The following list of resources will be updated regularly. Contact Haley Morris at hmorris@rossstrategic.com if you have any questions.

Funding Portals and Resources

• PSP’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tracker: This tool tracks funding in the BIL related to Puget Sound recovery priorities, to view the BIL funding tracker please click HERE (updated regularly). PSP also produced an End-of-Session Review for the 117th Congress, to read up on it click HERE.
• Federal Funding for Nature Based Solutions: The National Wildlife Federation has developed a new searchable database of federal funding sources for nature-based infrastructure solutions. To view the list and see if your project would qualify for over 88 programs, please visit HERE.
• PS RAFT (Recovery Acceleration Funding Tool) – Developed by Puget Sound Partnership, this tool collects information about national, state, and regional funding opportunities. Explore the tool HERE.
• Coastal Funding Database – Updated weekly, Coastal Quest provides current funding opportunities that support coastal resilience programs and projects. Explore the database HERE.
• FundHubWA – A portal for state and federal climate and clean energy funding opportunities for individuals, businesses, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments. FundHubWA is sponsored and administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce and is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. Explore the tool HERE.
• Northwest Environmental Justice Center – The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have made available funding opportunities for environmental and funding projects. Learn more and apply HERE.

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: Rapid Response Fund for Aquatic Invasive Species FY2025 – This funding will support rapid response to a new species introduction w/in freshwater, estuarine, or marine waters. Funds can be used for 1) Planning & site delineation or 2) Deployment of response action. Funds cannot be used for long-term management/remediation. Applications are due on September 30, 2025. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis and evaluated on a quarterly basis. Learn more and apply HERE.
• Washington State Department of Health: Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Community Capacity Grant – This funding will equip communities most impacted by environmental hazards to collaborate with state agencies on environmental justice decisions. DOH expects to award $100,000 grants to 4 projects. Passthrough: DOH expects to award $500,000 grants to two passthrough applicants. Proposals are due by September 30. Learn more and apply HERE.
• Washington State Department of Health: Workplace Safety for Workers Affected by Climate Change Grant – DOH invites community-based organizations to sub-grant funds to other community-based organizations to support the health and safety of agricultural workers across Washington state. Proposals are due by September 30. Learn more and apply HERE.
• WSDA Local Food System Infrastructure Grant – The purpose of the Local Food System Infrastructure Grant program is to support local food supply chains and market access for Washington farms, ranches, food processors, and food distributors. The grant funds projects that expand and strengthen collaboration across linkages in regional food supply chains in Washington. This includes equipment, and facilities for post-harvest handling (including slaughter), aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, distribution, or sale of Washington grown, caught, and raised food. There are two grant categories, equipment plus and large project so please read the directions HERE to know what category your project falls under. The concept proposal is due on September 25 at 4pm and the full application is due on October 28 at 4pm.
• Pierce Conservation District: Green Stormwater Mini Grants Are Open  for Site Visits and Applications! If you’ve always wanted a rain garden, rain tank, or to replace your pavement or lawn with native and pollinator-friendly habitat, you can apply to get up to $4,000 and project installation assistance. Before you apply for the grant, PCD staff will visit your property for a free site visit to talk about your ideas. Request your site visit here! Applications are due November 15 and awarded projects will be installed in 2026. The grant is open to community groups, individuals, non-profits, and businesses in priority watersheds, now including more areas of unincorporated Pierce County. Visit the website to view the eligible areas map.
• Pierce Conservation District: Make A Splash Grants! PCD is partnering with the City of Tacoma to co-administer the Make a Splash stormwater grant this year! Applications are due November 15 and awarded projects will be installed in 2026. Make a Splash grants are available for cost-share assistance of up to $4,000 for stormwater-focused projects that take place in Tacoma city limits. Eligible project types include not only in-the-ground projects like GSI Mini Grants, but also educational programming, community stewardship projects, stream and wetland restoration, field trips, educational materials, and more. Just like GSI Mini Grants, before you apply for the Make a Splash grant, PCD staff will visit your property for a free site visit or schedule a consultation to talk about your ideas. Request your site visit or consultation here! The grant is open to anyone who wants to do a stormwater-focused project in the City of Tacoma.
• Department of Ecology – The Water Resources Drought Response Grants is open for public entities affected by the drought emergency declaration that Ecology issued on April 8, 2025. There is up to $4.5 million available, and the application is due on December 5, 2025. 

Financial Resources

Funding Barriers Request Form – Share funding barriers that you have experienced with PSPs Strategic Funding Team

Grant Writer Technical Assistance Request Form – PSP can assist with grant writing, identifying funding opportunities, and monitor grant progression.

WA State Department of Commerce Federal Funds Grant Writing Assistance Program (FFGWAP) – This program provides grants writing assistance for communities across Washington applying for federal funding.