Other Agency Grants Available this Year

Webinar: Natural Resources Grants and Loans Available 2011-13

Agriculture and Farmland Protection Grants

Livestock Technical Assistance
Provides funding for conservation districts to assist owners and operators of animal feeding operations and concentrated animal feeding operations in developing nutrient management plans. Web site
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Conservation Districts	Conservation Commission Debbie Becker, 360-407-6211	July 1, 2011

Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Voluntary program that offers financial incentives to farmers to restore riparian habitat and limit agricultural activities in those buffers during the contract duration of 10-15 years. Web site
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Conservation Districts	Conservation Commission Debbie Becker, 360-407-6211	July 1, 2011

Livestock Cost Share
Provides funding for conservation districts to assist owners and operators of animal feeding operations and concentrated animal feeding operations in developing nutrient management plans. Web site
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Available to commercial livestock operations who have at least $10,000 in annual livestock/livestock product sales who meet the USDA-FSA definition of animals used for food and fiber through the local conservation district	Conservation Commission Debbie Becker, 360-407-6211	July 1, 2011

Clean Air Grants

Residential Woodsmoke Reduction
Reduce sources of PM2.5 from residential solid fuel burning devices. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local air agencies with communities failing or at risk of failing to attain federal air quality standards for PM2.5	Department of Ecology Rod Tinnemore, 360-407-6978	Non-recurring. Requires legislative approval

Washington State Clean Diesel Program
Reduce emissions from diesel engines. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Diesel vehicle and equipment owners	Department of Ecology Carroll Johnston, Air Quality Program	None available at this time

Conservation and Restoration Grants

Best Management Practice Diffusion Grants
Develop and implement strategies to implement household and small business best management practices for stormwater and shorelines. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Puget Sound state agencies, local governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations, tribes	Puget Sound Partnership Debbie Ruggles, 360-464-1224	August 2011

Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Grant Program
Protect and improve water quality statewide through Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Federal Grant through EPA. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Public bodies: Local governments, special purpose districts, municipal or quasi-municipal corporations, tribes, and not-for-profits (501c3)	Department of Ecology Alice Rubin, 360-407-6429	July

Coastal & Estuarine Land Conservancy Program
Protect important coastal areas. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Coastal state's designated lead agency -- Ecology	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Kris Wall, Portland, 503-231-2221	July

Family Forest Fish Passage Program
Fix fish barriers on small forest landowners land. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Private small forest landowners with a fish barrier	Recreation and Conservation Office Dave Caudill, 360-902-2649	November 1, 2011

National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant
Acquisition of coastal wetlands. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Any agency of coastal state designated by Gov.	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sport Fish Restoration Account  Nell Fuller, Region 1, 503-231-6996	January

Northwest Straits/Marine Resource Committee
Citizen (volunteer)/science based grants for marine restoration/protection in the NW Straits. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Marine Resources Committees (MRCs) in the Northwest Straits including Clallam*, Island, Jefferson*, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties (* does not include outer coast MRCs in these counties)	Department of Ecology Sasha Horst, 360-428-1084	July 1, 2011

Puget Sound Regional Stewardship Grants
Enhance and expand existing programs that promote best management practices for Puget Sound. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Puget Sound state agencies, local governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations, tribes	Puget Sound Partnership Debbie Ruggles, 360-464-1224	TBD

Salmon Habitat Restoration & Protection
Restore and protect salmon habitat. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Cities, Counties, Conservation Districts, Native American Tribes, Nonprofit organizations, Regional Fishery Enhancement Groups, Special Purpose Districts, and State Agencies	Recreation and Conservation Office 360-902-3000	December 1, 2011

WSCC Implementation Grant
Implement conservation districts' long range and annual work plans which identifies the highest priority natural resources issues in their area. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Conservation Districts	Conservation Commission Debbie Becker, 360-407-6211	July 2011

WSCC Professional Engineering
Conservation district professional engineers provide engineering services to landowners for implementation of best management practices, and provide engineering oversight to conservation district technicians. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Conservation district "clusters" who coordinate on the hiring of a professional engineer and accomplish engineering work prioritized by each cluster	Conservation Commission Debbie Becker, 360-407-6211	July 2011

Environmental Education and Outreach Grants

Citizen Action Training School
Develop and implement a Puget Sound Citizen Action Training School. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Puget Sound region 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations	Puget Sound Partnership Debbie Ruggles, 360-464-1224	July 2011

Public Participation Grants (PPG)
Provides funding for contaminated sites and waste management education and outreach. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Not-for-profit organizations (Primarily 501C3 or 501C6) and groups of three or more unrelated individuals	Department of Ecology  360-407-6061	July 1, 2011

Targeted Awareness Challenge Grants
Build public awareness of Puget Sound issues. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Puget Sound region ECO-Net coalitions	Puget Sound Partnership Debbie Ruggles, 360-464-1224	June 2011

Invasive Species Grants

Aquatic Weeds Management Fund
To fund projects to reduce the propagation of freshwater aquatic weeds and manage the problems these weeds cause. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local and state governments, tribes, and special purpose districts	Department of Ecology  360-407-7489	July 2011

Freshwater Algae Control Program
To fund projects to prevent and control excessive freshwater algae growth with an emphasis on toxic algae. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local and state governments, tribes, and special purpose districts	Department of Ecology 360-407-7489	July 2011

Saltwater Algae Grants
To fund projects to manage and study excessive saltwater algae with an emphasis on the periodic accumulation of sea lettuce on Puget Sound beaches. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Cities, counties, tribes, special purpose districts, and state agencies	Department of Ecology  360-407-7489	Limited to the 2009-11 biennium

Planning Grants

Growth Management Grants
Assist cities and counties to complete plans under the Growth Management Act. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Cities and counties	Department of Commerce   Ike Nwankwo, 360-725-3056	December-January

National Fire Plan Community Assistance
Wildfire hazard reduction adjacent to federal land fuels reduction project planned within the next three years or completed within three years of the planned project start date. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Non-profit groups, county organizations, or state organizations	Department of Natural Resources 360-902-1754

Shoreline Master Program (SMP) Update Grants
Developing comprehensively updated SMPs. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Cities and counties required to begin SMP updates within the biennium	Department of Ecology Brian Lynn, 360-407-6224	July 1, 2011

Washington State Community Development Block Grant/Planning-Only Grant
To fund priority planning activities to benefit lower income persons and lower income rural communities. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Cities and towns with less than 50,000 people and counties with populations less than 200,000 if they do not participate in a HUD Urban County Consortium.	Department of Commerce Phyllis Cole, 360-725-4001	May-December 2011 (ongoing on fund available basis)

Watershed Plan Development & Implementation
To fund development and implementation of local Watershed Plans per Chap 90.82 RCW, The Watershed Planning Act. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local government (counties, cities, special districts) and tribes	Department of Ecology Bill Zachmann, 407-6548 or Cathy Hubbard, 407-6491	2009-11 funding was about $7.5 million (down 40% from previous years)

Recreation Grants

Boating Facilities Program
Funds land and facilities for motorized recreational boats. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local government, Special Purpose Districts, Native American Tribes, and State Agencies	Recreation and Conservation Office 360-902-3000	July 1, 2011

Boating Infrastructure Grant Program
Funds development of facilities for motorized watercraft recreation for boats greater tham 26 feet long. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local government, State agencies, Native American Tribes, qualified private operators	Recreation and Conservation Office 360-902-3000	Tier 1 $95,000; Tier 2 unknown

Clean Vessel Grant Program
Installation and operation of boater sewage pumpout facilities open to the public. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Public and private marinas, ports, parks, yacht clubs and similar entities	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission/Statewide Boating Program Alan Wolslegel, 360-902-8555	Funds are made available throughout the year

Firearms and Archery Range Recreation Program
Funds land, develoment, and renovation of firearms and archery range facilities open to the public. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local government, state agencies, non-profit shooting organizations	Recreation and Conservation Office 360-902-3000	July 1, 2011

Land and Water Conservation Fund
Funds land and development for public outdoor recreation areas and facilities. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local government, Special Purpose Districts, School Districts, Native American Tribes, and State Agencies	Recreation and Conservation Office 360-902-3000	Late Fall 2011

Recreational Trails Program
Funds maintenance of backcountry trails. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local government, Native American Tribes, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Special Purpose Districts, Qualified Non-Profit Organizations	Recreation and Conservation Office 360-902-3000	Late Fall 2011

Rural and Urban Forests Grants

Forest Health Improvement in Eastern Washington (Western Bark Beetle Mitigation)
Prevent or reduce degradation of forest health and restore forest health on state and private forest lands. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Non-federal forest landowners in eastern Washington	Department of Natural Resources  360-902-1704	Contact DNR for current funding availability

Riparian/Habitat Open Space Program
Provides funding to purchase conservation easements for qualified forest landowners. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Non-government forest landowners	Department of Natural Resources  360-902-1390	Pending additional funding for 11-13 biennium

Rural Fire Assistance
Helps rural fire districts and departments meet basic needs for equipment, training, and fire prevention through a 10 percent match. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Fire districts adjacent to DOI managed lands	Department of Natural Resources 360-902-1300	July 1, 2011

Urban Forestry
Funding for management plans, tree ordinances, tree inventory/canopy assessments, urban forestry program development and education projects. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Municipal and tribal governments, educational institutions, conservation districts, and 501c3 nonprofits	Department of Natural Resources  360-902-1704	March 1, 2011

Volunteer Fire Assistance
To organize, train, and equip fire departments in rural areas and rural communities to prevent and suppress fires through a 50% match. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Rural fire districts serving communities with less than 10,000 people	Department of Natural Resources 360-902-1300	June 30 and December 31

Washington State Forest Legacy Program
Purchases the development rights off working forest lands to prevent their conversion to non-forest uses. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Private forest land owners, local governments, tribes	Department of Natural Resources  360-902-1102	March 2013

Western States Fire Grants
Provides cost-sharing for fuels reduction treatments on non-federal lands. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Non-federal forest landowners	Department of Natural Resources  360-902-1390

Waste Management and Toxic Control Grants

Coordinated Prevention Grants (CPG)
Funds local governments to update solid and hazardous waste management plans, implement projects in those plans, and support local enforcement of solid waste laws. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Counties, specified cities, local health jurisdictions	Department of Ecology  Darlene M. Frye, 509-457-7123	January 1, 2012

Local Source Control Program Assist small businesses with both hazardous waste and stormwater management through site visits and programs. Web site. Eligible Applicants Awarding Agency and Contact Funds Available Local jurisdictions impacting Puget Sound and the Spokane River Watershed Department of Ecology Julia McHugh, HWTR, 509-329-3551 July 1, 2011

Remedial Action
Cleanup of Hazardous Waste Sites. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local government	Department of Ecology  Waste 2 Resources Program, 360-407-6900	July 1, 2011

Water, Sewer and Transportation Infrastructure Grants

Building Communities Fund
Capital facilities grants for community-based, nonresidential community and social service projects. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
501(c)3 Nonprofits	Department of Commerce Dan Aarthun, 360-725-3007	Fall 2012

Centennial Clean Water Program
Protect and improve water quality statewide (nonpoint source abatement projects and financial hardship wastewater construction). Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Public bodies: Local governments, special purpose districts, municipal or quasi-municipal corporations, tribes	Department of Ecology Jeff Nejedly, 360-407-6566	July 2011

Columbia River Program Grants
Develop water supply for instream and out-of-stream uses. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Public and private entities with projects that will create water supply for OCR uses	Department of Ecology Rick Roeder, 509-454-4238	July 1st each year after appropriation by the Legislature

Community Economic Revitalization Board Construction Loans and Grants
Dedicated state account and state bond funds. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Local governments, municipal corporations, Federally recognized Tribes	Department of Commerce Leslie Hafford, 360-725-3161

Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Provide loans to public water systems for capital improvements aimed at increasing public health protection. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Group A Community Water Systems	Department of Health Karen Klocke, 360-236-3116

Washington State Community Development Block Grant/General Purpose Grant
To fund public facility, economic development and affordable housing projects to benefit lower income persons and lower income rural communities. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Cities and towns with less than 50,000 people and counties with populations less than 200,000 if they do not participate in a HUD Urban County Consortium.	Department of Commerce Lynn Kohn, 360-725-3042	May 1, 2011 (annually adjusted)

Washington State Community Development Block Grant/Housing Enhancement Grant
To fund necessary public and community facilities supporting state Housing Trust Fund financed affordable housing projects in rural communities. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Cities and towns with less than 50,000 people and counties with populations less than 200,000 if they do not participate in a HUD Urban County Consortium.	Department of Commerce Kaaren Roe, 360-725-3018	Follows Housing Trust Fund's spring and fall application cycles

Washington State Community Development Block Grant/Imminent Threat Grant
To address unanticipated emergencies posing a serious and immediate threat to public health or safety facing rural communities. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
To address unanticipated emergencies posing a serious and immediate threat to public health or safety facing rural communities.	Department of Commerce Lynn Kohn, 360-725-3042	January-December 2011 (ongoing on funds available basis)

Washington State Public Works Board
Loans to finance local infrastructure repair and replacement to protect public health and safety, maintain the environment, or spur economic development. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Counties, cities, special purpose districts except ports and schools	Department of Commerce John LaRocque 360-725-3166	Dependent on legislative action

Washington State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (Clean Water State Revolving Fund)
Protect and improve water quality statewide. Web site.
Eligible Applicants	Awarding Agency and Contact	Funds Available
Public bodies: Local governments, special purpose districts, municipal or quasi-municipal corporations, tribes	Department of Ecology Cindy Price, 360-407-7132	July 2011