Technical Assistance
The Washington State Department of Commerce contracted a diverse set of technical assistance providers to offer assistance in completing the application for funding—including understanding the RFP requirements and providing support with grant writing. Technical assistance was available in English and in the languages noted next to each organization.
The RFP was also translated into 13 languages: Amharic, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Marshallese, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
| Communities Served | Organization | Language Services | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian, South Asian | India Association of Western Washington (IAWW) Visit website | Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malyalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu | executivedirector@iaww.org (425) 829-5544 |
| African Immigrant and Refugee | African Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest (ACCPNW) | Amharic, Kiswahili, Oromo, Somali, Tigrinya | nj.gishuru@gmail.com (206) 779-0674 |
| Asian Pacific | Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) Visit website | Cambodian, Chammoro, Chinese, Fijian, Ilocano, Japanese, Korean, Laos, Marshallese, Samoan, Tagalog, Taiwanese, Thai, Tongan, Vietnamese | faalua@comcast.net (253) 383-3900 or (253) 590-7457 |
| LGBTQ+, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, and Allies | GSBA Visit website | BizTech@theGSBA.org (206) 363-9188 | |
| Black, African American, and People of Color | Federal Way Black Collective Visit website | fwblackcollective@gmail.com (206) 379-1717 | |
| Latino Migrant and Refugee | Community Health Worker Coalition for Migrants and Refugees Visit website | Spanish and Mixtec | ileanaponce@chwcoalition.org |
| Latinx | Latino Community Fund of WA State Visit website | Spanish | luzmila@latinocommunityfund.org (857) 540-5889 micaela@latinocommunityfund.org (509) 902-9496 |
| Black or African American and People of Color | Tacoma Urban League Visit website | Maamideede@thetacomaurbanleague.org (253) 383-2007 | |
| Korean | Seattle Korean Association Visit website | Korean | koassn@gmail.com (253) 312-8115 |
| LGBTQ+, Allies | Inland Northwest Business Alliance Chamber Visit website | inba@inbachamber.org (509) 402-4622 | |
| Micro Enterprise, Independent Businesses | Spokane Independent Metro Alliance | info@spokaneindependent.org (509) 710-6052 | |
| Black or African American, Chinese, Latinx, Multi-Ethnic, Vietnamese | Mulit-Ethnic Business Association (AHANA-MEBA) Visit website | Arabic, Bantu, French, Hausa, Igbo, Iranian, Kikuyu, Luo, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, Tagalog, Twi, Yoruba | bencabildo@gmail.com (509) 999-5365 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | Sister Sky, Inc. Visit website | deejai@sisterskyinc.com |
The Washington State Department of Commerce is partnering with School’s Out Washington to implement the Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund. This one-time investment will provide $9.3 million to youth development programs/organizations that have been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and which support young people who are furthest from educational justice.
Over 600 applications were received by the deadline on October 6, 2020. Currently, small groups of peer reviewers from across the state are reading and scoring applications. At the end of October, reviewers will meet to discuss the applications and provide feedback to School’s Out Washington. We expect to notify awardees in November and to issue payments in December 2020