Community Project Funding Requests
Community Project Funding Request(s)
*Projects are in no particular order
Fiscal Year 2027 Project Requests:
Project Name: Adams County Schoonover Agricultural Corridor Safety and Freight Improvement Project
Proposed Recipient: Adams County
Address of Recipient: 210 W Broadway, Ritzville, WA 99169
Requested Amount: $2,622,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to support the reconstruction of Schoonover Road, addressing safety and reliability concerns through widening the roadway and adding shoulders. As one of the region’s few paved routes, during peak planting and harvest seasons, tractor-trailers exceeding 80,000 pounds share the road with passenger vehicles. This project will reduce collision risks for passenger vehicles, school buses, and heavy agricultural equipment.
Project Name: Airway Heights Law Enforcement Upgrades
Proposed Recipient: City of Airway Heights
Address of Recipient: 13120 W 13th Ave, Airway Heights, WA 99001
Requested Amount: $1,500,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to support the purchase of secure evidence storage and chain-of-custody systems, investigative and forensic technology, crime scene documentation and evidence handling tools, officer equipment storage and armory systems, interoperable communications hardware, and operational coordination and incident command equipment.
Project Name: Chewelah Water Mains Improvement Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Chewelah
Address of Recipient: 301 Clay Avenue, Chewelah, WA 99109
Requested Amount: $953,365
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to replace approximately four miles of deteriorating water mains serving the City’s downtown commercial core and surrounding residential neighborhoods in Stevens County, Washington. The proposed project will remove and replace the existing 8-inch, 10-inch, and 12-inch water mains with modern C-900 PVC pipe that meets current safety and durability standards.
Project Name: College Place Police Department Facility Construction
Proposed Recipient: City of College Place
Address of Recipient: 625 S. College Avenue, College Place, WA 99324
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be part of a package to strengthen essential public safety infrastructure serving residents, businesses, schools, and visitors in College Place and the surrounding Walla Walla County region. The new Police Department facility, once built, would support reliable law enforcement services for approximately 10,000 residents and provide operational space for the department’s 21 sworn officers and civilian personnel.
Project Name: City of Republic Water Tank Replacement Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Republic
Address of Recipient: 987 S Clark Ave, Republic, WA 99166
Requested Amount: $1,368,200
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to replace the City’s water storage tank, ensuring reliable water access and reducing strain on the community’s limited financial resources. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the City faces critical water infrastructure vulnerabilities due to a failing 370,000-gallon storage tank.
Project Name: City of Spokane Valley Argonne Road Bridge Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Spokane Valley
Address of Recipient: 10210 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to add a third lane to the Argonne Road Bridge over I-90, improving capacity and reliability at a critical connection between Spokane Valley, Millwood, and north–south Spokane County. The current two-lane bridge is functionally obsolete and contributes to congestion, delays, and crash risks near the interchange. The project will enhance safety, reduce travel delays, and improve freight and emergency response mobility for the approximately 18,400 daily users (including 14% truck traffic moving over 10 million gross tons annually).
Project Name: City of Spokane Valley Sullivan-Trent Interchange Project
Proposed Recipient: City of Spokane Valley
Address of Recipient: 10210 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to support construction of the Sullivan & Trent Interchange. The project will reconstruct the Sullivan Road interchange at SR-290. Planned improvements include replacing the existing signalized intersections with multi-lane roundabouts, rebuilding the highway on and off ramps for Trent Avenue, and replacing the two bridges over SR-290 and the BNSF Railway.
Project Name: Garfield County Hospital District Assisted Living Facility, Phase One
Proposed Recipient: Garfield County Hospital District
Address of Recipient: 66 N. Sixth Street, Pomeroy, WA 99347
Requested Amount: $2,062,200
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to support architecture and engineering to develop the only Assisted Living Facility (ALF) in Garfield County, which will close a very deep gap in available long-term care services in the region. Once completed, local seniors and service-dependent individuals will have greater access to medical care, supervision, and living assistance. The ALF facility will increase the capacity of the GCHD to meet the community need for health care services and create a foundation for future service improvements.
Project Name: KC-135 Aircraft Parts Warehouse
Proposed Recipient: Fairchild Air Force Base
Address of Recipient: 5 West Bong St, Fairchild AFB, WA 99011
Requested Amount: $25,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to construct a new 20,000+ square foot parts warehouse at Fairchild Air Force Base to accomodate the additional KC-135 parts necessary to maintain the additional 12 aircraft that were assigned to the base in 2019 – 2020. This project will support military readiness and the ability of the base to support the additional aircraft.
Project Name: Medical Lake City Hall Public Safety and Infrastructure Modernization
Proposed Recipient: City of Medical Lake
Address of Recipient: PO Box 369, Medical Lake, WA 99022
Requested Amount: $1,400,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to upgrade critical building systems in the city hall facility that supports essential public services and emergency coordination in a rural Eastern Washington community. The project will replace aging single-pane windows and exterior doors installed in the late 1970s with modern multi-pane energy-efficient units that reduce heat loss and improve insulation performance. The project will also replace outdated HVAC equipment with a modern high-efficiency heating and cooling system that includes automated controls and improved zoning to better serve different operational areas of the facility.
Project Name: Newport Hospital and Health Services Rural Health Clinic Expansion Project
Proposed Recipient: Newport Hospital and Health Services
Address of Recipient: 714 W. Pine Street, Newport, WA 99156
Requested Amount: $3,440,965
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to enable construction of additional behavioral health treatment rooms, twelve new exam rooms for visiting specialists, up to three telehealth-enabled rooms. This extra utility would include improved patient registration privacy, relocated express care, and upgraded provider and nurse workspaces. These improvements will enhance care coordination, patient safety, and operational efficiency while strengthening local healthcare infrastructure.
Project Name: Pullman Hospital Regional Patient Care Expansion
Proposed Recipient: Pullman Regional Hospital
Address of Recipient: 835 SE Bishop Blvd., Pullman, WA 99163
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to support a comprehensive expansion and renovation project designed to improve access, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Key components include expanding Emergency Department capacity, adding dedicated behavioral health stabilization space, and renovating existing clinical areas to improve perioperative throughput. The project will also modernize and reconfigure registration and outpatient service areas to streamline patient flow and reduce delays in care delivery.
Project Name: Pullman Moscow Regional Airport SRE Facility Project
Proposed Recipient: Pullman Moscow Regional Airport
Address of Recipient: 3625 NE Airport Dr., Building 230, Box 1, Pullman, WA 99163.
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used for modernizing Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) facilities at Pullman Moscow Regional Airport (PUW). This funding would ensure and enhance reliable year-round air service, protect significant prior federal equipment investments, enhance aviation safety, security & emergency readiness, and support broader economic development and financial interest for communities across eastern Washington and northern Idaho.
Project Name: Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland NW Family Rooms Project
Proposed Recipient: Ronald McDonald House of the Inland Northwest
Address of Recipient: 1028 W 5th Ave, Spokane, WA 99204
Requested Amount: $3,600,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used for the development of three family rooms for families whose children are at Yakima Regional, Kadlec Regional, and Samaritan Healthcare hospitals. This project directly addresses urgent, tangible needs for families across Eastern and Central Washington, particularly those from rural communities who must travel 100–300 miles for pediatric and specialty medical care.
Project Name: SimCity Construction and Regional Active Shooter Capacity Building Initiative for Spokane County Sheriff’s Office
Proposed Recipient: Spokane County Sheriff’s Office
Address of Recipient: 1100 West Mallon Ave, Spokane, WA 99260
Requested Amount: $2,177,433
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to establish a state-of-the-art SimCity Training Complex. Selected vendors will modify the conex structures to simulate a wide range of real-world environments, including multi-story buildings, apartments, school hallways, hospital floors, offices, and small businesses. Units will be outfitted with reinforced entry points, configurable walls, stairwells, breaching features.
Project Name: Spokane County Thorpe Road Reconstruction Project
Proposed Recipient: Spokane County
Address of Recipient: 1026 W Broadway AVE, Spokane, WA 99260
Requested Amount: $4,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to reconstruct and widen the existing roadway in Spokane County to create a safe secondary access route to Fairchild Air Force Base. Project improvements include widening the roadway from 24 feet to 30 feet, constructing two 11-foot travel lanes with 4-foot shoulders on each side, and installing a new roundabout at the Craig Road and Thorpe Road intersection.
Project Name: St. John Wasterwater Treatment Plant Replacement Project
Proposed Recipient: Town of St. John
Address of Recipient: PO Box 298, St. John, WA 99171
Requested Amount: $3,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to replace a more than 50-year-old wastewater treatment plant with a modern mechanical package facility constructed on the existing site, integrated with a new influent lift station and supported by comprehensive site, utility, electrical, controls, sludge handling, environmental review, and construction management activities necessary to deliver a reliable, fully compliant system for decades to come.
Project Name: Wallula Dodd Water Mains Improvement Project
Proposed Recipient: Port of Walla Walla
Address of Recipient: 45 Terminal Loop Rd, Suite 210, Walla Walla, WA 99324
Requested Amount: $5,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to construct a 6.2-million-gallon water storage reservoir to expand the capacity and reliability of the existing regional water system serving the Port of Walla Walla. The water storage reservoir will serve to increase system capacity and provide critical system redundancy, ensuring reliable service during peak demand, maintenance, or emergency conditions.
Project Name: Washtucna Water Supply Improvement
Proposed Recipient: Town of Washtucna
Address of Recipient: 165 S Main St, Washtucna, WA 99371
Requested Amount: $1,305,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to replace the Town of Washtucna’s primary summer drinking water well. Washtucna’s primary drinking water well went dry in September 2020 and experienced a catastrophic failure of the pumping equipment. This funding would be for a new pumping station.
Project Name: Whitman County Sand Road Freight Corridor
Proposed Recipient: Whitman County
Address of Recipient: 310 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111
Requested Amount: $2,000,000
Explanation of Request: The funding would be used to upgrade approximately 12 miles of roadway to create a continuous freight corridor linking agricultural production areas east of Moscow, Idaho with regional highways including U.S. Highway 195 and U.S. Highway 95 and export gateways such as the Port of Almota on the Snake River. These improvements include roadway widening, intersection realignment, bridge replacement, and safety upgrades along Sand Road and Kirkendahl Road.