Climate Planning Grant 2025-2027

Overview

• Type

  Grant

• Title

  Climate Planning Grant 2025-2027

• Source

  WA Department of Commerce

• Federal or State

  State

• Total Amount

  $7,500,000

• Number of Awards

  Unspecified

• Award Range

  $1 - $800,000

• Cost Share

  No

• Status

  Active

Topics

Climate

Resilience

Eligibility

• Audience

  Local Government, Tribes

• Sector

  Climate, Resilience

• Activity

  Planning

• Eligibility

  Grants are available for counties and cities required to include a Climate Change and Resiliency Element (Climate Element) in their comprehensive plans under RCW 36.70A.095. Jurisdictions may propose the following activities for grant funding:

  Climate Element development (including both sube-lements and the following tasks).
   Climate-related Transportation Element updates.
   Preparation of public outreach materials and conducting public outreach activities.
   Preparation of staff reports; conducting public meetings and hearings.
   Development of a local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory; Vehicle Miles Traveled Per Capita (VMT) studies; and GHG emissions reduction projections.
   Transportation and VMT studies.
   Preparation of a SEPA application.
   Use of the University of Washington’s Climate Mapping for a Resilient Washington web tool and other resources to explore expected local climate change impacts; audit existing plans and policies to strengthen climate change resilience, assess vulnerability and risk for local assets and develop science-based climate resilience goals and policies for comprehensive plans.

  2. Implementation activities to advance a goal or policy from an adopted Climate Element or climate action plan. Implementation activities must be planning-related and cannot be capital or infrastructure projects. Examples of implementation activities include EV infrastructures plans, municipal building decarbonization plans, urban heat resiliency strategies and native and climate-resilient planting plans.

• Location

  WA

Application Process

• Application Link

  Apply Now

• Pre-Application?

  No

• Requirements

  Award funding for eligible activities in the order received until all available funds have been distributed.

• Disbursement Method

  Unspecified

Important Dates

• Application Open Date

  Jan 6, 2026

• Application Close Date

  Feb 3, 2026

• Application Close Time

  12:00 AM PST

• Period of Performance Start

  Jul 1, 2025

• Period of Performance End

  Jun 30, 2027

• Publish Date

  Dec 3, 2025

Resources & Contacts

• Contact

  Growth Management Services Climate Team, WA Department of Commerce, GMSClimate@commerce.wa.gov

• Technical Assistance Contact

  If you have questions or need help with developing your scope of work, please contact:

  Sarah Fox, Climate Program Manager, (360) 725-3114, sarah.fox@commerce.wa.gov, or
  Noelle Madera, Climate Operations Team Lead, (506) 818-1040, noelle.madera@commerce.wa.gov.

  If you experience technical difficulties when submitting your application via Smartsheet form, please promptly contact Melissa Johnston at 360-725-3065 or Deborah Jacobs at 360-725-2719. The application form will not be activated until 10 a.m. on January 6, 2026.

• Resources

  • Climate planning grant FAQ (PDF)
  • Application instructions (PDF)
  • Application questions for reference (PDF)
  • Application form (active Jan. 6)
  • Example scope of work and budget (Word)
  • Register for the pre-application webinar