Training

Millions Available to Communities to Improve Water Quality

Applications due November 1, 2004

The Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) will offer workshops in early September to help local governments, Indian tribes and nonprofit organizations successfully get a share of an estimated $80 million in grants and low-interest loans to improve and protect the quality of water in streams, lakes and marine waters.

All of the workshops begin at 9 am.

• SPOKANE: Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Mirabeau Park and Convention Center, Ponderosa & Juniper Rooms, North 1100 Sullivan Road, (509) 924-9000.
• ELLENSBURG: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004, at Hal Holmes Community Center, 201 North Ruby,  (509) 962-7240.
• EVERETT: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, at Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Shaw & Lopez rooms, 3105 Pine St., (425) 339-3333.
• LACEY: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, at Lacey Community Center, 6729 Pacific Avenue S.E., (360) 491-0857.

At the workshops, people will learn how to apply for low-interest loans and grants to upgrade and expand wastewater-treatment plants; reduce and manage pollution from storm water, urban development and agricultural practices; and prevent and reduce water pollution.

Ecology administers the Centennial Clean Water Fund, federal Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Fund and State Revolving Fund, which are the state and federal accounts set up to help address Washington’s most crucial water-quality problems.

Funding applications and instructions are available at www.ecydev/programs/wq/funding/2006. Organizations should send completed applications to Ecology by Nov. 1, 2004.

Ecology and other environmental organizations will review the applications and make proposed funding decisions in early 2005.

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Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program

Applications due November 18, 2004 for funding in 2005

The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development will be conducting General Purpose Grant application workshops in September. The purpose is to provide funding for public facilities, community facilities, economic development and housing projects which principally benefit low – and moderate-income persons.

Eligible applicants are non-entitlement cities and towns with less than 50,000 in population or counties with less than 200,000 in population.
The application workshops help applicants increase their chance for success.

• Moses Lake, WA – September 9, 2004
• Lacey, WA – September 14, 2004

Contact: Laurie Dschaak
Fax: (360) 586-4162
Email: lauried@cted.wa.gov
Phone:  (360) 725 3020

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Census Training - WA State Office of Financial Management (OFM)

September 24, 2004, Olympia

Census counting tools come in handy:

• Counts of population and housing in newly annexed areas are required for state certification.
• A census of your city or town's annual April 1 population can be used for getting a share of state revenues.
• Census survey techniques are useful for gathering other information that may be needed.

This session is intended both for cities wanting to learn about what is required in doing a census as well as for cities that will do a census in the near future. It will provide the training in census methodology and definitions required by OFM. Manuals and copies of census forms will be provided.

Participants are asked to bring maps of their city so they can relate training to their own area.

Training will be held in the third floor Director's Conference Room of the Insurance Building. Please call or email for further information.

Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Cost: Free
Contact: Lawrence Weisser, (360) 902-0589, lawrence.weisser@ofm.wa.gov

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