Affordable housing planning grants

We've developed the Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program to help advance environmental cleanups for affordable housing developments. This program includes both cleanup and planning grants. The Affordable Housing Planning Grants (AHPG) can cover initial and remedial investigations, community involvement plans, project feasibility including planning, investigative, and technical work needed to proceed cleaning up contaminated sites. The purpose of the AHCGP is to expedite the cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated sites into affordable housing use and lessen the impact of cleanup costs.

Learn more: We presented information about the Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program at the Fall 2021 Housing Washington conference. The recording is 50 minutes long, and includes questions and answers at the end.

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Funding cycle

Amount of funding available: $1.6 million pending inclusion in the 2023–25 biennial capital budget
Funding allocated:
Grant award limit: $400,000 total eligible cost
Amount of matching funds required: no match for local governments and nonprofit organizations; 25% match for private developers

Applications are not being accepted at this time.

The tentative application period is July 5, 2023 – Aug. 31, 2023 pending inclusion in the 2023–25 biennial capital budget.

Funding is available for the following entities:

An Affordable Housing Planning Grant can be awarded to public, private, or nonprofit entities that are considering cleaning up a contaminated site for affordable housing end use.

Environmental site assessments
Remedial investigations
Feasibility studies
Community involvement
Site planning

More information about this funding program

Contact information

Laurie Dahmen
Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program Project Manager
laurie.dahmen@ecy.wa.gov
360-628-7499

Lydia Lindwall
Affordable Housing Cleanup Grant Program Grant Manager
lydia.lindwall@ecy.wa.gov
360-790-1124

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