The Washington State Department of Commerce is now accepting applications for capital projects that will prevent the closure of behavioral health facilities.
Donor Name: Washington State Department of Commerce
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/31/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
Behavioral Health Facilities Program grants establish new behavioral health service capacity in communities through acquisition, renovation, or new construction of real property.
Funding Information
Funds in the amount of $8,417,863 are available on a first-come, first-served basis to qualifying project proposals that satisfy the goal of long-term preservation of behavioral health facilities.
Grant Period
The contract term will be identified as a four-year period.
Project Costs
Examples of common allowable costs could include but are not limited to the following:
- Outdoor activity space upgrades
- Perimeter fencing
- Delayed egress
- Signal system upgrade
- Elevator repairs
- Water damage repairs
- Major appliance upgrades
- Equipment upgrades specific to the provision of behavioral health services
- Built-in or fixed equipment upgrades
- Locked storage area upgrades
- Fire protection upgrades
- Fire alarm systems upgrades
- Employee accommodations upgrades
- First aid supply upgrades (nondisposable)
- Windows and screens repair and upgrades
- Carpet and flooring upgrades
- Roof repairs or replacement
- ADA upgrades and other upgrades to improve mobility and accessibility
- HVAC repairs
- Repairs or upgrades to bedrooms, bathrooms and showers, common areas, kitchens (note: repairs or upgrades may not increase square footage of the facility)
- Seismic upgrades to applicable facility types with two stories or more
- Solar panel purchasing, installation, and other upgrades that will reduce long-term operating costs
- Other sustainable/green or energy-efficient building upgrade
Eligibility Criteria
- The supplemental capital budget, the Behavioral Health Facilities Program may fund nonprofits, for- profit businesses, public entities, or Tribes that are community hospitals or community-based behavioral health providers.
- Grantees who received a direct appropriation or previous competitive or noncompetitive funding through the program are eligible to apply for a competitive or noncompetitive grant provided that it is not for the same project that received prior funding.
For more information, visit WSDC.
