Working Washington Small Business Grants

Round 3: Working Washington Small Business Grants

The portal for the Working Washington Grant 3 is live as of December 2, 2020. Our friends at SBDC at Highline College are working with Department of Commerce and shared a few items to note.

The commerce application is only offered in English but they have put in place partner who can help with language translation. Here is a link to Commerce language support partners http://startup.choosewashingtonstate.com/small-business-resiliency-assistance/

Washington SBDC is assisting Department of Commerce field calls and respond to emails regarding grant questions and applications. The Portal went live at about 2:45 and by 2:00 there were over 100 emails receive and over 50 voice mails already looking for assistance so the demand is high. SBDC will be offering a training tomorrow for any businesses who would like to better understand the application process. Here is the webinar link to sign up.

https://wsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/99271315

Department of Commerce has notified us that these grants are not on a first come first serve basis but are determined by need and consideration to any prior funding. Prior funding does not exclude a business so they should apply.

For questions related to the grant applications a business may call Commerce at 360-725-5003. These calls will be handled by both Commerce and the SBDC Center for Business Resilience and SBDC advisors. The call center will be open from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM and will remain open through the weekend. Calls and emails received after hours will be contacted the following morning on a priority basis.

Information Checklist for Your Application:

Applicant W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identiﬁcation Number
Copy of valid government-issued photo I.D.
For tribal-member owned businesses: license or certiﬁcation if business activity is conducted outside the tribal jurisdiction; letter or certiﬁcation from the tribe recognizing you as a business if business activity is within the tribal jurisdiction.
Copy of 2019 Tax Return or other confirmation of Business Gross Revenues for 2019.
For businesses with a physical location, evidence of that location, such as lease, tax statement, utility bill, etc.
NAICS code or clear description of your primary business activity. A NAICS code is helpful, but not necessary. If you have never used a NAICS code, you can learn more here: explore NAICS codes to see which one fits your business. OR visit Department of Revenue, search by business name, review the detail under Excise tax and reseller permit status: this will show the NAICS that was assigned by the state.
https://secure.dor.wa.gov/gteunauth/_/