Working Washington Small Business Grant Program
Funding Amount
Up to $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Size & budget
- Up to 10 employees
Other requirements
- Award Amount: Up to $10,000 per business
- Rent
- Utility bills
- Supplies
Overview
Emergency grant program to support very small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Initial $5 million was doubled to $10 million total through state's emergency response fund.
Eligible Applicants:
- Businesses with up to 10 employees
Eligible Uses:
- Rent
- Utility bills
- Supplies
- Inventory
- Other operating expenses
Program Status:
- Launched April 7, 2020
- Received approximately 25,000 applications
- Closed to new applications (state did not plan to reopen)
- Over 1,100 applications in approval pipeline as of posting date
Geographic Scope: Washington State (all 39 counties via local economic development organizations)
What Multi-Ethnic Business Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 9
- Total given
- $119K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $7,966–$20K
- By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Spokane, WA; Spokane Valley, WA; Olympia, WA.
Example grants
Spokane Muslim Center · Spokane, WA
$20K
Spokane Islamic Center · Spokane Valley, WA
$20K
Spokane Zero Waste · Spokane, WA
$17K
Faaie · Spokane, WA
$15K
Marydancestudio · Spokane, WA
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Small businesses
- Hardship
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