The Washington state legislature has set aside $2,500,000 for improvement of sites that can broaden the state’s manufacturing base and the Department of Commerce will award between $200,000 to $500,000 per grant recipient through this Industrial Site Readiness Grant program. This one-time grant program provides funding to address specific site development needs faced by local governments including cities, counties, ports, and Washington tribes. The funding is provided for pre-development planning grants to develop large manufacturing sites. Funding may also be used to support the conversion of brownfields into clean, tax-generating properties. The goal of the program is to boost economic growth by assisting with site due diligence, environmental assessments, geotechnical analysis or other site readiness services, which will strengthen the state’s position to attract new investment. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate additional funding for the proposed property development needs. The program will expire on June 30, 2023 and all awarded funds must be utilized prior to this date.

Grant Application Submission End Date: October 28, 2022

 Please follow the link below for more information and the guideline attachments.

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/contracting-with-commerce/funding-to-support-project-ready-industrial-sites-across-washington/

Full details of this opportunity are also available on WEBS after login and searching for Customer reference number: ISR_Grant_2022 or Solicitation Title: Industrial Site Readiness Grant - Program Guidelines