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long-term needs and abilities to achieve and maintain housing 1 stability. Grant recipients who initially match an individual to 2 temporary lodging must make efforts to transition the person to a 3 permanent housing placement within six months except under unusual 4 circumstances. The department must establish criteria regarding the 5 safety, accessibility, and habitability of housing options to be 6 offered by grant recipients to ensure that such options are private, 7 sanitary, healthy, and dignified, and that grant recipients provide 8 options that are well-matched to an individual's assessed needs. 9 (g) Funding granted to eligible recipients under (a) of this 10 subsection may not be used to supplant or replace existing funding 11 provided for housing or homeless services. 12 (37) $2,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 13 fiscal year 2024 and $2,000,000 of the general fund—state 14 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to increase 15 funding for the community services block grant program. Distribution 16 of these funds to community action agencies shall prioritize racial 17 equity and undoing inequity from historic underinvestment in Black, 18 indigenous, and people of color, and rural communities. 19 (38) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20 year 2024 and $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to provide a 22 grant to a nonprofit organization to identify opportunities for 23 cities in Whatcom county to improve access to affordable housing 24 through conducting market research, engaging stakeholders, and 25 developing tools and implementation strategies for cities that will 26 increase access to affordable housing. The grant recipient must be a 27 nonprofit organization based in Bellingham that promotes affordable 28 housing solutions and with a mission to create thriving communities. 29 (39) $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30 year 2024 and $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 31 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to provide a 32 grant to a nonprofit organization located in the city of Redmond that 33 serves Latino low-income, immigrant, and Spanish-speaking communities 34 in King and Snohomish counties through arts and culture events and 35 community services. The grant funding may be used to expand existing 36 programs including, but not limited to, support for small businesses, 37 rent assistance, vaccination and COVID-19 outreach, programs aimed at 38 p. 60 ESSB 5187.SL