With more than $15,261.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $10,631.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Washington. There are 145,612 business establishments in the state of Washington, and they break down to the following:

Washington Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 88,625 registered businesses in Washington have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 25,010 registered businesses in Washington have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 14,635 registered businesses in Washington have 10-19 employees.
  • 11,592 registered businesses in Washington have 20-99 employees.
  • 2,992 registered businesses in Washington have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 2,758 registered businesses in Washington have over 500 employees.

Washington Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 19,659 registered businesses in Washington are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 9,129 registered businesses in Washington are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 16,080 registered businesses in Washington are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 16,380 registered businesses in Washington are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 39,000 farms in the state of Washington.

Starting and managing a small business in Washington is not an easy task. Over $110,390,000,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Washington and more than 33,490 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Washington, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in Washington, contact Washington financial aid agencies, or

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Current online applicants in Washington are browsing from the following cities: Rockford, Paterson, North Bend, Mercer Island, Colfax, Eltopia, Brinnon, Saint John, Chehalis, Maple Falls

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Centers for Independent Living – Washington (apply)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACL AOD IL 0102
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $286,411
FY 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (apply)

Funding Number: SFOP0007630
Agency: Department of State, Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification)
Funding Amount: $16,950,000
2021 South Africa Mandela Washington Fellow Program Logistics (apply)

Funding Number: DOS PTA 202102
Agency: Department of State, U.S. Mission to South Africa
Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification)
Funding Amount: $30,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Washington (apply)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R10 1892
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $24,451,133
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Washington, District of Columbia (apply)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R03 1896
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,878,494
Natural Resource Survey and Habitat Enhancement for the United States Army on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington State (apply)

Funding Number: W912DW 20 2 RFP2
Agency: Department of Defense, Seattle District
Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification)
Funding Amount: $7,800,000
Native Plug and Seed Production and Seed Row Development for the United States Army on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington State (apply)

Funding Number: W912DW 20 2 RFP1
Agency: Department of Defense, Seattle District
Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification)
Funding Amount: $665,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Hood River, Wasco, and Jefferson Counties, Oregon and Skamania and Klickitat Counties, Washington (apply)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R10 1856
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $5,538,160
Youth Heritage Project in Washington State (apply)

Funding Number: P20AS00067
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification)
Funding Amount: $175,000
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- The Cities of Manhasset, Great Neck, Roslyn and Port Washington, New York (apply)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R02 1850
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $450,451

 

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