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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 />April 17, 2024 <br />County of Kittitas County <br />411 N Ruby Street Suite 2 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />RE: 2026 Growth Management Act Periodic Update Grant <br />Greetings, <br />We are pleased to inform you that $350,000 has been reserved for Kittitas County as a grant to assist in completing your work in <br />reviewing and, as needed, revising your comprehensive plan and development regulations. Please register here to join us on April 22, <br />2024 at 1:00 PM for a drop -in session for questions about PUG applications. <br />This funding is a non-competitive formula grant based on population size. Under RCW 36.70A. 13 0(5)(b) and the Growth <br />Management Act, Kittitas County must complete review of its comprehensive plan by June 30, 2026. <br />Funding is appropriated by the legislature following the biennial budget, one-half of your GMA Update Grant funding is currently <br />available, or $175,000 is available to reimburse related review and update project costs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The <br />second half of this total award, or $175,000 will be available in your grant agreement for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. <br />Commerce will sign a grant agreement with you in the upcoming month. This letter confirms that all related GMA update project costs <br />incurred by your jurisdiction, beginning July 1, 2024, will be eligible for reimbursement. Therefore, you will not need to delay work <br />on the update grant until the contract is signed. <br />In addition to this financial assistance, Growth Management Services will continue to provide technical assistance for you during this <br />periodic update process, until your scheduled update deadline and our regional planners are ready to assist you with any questions. <br />In order to receive this funding, please complete and submit the GMA Update Grant Application materials. You can apply directly via <br />an online form using this link. Please pay close attention to the instructions. You can also find application materials on the Growth <br />Management Services grants wcbpage located here. Please submit your online application no later than September 30, 2024. We will <br />begin creating your contract and finalizing your Scope of Work as soon as we receive it. <br />If you have questions regarding this grant program or receiving technical assistance regarding your update, please contact Deanah <br />Watson, at Deanah.Watson@Commerce.wa.gov. <br />Sincerely, <br />Dave Andersen, AICP <br />Managing Director, Growth Management Services <br />cc: Deanah Watson <br />