Financing/Grant Programs
Small Business Disaster Relief Grants
The Economic Development Council for Island County (EDC) is assisting the Washington State Department of Commerce to conduct outreach and support applications for new Small Business Disaster Relief grants. Commerce has $9.7 million available in grants for small businesses with annual gross receipts of $5 million or less. Applicable businesses will have sustained a reduction…
Read MoreFirst-Ever Initiative of its Kind: Advancing Island County & Skagit County Businesses Through a New State-Funded Small Business Innovation Fund
Free Business Services: Accelerators, Bootcamps, Grant Funds, Technology Tools, Mentors, and More The Economic Development Council for Island County (Island County EDC) submitted a bold proposal to the Washington Department of Commerce’s Small Business Innovation Fund grant program in partnership with the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County (EDASC) and the Regional Accelerator & Innovation…
Read MoreGrants for Arts Projects – Opportunity Open!
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) is the NEA’s largest grant program for organizations, providing expansive funding opportunities for communities across the nation in a wide range of artistic disciplines. Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the…
Read MoreFinancing For Valuable Community Development Projects in Oak Harbor
Do you or someone you know, have a commercial real estate project in Oak Harbor that needs financing with better rates and terms with more flexibility than the market? The EDC is pleased to share this exciting opportunity brought to us by the Heritage Bank Community Development Entity (HBDE). The program provides loans to help…
Read MoreWorking Washington Grants: Round 5
The Department of Commerce partnered with ArtsWA on a new funding opportunity to support businesses struggling from the impact of COVID-19. The Working Washington Grants: Round 5 program gives pandemic relief funding to small businesses and non-profits. In this round of grants, portions of the available funds are set aside for specific targeted groups or…
Read MoreApplication Portal for $3.5 million in Grants to Washington Community Festivals and Events
The Washington Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Washington Festivals and Events Association (WFEA) and ArtsWA, announced a $3.5 million grant program to help established, small-community festivals and events. The application portal for the grants opened today, June 8 at CommerceGrants.com. The application window closes July 1 at 5 p.m. This program…
Read MoreApply Now for the Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program
The USDA is currently accepting applications for the Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program. Applications must be submitted electronically through the grant portal at https://usda-prs.grantsolutions.gov/usda by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, November 22, 2021. Approximately $650 million in funding is available for the PRS grants. Don’t wait until the last minute. The first step in applying is…
Read MoreWorking Washington Border Business Relief Program Application Portal Now Open
The portal for the Working Washington: Border Business Relief Program is now open and accessible via www.commercegrants.com. The Working Washington Grants: Border Business Relief Program focuses on customer-facing businesses that have experienced hardship due to the extended US-Canadian border. Businesses must have reported annual revenues of $5 million or less in 2019 to the Department of Revenue and…
Read MoreEarly Learning Facilities Grant Application Now Open
The 2021-23 Early Learning Facilities (ELF) grant application is now open. Please visit the website for the link to the ZoomGrants application and to access supporting materials. Before beginning your application, please be sure to read the Program Guidelines, Notice of Funding Opportunity, and Frequently Asked Questions documents. We also encourage you to review the 9/15 recording of the ELF informational webinar.…
Read MoreGrants for Island County Businesses Impacted by Canadian Border – Info and Webinars
The Washington State Department of Commerce is about to open a program with targeted grants aimed at providing support to small businesses that generate significant revenue from Canadian visitors or businesses that require access to the US-Canadian border crossings. The border has been closed to most travelers since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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