Funding by state agency program
Below is a list of programs with contact information and funding that Washington State is expected to receive. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of Recovery Act grant awards or opportunities. Check individual state agency Recovery Act websites for current program status, including deadlines for application.
Policy areas
Learn more about Washington’s Recovery Act policy areas.
Education
| Program | Description | Contact | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Child Care |
The Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant is primarily used to help low-income families find and pay for child care while working, looking for work, or participating in approved job training. A portion of the funding is used for improving the quality of infant and toddler care.
|
Kate Verville |
$33.3 million |
Student Financial Aid |
Funds from the federal government go directly to the school for work study. |
Contact the Financial Aid Office of your college or university for information. |
$1.66 million |
Head Start |
Funding to improve staff compensation and training, upgrade Head Start centers and classrooms, increase hours of operation and enhance transportation services. |
Contact the Head Start or Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program in your community. |
$1.15 million to providers at four higher education institutions. |
National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance |
State’s share of funding is based on the number of meals served. Funding will be on a competitive basis through OSPI’s iGrant system and will allow schools to replace equipment that is out-of-date and/or in poor working condition. |
Donna R. Parsons |
$1.5 million |
Energy & Technology
| Program | Description | Contact | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants – Competitive |
Learn more about the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. |
Meg O’Leary |
Competitive grants: $435 million nationally |
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants – Formula |
Funding for formula-based grants to states, units of local government and Indian tribes under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. These are for small cities with fewer than 35,000 and small counties with fewer than 200,000 population. |
Patti Miller-Crowley |
Formula state grant: $10.64 million |
State Energy Program |
Provides grants to states and directs funding to state energy offices from technology programs in the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Funding has goal of reducing per capita energy consumption by at least 25% of the state’s 1990 per capita energy use by 2012. |
Cory Plantenberg |
Allocated to state: $60.9 million |
Appliance Rebates |
Provides $300 million to state energy offices to operate a program to provide rebates to encourage consumers to purchase ENERGY STAR appliances. |
Rebecca Stillings |
$6.3 million |
Weatherization |
Funding will be used to increase energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety, especially for elderly, persons with disabilities, families with children, high residential energy users and households with high energy burden. |
Mark Porter |
Formula: $59.5 million |
Broadband Deployment Grant Program |
To increase broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas. $200 million is designated to expand public computer capacity and $250 million is to encourage sustainable broadband adoption. |
Angela Wu |
Competitive federal grant: $450 million |
Environment
| Program | Description | Contact | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Brownfields |
For evaluation and cleanup of former industrial and commercial sites. For more information: |
Mary Trimarco |
$2.6 million |
Clean Water Planning |
Provides funding for developing water quality cleanup plans in eight rivers. |
Jeannette Barreca |
$688,000 |
Clean Water State Revolving Fund |
Provides funding to local governments for water pollution control infrastructure including the upgrade and expansion of wastewater, reclaimed water and stormwater facilities statewide. |
Steve Carley |
$68 million |
Diesel Emissions Reduction |
Through existing contracts and grant processes, Ecology will fund idle reduction technologies for public fleets and exhaust controls for cargo handling equipment. Administrative costs for these projects will not exceed 15%. Grants 100% spent by Sep. 30, 2011. |
Mike Boyer |
$1.7 million |
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks |
Cleanup of various contaminated sites resulting from leaking underground storage tanks statewide. Learn more... |
Mike Blum |
$3.4 million |
Washington Conservation Corp |
Trail construction and maintenance in federal forests, National Parks, and rangelands in Washington. Learn more... |
Nick Mott |
$785,000 |
Health & Human Services
| Program | Description | Contact | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Community Development Block Grant |
This state-administered federal grant funds eligible local governments for community development projects that primarily benefit low- and moderate-income persons. Find more information |
Kaaren Roe |
$4.1 million |
Community Services Block Grant Program |
Provides funding, technical assistance and support to 31 statewide Community Action Agencies (CAAs) and their association to ease effects of poverty and help eliminate causes of poverty. Find more information: |
Maitri Sojourner |
$11.9 million |
Tax Credit Assistance Program (TCAP) |
TCAP provides funding for capital investment in affordable housing projects that use Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) as a source of financing. Eligible projects must receive an allocation of LIHTC in 2007, 2008 or 2009. Funds are to be awarded competitively; however, priority must be given to projects that will be completed by February 2012. |
Steve Walker |
$43 million |
Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund |
Infrastructure improvements will be financed through low-interest loans and, in some cases, loan forgiveness. |
Kristin Bettridge |
$41.8 million |
Immunization |
Provides grants to states for the purchase of vaccines and improvements in immunization rates. |
Janna Bardi |
$838,000 |
Elderly Nutrition |
Provides hot or frozen meals to elderly persons who may not eat adequately because:
|
Bea Rector |
$1.92 million |
Emergency Food Assistance Program |
Provides food to 450 food banks, shelters and meal providers in Washington. They serve hungry low-income children, adults, elderly and the homeless. Learn more about food programs… |
Kim Eads |
$2.9 million |
Foster Care/Adoption |
Provides financial reimbursement for the cost of caring for foster children. |
Richard Pannkuk |
$9.2 million |
Independent Living |
Provides information and services to blind and visually disabled individuals age 55 and older. |
Deborah Cook |
$736,000 |
Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing |
Provides funding for short-term rental assistance, housing relocation and stabilization efforts. |
Kathy Giglio |
Formula grants: $11 million |
Lead Hazard Reduction |
Reduces risk of lead exposure for people living in low-income housing units. |
Cynthia Sanderson |
$3 million |
Public Safety
| Program | Description | Contact | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Byrne Memorial Grants |
Commerce is competing for 2 of 8 initiatives:
|
Bill Johnston Rick Torrance |
Competitive grants - $125 million available nationally |
Victims of Crime Act: (VOCA) Crime Victims Assistance Recovery |
Competitive distribution of Washington’s share for direct services to victims of crime. |
Bev Emery Rick Torrance |
$933,000 |
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): STOP grant |
Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors (STOP) grant provides funds to local law enforcement, prosecution offices and victim service providers to improve response to domestic violence, stalking and sexual assault. Washington’s share will be distributed competitively to local law enforcement, prosecution offices and victim service providers. |
Bev Emery Rick Torrance |
Competitive grant: $2.85 million |
Transportation
| Program | Description | Contact | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
FRA High-speed Rail Corridors & Intercity Passenger Rail Service |
For the Pacific Northwest (high speed) Rail Corridor. |
Scott Witt |
$590 million |
Highway Funding |
Washington will receive funding for highways, roads and bridges, including funding that is disbursed to local jurisdictions through metropolitan planning organizations. |
Kathleen Davis Jay Alexander |
$492 million |
National Ferry Transportation System Grants |
Construction of/ improvement to public agency auto/passenger ferry boats or ferry boat terminals. Learn more... |
Larry Ehl |
$7.8 million |
Transit |
$12M in funding for transit projects for rural projects, $12M for small urban areas, and $142M for large urban areas. Includes purchase of new or replacement buses, minivans, plow trucks, communication equipment, park & ride construction improvements. Learn more… |
Cathy Silins |
$179 million |
Workforce
| Program | Description | Contact | Funding Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Community Service Employment for Older Americans |
Provides training and employment opportunities for those 55 and older. |
Bea Rector |
$350,000 |
Green Jobs & Workforce Development |
Competitive grants for worker training and placement in high-growth and emerging industry sectors. Of the total, $500 million is to be used for research, labor exchange and job training projects that prepare workers for careers in energy efficiency and renewable industries. |
Molly Onkka |
Competitive federal grant: $750 million for all 50 states |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
Provides grants to states to support a wide range of services designed to help individuals with disabilities prepare for and engage in gainful employment. |
Dept. of Social and Health Services Mark Adreon |
$10.4 million |
