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STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br />1011 Plum Street SE PO Box 42525 Olympia,Washington 98504-2525 (360)725-4000 <br />www.commerce.wa.gov <br />September 10, 2021 <br />Brett Wachsmith, Chair <br />Kittitas County <br />205 W 5th Ave, Suite 108 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Dear Mr. Wachsmith: <br />I am pleased to inform you that the Kittitas County has been selected by Commerce to receive up <br />to $900,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. This award is <br />based on the jurisdiction’s CDBG General Purpose Grant application for Food Bank and Food <br />Pantry Expansion with Friends in Service to Humanity (FISH). <br />Prior to grant contract execution, this letter allows you to begin incurring costs not to exceed ten <br />percent of your award as of the date of this letter, for only the following activities: <br />Administration including staffing, travel and training <br />Review of environmental laws and authorities, including Section 106 of the National <br />Historic Preservation Act of 1996 <br />Preliminary engineering design work and consultations needed for completion of the <br />environmental review <br />Subrecipient agreements or professional service contracts for any of the above activities <br />CDBG procurement requirements must be followed before hiring professional services or <br />contractors to be funded by this CDBG award. These requirements are described in Sections 5 <br />and 7 of the CDBG Management Handbook, which is available electronically at <br />www.commerce.wa.gov/cdbg. <br />CDBG-specific compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) must be completed <br />before any construction bid advertising or property acquisition activity can occur. These <br />procedures are described in Section 6 of the CDBG Management Handbook. <br />Payment for eligible costs will be provided on a reimbursement basis only by Commerce after <br />the grant contract is executed and the environmental review is complete (see enclosure for <br />further explanation). All costs to be reimbursed must comply with applicable state and federal <br />requirements.