application materials, click here.
The Washington State Department of Commerce has issued two funding opportunities to support the development of multifamily rental housing projects seeking capital financing from the Washington State Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and the federal HOME and National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) programs. Two separate Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) are open, with approximately $91.7 million available across the two NOFAs. Applications are due to the Department of Commerce by 12 noon, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. To download the WA State Housing Trust Fund opportunity, click here. To download the federal Home and National Housing Trust Fund opportunity, click here.
The Washington State Department of Commerce has issued its Building Communities Fund funding opportunity to pay for up to 25% of eligible capital costs to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate nonresidential community and social service projects. Proposals are due on August 22, 2024. To download the application, click here.