The Washington State Department of Commerce is making an estimated $3,846,000 available to eligible organizations to fund the Independent Youth Housing Program in the State of Washington to:

• Provide rental assistance, related housing costs and case management to young adults, ages 18-24, who have been a dependent of the state.
• Increase funding to meet need with existing IYHP providers in King, Pierce, Spokane, Thurston, and Yakima counties due to newly expanded eligibility criteria (SB 5566).
• Expand geographic access of IYHP through new providers.
• Improve access to IYHP for underserved and/or disproportionally impacted populations such as BIPOC and LGBTQ2 young adults. (See attachments for more information and important dates)

Proposals are due: May 16, 2022 by 4:00pm PST