The following list is intended to be used as a resource guide, and not all grants are currently active. Please be mindful of dates when browsing grant opportunities.
Changes to the built environment require funding. While the Built Environment Team does not directly provide funding, there are many grant opportunities available to fund projects. The following list is intended to be used as a resource guide and not all grants are currently active. Please be mindful of dates when browsing grant opportunities.
The Washington State Office of Equity Office of Equity also hosts a collection of state agency grant resources:
Funding Opportunities Organized by Category
Healthy Communities and Planning
- Commerce Growth Management Act : GMA Grants
- Housing/Utilities: Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP)
- T-Mobile Hometown Grants: Hometown Grant Program: Revitalizing Small Towns
- Childcare facilities: Early Learning Facilities Program
- Building Communities Fund Program
- Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
Transportation
- WSDOT: Apply for a public transportation grant
- Transportation Improvement Board: TIB Online Applications
Food Access
- WA state Department of Agriculture: Grant Opportunities
- Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation: Sprouts Foundation Grants
- United States Department of Agriculture: Local Food Promotion Program
- United States Department of Agriculture: Farm to School Grant Program
- United States Department of Agriculture: Farmer’s Market Promotion Program
Parks, Green Space, and Recreation
- Rails to trails conservancy: Funding for Multiuse Trails: Trail-Building Toolbox - Rails to Trails Conservancy
- Recreation and Conservation Office: Find a Grant
- WA DNR Urban and Community Forestry: Urban and Community Forestry
- REI: Grantee Community
- MRSC collection of financing for parks and rec: MRSC - Parks and Recreation Finance
- Youth recreational facilities: Youth Recreational Facilities Program
- Healthy, active, walkable communities: America Walks Community Change Grants
- American Academy of Dermatology: Shade Structure Grants
- Kids Gardening: Grant Opportunity list
Other Grant Resource Directories
- Federal grants: Home | Grants.gov
- Grant Forward: Grant Search - GrantForward Search Engine | Search for federal grants, foundation grants, and limited submission opportunities
- County/local community foundations: Community Foundations | The Grantsmanship Center
- FundHubWa
Resources
Built Environment Topics
- Built Environment - What it is
- Neighborhood Conditions
- Transportation
- Food Access
- Parks and Green Space
- Healthy Community Planning