Washington is launching a program to support access to Federal Funds grant writing assistance for communities across the State. In response to the unprecedented clean energy funding available via the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Washington Department of Commerce, in partnership with Hagerty Consulting, is launching the Federal Funds Grant Writing Assistance Program (FFGWAP).
The FFGWAP is designed for Washington community-based organizations, local government agencies, ports, housing authorities, tribes, businesses, and others eligible to receive Federal funds to prepare and submit grant applications, and to help Washington meet its clean electricity and greenhouse gas reduction goals using approaches that enhance equity, innovation, economic growth, and job creation.
Services and support
Hagerty Consulting and the Washington Department of Commerce are excited to offer the following support for grant applications. Support offerings include, but are not limited to:
Federal grant writing services
- Proposal writing and development
- Aligning federal opportunities to organizational and community projects
- Navigating federal rules and regulations
- Proposal design and project management
- Grant application reviewing and editing
- Partnership coordination
- Community engagement
Grant writing technical support
- Grant writing workshops
- Toolkits: Proposal and project design templates
- Reporting requirements and compliance
- Webinars on IIJA and IRA proposal development
Detailed service offerings
- Grant application writing and development: Assist participants by directly writing proposal narratives and completing application forms.
- Grant application review and editing: Strengthen participants’ applications by reviewing and/or editing proposal narratives and other application materials.
- Opportunity scan: Explore relevant federal grant opportunities that align with participants’ programming and vision.
- FOA / NOFO Scan (Compliance and Federal Regulations): Review project metrics, goals, objectives and outcomes developed by participants against the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) or Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) requirements. Provide feedback on project ideas and their alignment with relevant federal grant opportunities.
- Stakeholder/community engagement strategy: Provide strategies and resources to strengthen stakeholders and community engagement for the proposed project.
- Application project management: Design a project overview, timeline and strategy for submitting the federal grant application. This can include providing project management assistance for all or selected steps of the grant proposal development process.
Timeline
This is currently a one-year program, so please reach out today to explore our services. If you are a Washington state organization or government agency that is eligible to receive federal funding, you can email WAFederalGrants@hagertyconsulting.com to learn more about the FFGWAP.
Resources
Commerce and Hagerty Consulting hosts virtual public workshops and technical assistance webinars to share more information about the service offerings.
Access the latest webinar recording and slides:
- Dec. 18, 2024, FFGWAP webinar recording (MP4)
- Dec. 18, 2024, FFWAP webinar slides (PDF)
- March 5, 2025, Community Energy Innovation Prize webinar recording (MP4)
- March 5, 2025, Community Energy Innovation Prize webinar slides (PDF)
We’ll share upcoming workshop and webinar dates on our Eventbrite page when dates are confirmed. We also provide language-accessible materials, and offer translation, remote transcription, and recordings, as requested.
Access grant writing resources such as templates, on-demand videos and other technical assistance at the program Box account.
The FFGWAP program is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act. The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.