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Overview

Community Reinvestment Plan (CRP) Small Business Grant

Status: Currently CLOSED

Geographic Scope: South Central Washington (Kittitas, Klickitat, Skamania, and Yakima counties)

Focus Areas:

  • Supporting eligible entrepreneurs and small business owners

  • Starting or expanding businesses that contribute to economic vitality and job creation

  • Businesses rooted in and serving historically impacted communities
  • Eligibility:

  • Entrepreneurs and small business owners within the service area

  • Businesses serving communities disproportionately impacted by War on Drugs policies

  • Businesses targeting Black, Latine, Tribal, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and low-income communities
  • Purpose:
    These grant funds are intended to reduce barriers to entrepreneurship and support community-driven economic development by providing financial resources. The Washington State Department of Commerce is working to reinvest funds into communities disproportionately impacted by policies tied to the War on Drugs, which created disparities in housing stability, employment access, educational opportunity, and economic mobility.

    Contact Information:

  • Phone: (509) 574-1950

  • Email: info@scworkforce.org

  • Address: 1205 Ahtanum Ridge Dr., Ste. B, Union Gap, WA 98903
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    The CRP Small Business Grant application is currently CLOSED.

    Applications are periodic, and interested applicants should contact South Central Workforce for information about when the next application period opens.

    Contact for Application Status:

  • Phone: (509) 574-1950

  • Email: info@scworkforce.org
  • Resources Available:

  • Frequently Asked Questions (English and Spanish versions)

  • Small Business Guide (English and Spanish versions) from Washington State Small Business Liaison Team

  • Information on how CRP has helped entrepreneurs in Yakima County
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    small-businessesminority-businessesbipoccommunity-development

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