FY27 Community Funding Requests
FY27 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING REQUESTS
Commerce, Science, Justice and Related Agencies
Recipient: Washington State University
Program Description: This project will help establish Washington State University's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) as a NIST-aligned irrigation technology-based smart farm to advance measurement science, improve reliability and interoperability, and accelerate commercialization of next-generation irrigation systems that support U.S. agricultural industry, grower competitiveness, and climate resilience.
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Member Financial Disclosure Letter
Recipient: Grant County
Project Name: Grant County Coroner’s Office Equipment Advancements
Program Description: The Grant County Coroner’s Office functions as a regional hub for forensic and autopsy services in Central and Southeast Washington. This project would fund the equipment necessary to complement the County's broader ongoing efforts to establish a modernized Coroner's Office to ensure public health and public safety in the region is not disrupted.
Request Amount: $2,235,000
Member Financial Disclosure Letter
Recipient: Yakima Valley Council of Governments
Project Name: Yakima Valley Local Crime Lab
Program Description: This project will help establish a Regional Real-Time Information and Crime Center (RTICC) to serve as a centralized hub for intelligence coordination, real-time situational awareness, and multi-jurisdictional law enforcement support across Yakima County. It would fund the equipment and technology necessary for the RTICC to improve the regions’ ability to respond to violent crimes, gang activity, narcotics trafficking, major traffic incidents, public safety emergencies, and natural disasters.
Request Amount: $2,025,000
Member Financial Disclosure Letter
Recipient: City of Richland
Project Name: Richland Police Department Real Time Information Center Equipment
Program Description: This project will complement the City of Richland's efforts to establish a Real-Time Information Center by funding the purchasing of the equipment essential to RTIC operations, which will improve and better support monitoring and coordinated response capabilities for law enforcement and other first responders.
Request Amount: $1,975,000
Member Financial Disclosure Letter
Recipient: City of Pasco
Project Name: Pasco Police Department Digital Forensics and Equipment Enhancements
Program Description: This project will strengthen the Pasco Police Department’s digital forensic laboratory by investing in critical forensic software, hardware, and investigative technology necessary to identify offenders, rescue victims, and reduce case backlogs and digital evidence delays, as well as fund UAS systems to improve law enforcement response and surveillance.
Request Amount: $895,351
Member Financial Disclosure Letter