Substitute House Bill 1783 — Grant Writers in Distressed Areas (2023 Regular Session)

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Substitute House Bill 1783 of the 68th Legislature, 2023 Regular Session, State of Washington, by House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sandlin, Maycumber, Couture, Chapman, Dent, Eslick and Volz), read first time 02/24/23. The act relates to supporting economic development in distressed areas through hiring of grant writers and adds a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW. Subject to appropriations, the department of commerce would establish a grant program by July 1, 2024 for associate development organizations to recruit, hire and retain full-time grant writers.

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     H-1550.1

                           SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1783


     State of Washington         68th Legislature       2023 Regular Session

     By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives
     Sandlin, Maycumber, Couture, Chapman, Dent, Eslick, and Volz)

     READ FIRST TIME 02/24/23.




1        AN ACT Relating to supporting economic development in distressed
2    areas through hiring of grant writers; adding a new section to
3    chapter 43.330 RCW; and creating a new section.


4    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 5       NEW SECTION.    Sec. 1.    The legislature finds that access to
 6   economic development assistance from government and philanthropic
 7   sources typically requires careful and skilled writing of grant
 8   applications. The legislature finds that trained and skilled grant
 9   writers are scarce, and particularly difficult to find in distressed
10   areas with higher rates of unemployment that need economic
11   development assistance. Therefore, the legislature intends to provide
12   the department of commerce with the authority and resources necessary
13   to ensure each county associate development organization can recruit
14   and retain a full-time grant writer.


15       NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.330
16   RCW to read as follows:
17       (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this
18   specific purpose, by July 1, 2024, the department shall establish a
19   grant program to support associate development organizations in the
20   recruiting, hiring, and retention of full-time grant writers. The
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 1   department must award grants on an annual basis and must prioritize
 2   grants for distressed areas as defined under RCW 43.168.020.
 3       (2) Associate development organizations must apply for the grant
 4   program in a manner to be determined by the department.
 5       (3) Associate development organizations that receive awards under
 6   this section must provide information on the use of the funds,
 7   including a description of the associate development organization's
 8   recruiting and hiring efforts and, if applicable, the number and
 9   types of grants applied for by the grant writers funded by the state,
10   in their annual reports to the department required under RCW
11   43.330.082.
12       (4) Beginning December 31, 2026, the department must include
13   information on grant award funding and use in its reports to the
14   legislature on associate development organizations contracts required
15   under RCW 43.330.082.
16      (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.

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