HEAL Act Community Capacity Grants

HEAL Act Community Capacity Grants | Washington State Department of Health

Apply by May 5, 2024

Informational Webinars

The Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act was passed in 2021 to reduce environmental and health disparities and improve the health of all people in Washington state. This HEAL capacity grant program focuses on enhancing community-led decision making to advancing environmental justice (EJ) and building climate resilience. This funding equips communities most impacted by environmental hazards, including but not limited to Native Nations, Black communities, rural communities, youth, low income, unhoused, disabled, LGBTQ+, and/or other communities most vulnerable to climate impacts, with necessary resources needed to collaborate with state agencies on environmental health decisions. 

HEAL Act Community Capacity Grants | Washington State Department of Health

The WA State Department of Health’s HEAL Capacity grant RFA is now online! Community based organizations and Tribal organizations can apply to receive funds to either :

1. Fund work and/or hire staff to build community capacity to participate in HEAL activities, as an individual organization or in partnership with others, or

2. Receive and pass through dollars to fund to smaller organizations and grassroots groups to build capacity to participate in HEAL activities.


Pass-through funding (500,000-$1,000,000): We invite community-based organizations to sub-grant funds to other community-based organizations working with overburdened communities and vulnerable populations across Washington State to support equitable community engagement and participation in HEAL activities. The selected organizations will work closely with DOH staff to ensure accountability, transparency, and equity throughout the funding period and grant process. This work builds off the Environmental Justice Community Participation Fund developed in 2022. 

Project funding ($250,000-$500,000): An organization may apply on its own or in partnership with other organization(s) for funds to build organizational and community capacity to provide guidance and input to:  

  • Environmental Justice Council on implementation of the HEAL Act.

  • Department of Health on updates to the environmental health disparities map. 

  • State agencies on implementation of the HEAL Act (including environmental justice assessments, budgeting and funding, community, and Tribal engagement). 

Applications Timeline and Process

Application release date April 8, 2024

Informational webinars April 15, 2024, 11am-12pm, and April 24, 2024, 5-6pm

Application due date May 5, 2024 at 11:59pm

Estimated internal review of applications May 6-29, 2024

Estimated notification of contract award May 31, 2024

Estimated contract execution/start date July 1, 2025

Funding period end date June 30, 2025

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