Community Project Funding Requests
FY2025 Community Project Funding Requests
1. Project Name: Olympic Medical Center Telehealth Expansion
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Intended Recipient: Clallam County Public Hospital District 2 (dba Olympic Medical Center)
Intended Recipient Address: 939 Caroline Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Explanation of Request: This funding will allow for the expansion of core telehealth services in Clallam County to rural and remote populations, and expand access for patients needing nephrology and cardiology support.
2. Project Name: Kitsap County Respite Center
Requested Amount: $3,264,614.52
Intended Recipient: Kitsap County
Intended Recipient Address: 614 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the construction of two permanent low-income housing units and a 22-room respite center for housing unstable patients who are discharging from local healthcare facilities.
3. Project Name: Historic Dungeness River Railroad Bridge Restoration
Requested Amount: $1,950,000
Intended Recipient: Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe of Indians
Intended Recipient Address: 1033 Old Blyn Highway, Sequim, WA 98382
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the restoration of the Dungeness River Railroad Bridge along the Olympic Discovery Trail in Clallam County, WA, preserving the National Historic Register of Historic Places structure for continued tourism and local use, while also protecting salmon habitat.
4. Project Name: 54th Ave. E./Taylor Way Corridor Improvements
Requested Amount: $800,000
Intended Recipient: City of Fife
Intended Recipient Address: 5411 23rd Street East, Fife, WA 98424
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the preliminary engineering and construction of the 54th Ave. E./Taylor Way corridor, which will help facilitate economic development and ease traffic congestion to support military mobilization to and from the Port of Tacoma and Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
5. Project Name: Shelton North Diversion Sewer Project
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Shelton
Intended Recipient Address: 525 West Cota Street, Shelton, WA 98584
Explanation of Request: This funding will facilitate improvements to the City of Shelton, WA’s wastewater and sewage treatment methods, reducing flows and pollutant loadings to benefit nearby watersheds, as well as adding capacity to support economic development in the 385 acres of prime industrial development at the Port of Shelton’s Sanderson Field and adjacent retail and business parks in Shelton Hills.
6. Project Name: Key Peninsula Broadband Expansion
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: Pierce County Planning & Public Works
Intended Recipient Address: 930 Tacoma Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98402
Explanation of Request: This funding will allow Pierce County to incentivize the construction and implementation of critical broadband infrastructure for the underserved Key Peninsula community, allowing for increased access to remote work, telehealth, and remote learning.
7. Project Name: Investing in Rural Patient Care through Operational Software Improvement
Requested Amount: $1,950,000
Intended Recipient: Grays Harbor Community Hospital, dba Harbor Regional Health
Intended Recipient Address: 915 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the transition to upgrade operational software at a vital rural hospital - which will increase productivity and operational efficiency, ensure compliance standards are met, and enhance patient care in Grays Harbor County, WA.
8. Project Name: UW Tacoma RFIC Chips Development for Wireless Communication
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Intended Recipient: University of Washington
Intended Recipient Address: 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the establishment of the “Radio Frequency Wireless IC Laboratory” at the University of Washington Tacoma, which will research Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) chips for wireless communication applications to help maintain the nation’s leadership in the semiconductor chips markets.
9. Project Name: Lake Swano Dam Remediation Project
Requested Amount: $6,400,000
Intended Recipient: Grays Harbor College
Intended Recipient Address: 1620 Edward P Smith Drive, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Explanation of Request: This funding will allow remedial action on the “high hazard” Lake Swano dam, preserving fish and wildlife habitat while safeguarding Grays Harbor College and the surrounding South Aberdeen community from catastrophic flooding.
10. Project Name: Tacoma Police Department Focused Deterrence Pilot
Requested Amount: $935,000
Intended Recipient: Tacoma Police Department
Intended Recipient Address: 3701 South Pine Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
Explanation of Request: This funding will be utilized to develop and initiate a pilot program for the focused deterrence phase of the Tacoma Police Department Violent Crime Reduction Plan.
11. Project Name: c?ix?íc?n (Tse-whit-zen) Protection Area Restoration
Requested Amount: $3,376,226.70
Intended Recipient: Port of Port Angeles
Intended Recipient Address: 338 West First Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the collaboration between the Port of Port Angeles and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in the restoration and preservation of the historic Tse-whit-zen village archeological site. Restoration of this significant cultural site will help create economic opportunity through educational programming and tourism.
12. Project Name: Hoh Indian Tribe Fire Department Equipment
Requested Amount: $1,977,000
Intended Recipient: Hoh Indian Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 2426 Lower Hoh Road, Forks, WA 98331
Explanation of Request: This funding will allow for the purchase of vital equipment for the Hoh Indian Tribe’s Fire Department. The Fire Department will serve the underserved area of western Jefferson County, WA, including coastal communities, Tribes, Olympic National Park, and Olympic National Forest.
13. Project Name: Caswell-Brown Emergency Shelter and Permanent Supportive Housing
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Intended Recipient: Jefferson County
Intended Recipient Address: 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the construction of a permanent emergency shelter and supportive transitional housing, the only one of its kind in Jefferson County, WA. This project not only addresses the critical lack of an emergency shelter, but will also provide behavioral health services, substance use disorder services, and mobile health clinic services.
14. Project Name: Central Kitsap Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids Upgrades
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: Kitsap County
Intended Recipient Address: 614 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the replacement of 45+ year-old wastewater infrastructure in Central Kitsap, reducing its carbon footprint through more efficient methane capture, among other upgrades.
15. Project Name: A Street Basin Wastewater Capacity Improvement
Requested Amount: $2,600,000.00
Intended Recipient: City of Port Angeles
Intended Recipient Address: 321 East 5th Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the construction of over 5,000 feet of sanitary sewer pipe to provide the essential infrastructure needed for the construction of new low-income and workforce housing in Port Angeles, WA., which will support economic development.
FY2024 Community Project Funding Requests
1) Project Name: Expanding Healthcare for Rural Seniors Project
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Intended Recipient: Jefferson County Public Hospital District No. 2, DBA Jefferson Healthcare
Intended Recipient Address: 834 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the construction and opening of a new clinic offering specialty care in neurology, pulmonology, ENT, and geriatrics to seniors in Jefferson County who face geographic barriers.
2) Project Name: Port Angeles Waterfront Center
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Intended Recipient: Port Angeles Waterfront Center
Intended Recipient Address: 201 W Front St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support the purchase of equipment needed to complete and operate a 40,140 square-foot, LEED-certified auditorium and community center in Port Angeles, WA.
3) Project Name: Hoquiam West Fork Dam Removal and Drinking Water Supply Project
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Hoquiam
Intended Recipient Address: 609 8th St, Hoquiam, WA 98550
Explanation of Request: This funding will support the removal of the West Fork Dam and improve the water treatment conveyance for new groundwater wells, which is crucial for economic development and salmon habitat restoration in the region.
4) Project Name: Port of Shelton Sewer Extension Project
Requested Amount: $2,960,000
Intended Recipient: Port of Shelton
Intended Recipient Address: 21 W Sanderson Wy, Shelton, WA 98584
Explanation of the Request: This funding will extend public sanitary sewer service to areas of the City of Shelton UGA to serve undeveloped properties and existing developments with failing septic systems, and to provide additional capacity to the Port of Shelton for its Sanderson Field Industrial Complex.
5) Project Name: James Center North (Aviva Crossing) Stormwater Infrastructure and Sustainability Project
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: Tacoma Housing Authority
Intended Recipient Address: 902 South L St, Tacoma, WA 98405
Explanation of Request: This funding will support affordable housing development in Tacoma through the construction of a critical stormwater filtration system.
6) Project Name: Skokomish Tribe Waterline Extension
Requested Amount: $2,804,216
Intended Recipient: Skokomish Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 80 N Tribal Center Rd, Shelton, WA 98584
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for the extension of a water line from an existing under-used water well system to provide safe, reliable, potable water to the core Reservation area.
7) Project Name: City of Elma Emergency & Public Safety Operations Center
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Intended Recipient: City of Elma
Intended Recipient Address: 202 W Main St, Elma, WA 98541
Explanation of the Request: This funding will adapt an existing 5,326 square-foot facility into an Emergency & Public Safety Operations Center to provide timely, effective, life-saving emergency response to the citizens and visitors of Elma and Grays Harbor County.
8) Project Name: SR 3 Gorst Area Resiliency Project
Requested Amount: $10,000,000
Intended Recipient: Washington State Department of Transportation
Intended Recipient Address: Street Address: 310 Maple Park Ave SE, Olympia, WA 9854
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for a Gorst Corridor preliminary engineering and environmental impact statement work, including a Cultural Resources study and a resilience study.
9) Project Name: Brownfield Road Project Sequim
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Intended Recipient: Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County
Intended Recipient Address: 728 E Front St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for the development of affordable/workforce housing in Clallam County, Washington.
10) Project Name: Cora Whitley Family Center
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center
Intended Recipient Address: 2102 S 23rd St, Tacoma, WA 98405
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support the construction of Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center’s early learning center at the Cora Whitley Family Center, adding at least 242 new childcare slots in Pierce County, Washington.
11) Project Name: SR 108 Old Olympic Highway Safety Project
Requested Amount: $3,606,525
Intended Recipient: Squaxin Island Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 10 SE Squaxin Ln, Shelton, WA 98584
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for increased pedestrian visibility and safety through a highway interchange area as well as improve safety and operational efficiency for motor vehicles by slowing traffic and managing turning movements.
12) Project Name: Duplex Housing for Essential Workers on the Makah Reservation
Requested Amount: $3,750,000
Intended Recipient: Makah Indian Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 100 Resort Rd, Neah Bay, WA 98357
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for the construction of new housing for essential healthcare staff outside of the Tsunami Inundation Zone.
13) Project Name: Boat Haven Main Breakwater Replacement Project
Requested Amount: $6,160,000
Intended Recipient: Port of Port Townsend
Intended Recipient Address: 2701 Jefferson St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for the repair of section of the breakwater that is failing and protects all of the Boat Haven Marina, access to the Port Townsend Boat Yard, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Osprey’s berth and live seafood cargo off load facilities at both New Day Fisheries and the boat ramp used by tribal and commercial fishers.
14) Project Name: Mills Crossing Housing Project
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: Kitsap Community Resources
Intended Recipient Address: 845 8th St, Bremerton, WA 98337
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for the acquisition of Mills Crossing, a new facility that will serve 140 - 170 low-income residents of Kitsap County who are seeking affordable housing.
15) Project Name: Port Orchard Marina Breakwater Replacement
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: Port of Bremerton
Intended Recipient Address: 707 Sidney Pkwy, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow for the replacement of 1,500 linear feet of a 12-foot-wide public breakwater that protects the community of Port Orchard, WA, the marina facilities, its numerous uses, assets, and its residents.
U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) will submit funding requests for important community projects to the House Appropriations Committee for fiscal year 2023 (FY23).
Under guidelines issued by the Appropriations Committee, each Representative may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for FY23 – although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding. Additional information on the reforms governing Community Project Funding is available here.
To evaluate the requests, Rep. Kilmer will convene an independent advisory panel of local stakeholders to help inform the selection process and evaluate the degree to which the requests have strong community support, capture the geographic and demographic makeup of the district, and achieve at least one of following goals:
- Create sustained job growth and/or economic opportunity
- Address imminent threats to public health, safety or the environment
- Promote equity and inclusion for underserved populations
- Fulfill unmet federal obligations, including treaty and trust responsibilities to Native American tribes
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Rep. Kilmer will certify that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.
Rep. Kilmer's FY2023 Community Project Funding request resource guide is available here.
Unfortunately, the deadline for receiving FY2023 Community Project Funding requests has passed, so our office is no longer able to accept new requests. If you have questions about an existing request, or would like additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact our Washington, D.C. office at (202) 225-5916 and someone from our team will be happy to assist.
FY2023 Community Project Funding Requests
1) Project Name: Makah Indian Tribe Sophie Trettevick Indian Health Center Relocation and Expansion Project
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Intended Recipient: Makah Indian Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 101 Resort Drive, Neah Bay, WA 98357
Explanation of the Request: This funding will help the Tribe expand and relocate the critical services of the Sophie Trettevick Indian Health Center out of the Tsunami Inundation Zone.
2) Project Name: Clallam County and City of Port Angeles Joint Emergency Services and Public Safety Facility Project
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: Clallam County of Washington State
Intended Recipient Address: 223 East 4th St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support the build out of a resilient, co-located Emergency Operations Center and Public Safety Radio Communications and Public Safety Answering Point to service four tribal governments, three municipalities, an international airport, a state prison, and National Park.
3) Project Name: Jefferson County Port Hadlock Sewer Project
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: Jefferson County
Intended Recipient Address: 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Explanation of the Request: This funding will bring sewer service to Port Hadlock, the County’s only unincorporated Urban Growth Area, and will provide the necessary infrastructure for the region’s planned affordable housing projects, current commercial facilities and public institutions, as well as improve water quality in nearby Chimacum Creek and Port Townsend Bay with impacts to shellfish harvest on the beach.
4) Project Name: Lower Elwha Klallam Health and Wellness Complex Project
Requested Amount: $1,911,875
Intended Recipient: Lower Elwha Tribal Community
Intended Recipient Address: 2851 Lower Elwha Road, Port Angeles, WA 98363
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support the pre-construction activities needed to build out a new health complex to provide healthcare, behavioral health, social services, and holistic care to individuals and communities in the Tribe’s service area in Clallam County.
5) Project Name: Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Aberdeen
Intended Recipient Address: 200 East Market Street, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Explanation of the Request: This funding will provide coastal flood protection and improve the storm drainage systems in the cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam, so that they more effectively collect and convey runoff from intense storm events, and significantly reduce the economic burden on the community caused by flooding.
6) Project Name: Suquamish Shores 'Enetai' Project
Requested Amount: $1,619,500
Intended Recipient: The Suquamish Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 18490 Suquamish Way, Suquamish, WA 98392
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support the Suquamish Tribe’s infrastructure and construction costs to build out twenty affordable townhomes. Affordable housing on the Reservation is a major impediment for many Tribal citizens who desire to live on their ancestral lands and this project will greatly reduce the wait list of Tribal Members trying to secure affordable housing.
7) Project Name: Tacoma Rescue Mission Shelter Expansion Project
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Tacoma
Intended Recipient Address: 747 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow the City of Tacoma to begin the permitting and design work necessary to increase permanent shelter capacity, inclement weather shelter capacity, addiction recovery services, and day-use space to provide critical wellness services such as workforce development, mental health and substance use counseling.
8) Project Name: Early Childhood and Family Support in Grays Harbor County Project
Requested Amount: $1,080,764
Intended Recipient: Save the Children Federation, Inc.
Intended Recipient Address: 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 400, Fairfield, CT 06825
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support Save the Children’s efforts to accelerate academic achievement among the most marginalized children in rural Washington communities through early childhood home visiting programs, parent engagement workshops that honor traditional community knowledge and values, home library builds to help build a culture of literacy, and mobile outreach providing nutritious meals to families in need.
9) Project Name: YWCA Pierce County Therapeutic Interventions for Survivors of Domestic Violence Project
Requested Amount: $151,000
Intended Recipient: YWCA Pierce County
Intended Recipient Address: 405 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
Explanation of the Request: This funding will increase critical support services to survivors of domestic violence and their children by expanding the YWCA’s current program through the addition of new staff and client support services.
10) Project Name: Skokomish Indian Tribe T3ba'das Infrastructure Project
Requested Amount: $2,200,000
Intended Recipient: Skokomosh Indian Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 80 N. Tribal Center Road, Skokomish, WA 98584
Explanation of the Request: This funding will be used to construct the necessary roads, sidewalks, and utilities needed to complete the development of approximately 20 acres of tribal trust land into buildable lots for new housing.
11) Project Name: Asia Pacific Cultural Center Building Project
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Intended Recipient: Asia Pacific Cultural Center
Intended Recipient Address: 4851 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA 98409
Explanation of the Request: This funding will be used for architecture and engineering costs, system fees, and construction related items to expand the Center to ensure they can meet the rising demand for their programs, including cultural, business, community outreach and youth programs to the Asian Pacific Islanders community and broader population of Pierce County.
12) Project Name: Mason County Public Utility District No. 3 Belfair Electrical Capacity Infrastructure Project
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: Mason County Public Utilitiy District No. 3
Intended Recipient Address: 2621 E Johns Prairie Rd, Shelton, WA 98584
Explanation of the Request: This funding will be used to improve the electrical grid infrastructure at the Belfair substation as well as add access to existing capacity for the northern part of the service territory. The grid’s increased resiliency and ability to serve a new load will address a significant need for disaster resiliency and economic growth in the economically distressed area.
13) Project Name: City of Port Townsend Sewer Pump Station Project
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Intended Recipient: City of Port Townsend
Intended Recipient Address: 250 Madison Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow the City to construct a lift station and associated public sewer infrastructure improvements to serve the build-out of 100-150 mixed incoming units and 176 adjacent acres within City limits.
14) Project Name: Westport Marina Modernization Project
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Intended Recipient: Port of Grays Harbor
Intended Recipient Address: 111 S. Wooding St, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support the Port of Grays Harbor’s Phase 1 improvements, including final design, permitting, and bid ready status, for the modernization and reconfiguration of Marina’s floating docks so it can adequately support the needs of the region’s robust fishing fleet
15) Project Name: City of Port Orchard SR166/Bay Street Reconstruction Project
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Port Orchard
Intended Recipient Address: 216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
Explanation of the Request: This funding will reconstruct a segment of the City’s main street in downtown Port Orchard at a raised elevation to account for persistent flooding and rising sea levels.
FY2022 Community Project Funding Requests
Note: The projects are listed in alphabetical order by intended recipient.
1) Project Name: City of Bremerton Quincy Square Project
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
Intended Recipient: City of Bremerton
Intended Recipient Address: 345 6th Street, Suite 100, Bremerton, WA, 98337
Explanation of the Request: This funding will help develop a shovel-ready civic improvement that will transform a long-neglected street into an active, housing-based, day-to-night urban center with focused arts, entertainment, and evening-centric retail spaces. The project honors the legendary Quincy Jones, a world-renowned Grammy-winning artist, and Bremerton, WA native.
2) Project Name: Hilltop Attainable Housing and Businesses
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Intended Recipient: Forterra
Intended Recipient Address: 217 First Avenue South, #4189, Seattle, WA 98194
Explanation of the Request: This funding will provide community ownership of a mixed-use hub for culture, community, homes, and businesses on the Hilltop in Tacoma. The investment will provide critical funding to lower the ultimate cost so that the residential and business spaces will be attainable to community residents and BIPOC-owned businesses.
3) Project Name: Hoh Tribe Relocation Development
Requested Amount: $2,200,000
Intended Recipient: The Hoh Tribe
Intended Recipient Address: 2426 Lower Hoh Road, Forks, Washington 98331
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow the Tribe to build out essential infrastructure and bring sufficient electrical infrastructure to each commercial, governmental, and residential lot in the Upper Highlands and connect water and sewer lines to the existing reservation system as the Tribe relocates to escape the imminent dangers of coastal flooding.
4) Project Name: Aberdeen-Hoquiam Flood Protection Project
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of Hoquiam
Intended Recipient Address: 609 8th Street, Hoquiam, WA, 98550
Explanation of the Request: This funding will provide coastal flood protection and improve the storm drainage systems in the cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam, so that they more effectively collect and convey runoff from intense storm events, and significantly reduce the economic burden on the community caused by flooding.
5) Project Name: Mason PUD 1 Power Line Relocation
Requested Amount: $1,000,000
Intended Recipient: Mason County PUD No. 1
Intended Recipient Address: 21971 N. Highway 101, Shelton, WA 98584
Explanation of the Request: This funding will complete the relocation of an essential distribution power line and will eliminate Mason PUD 1’s risk of delaying the Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project and/or incurring significant debt for their public ratepayers.
6) Project Name: Port Angeles Food Bank’s Nourish to Flourish Expansion
Requested Amount: $900,000
Intended Recipient: Port Angeles Food Bank
Intended Recipient Address: 632 N. Oakridge Dr., Port Angeles, WA, 98362
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow the Port Angeles Food Bank to finalize the purchase of the building in which they currently operate, ensuring a permanent location and consistent services for years to come.
7) Project Name: Quileute Move to Higher Ground Water System Improvement
Requested Amount: $1,479,355
Intended Recipient: Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
Intended Recipient Address: 12181 La Push Rd., La Push, WA 98350
Explanation of the Request: This funding will help finish the development of a reliable water source for the Quileute Tribe as they seek to move their communities to higher ground to escape the imminent dangers of tsunami inundation.
8) Project Name: Taholah Village Relocation
Requested Amount: $500,000
Intended Recipient: Quinault Indian Nation
Intended Recipient Address: 1214 Aalis Drive, Taholah, WA, 98587
Explanation of the Request: This funding will provide critical infrastructure including streets, sewer, water, stormwater, and power utilities that are needed to develop the Quinault Indian Nation’s first neighborhood above the tsunami zone for approximately 70 families as part of their relocation efforts.
9) Project Name: Housing Hilltop-Commercial
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Intended Recipient: Tacoma Housing Authority
Intended Recipient Address: 902 S L St, Tacoma, WA, 98405
Explanation of the Request: This funding will allow the Tacoma Housing Authority to begin redeveloping three parcels of land as part of a public-private partnership to bring approximately 200 units of affordable housing to households earning up to 60% of AMI and approximately 20,000 sq ft of commercial space for predominately BIPOC-owned businesses.
10) Project Name: Empowering the Peninsula: Building K12, Higher Education, and Industry Partnerships
Requested Amount: $450,000
Intended Recipient: West Sound STEM Network (South Kitsap School District)
Intended Recipient Address: 2689 Hoover Avenue SE, Port Orchard, WA, 98366
Explanation of the Request: This funding will support West Sound STEM Network’s efforts to increase geographic equity in STEM programming on the Olympic Peninsula, develop K-12 and higher education partnerships with representation from underserved populations, and to establish a satellite office on the Olympic Peninsula.