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Grant funding must be used and limited to the purchase of security 1 hardware and equipment to enhance the security of the buildings and 2 grounds of such organizations. 3 (60) $400,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2024 and $400,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 5 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to provide 6 grant funding to a nonprofit organization to provide supports, 7 including behavioral health resources, housing services, and 8 parenting education, to parents with substance use disorder. The 9 grant recipient must be a nonprofit organization located in the south 10 Puget Sound region that provides a parent child assistance program 11 and focuses on building parenting skills and confidence to ensure 12 children have safe and healthy childhoods. 13 (61) $450,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14 year 2024 and $450,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for costs to develop and operate 16 community-based residential housing and services for youth wellness 17 spanning a range of needs and circumstances at the Pacific hospital 18 preservation and development authority quarters, buildings three 19 through 10 in Seattle. The amounts provided in this subsection may be 20 used for planning, lease payments, and other related expenses for the 21 development and operation of comprehensive residential programs 22 providing housing, on-site social services, and community-based 23 resources for youth identified by the department of commerce, the 24 department of children, youth, and families, or the health care 25 authority. The funding may also be used for the preparation and 26 issuance of a request for qualifications for a site operator, or 27 lease management and related administrative functions. The department 28 is authorized to enter into a lease, with an option to enter into 29 multiyear extensions, for the Pacific hospital preservation and 30 development authority quarters, buildings three through 10. 31 (62) $350,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32 year 2024 and $350,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to a nonprofit 34 organization based in the city of Seattle that works to improve the 35 quality of life for low-income families and members of the refugee 36 and immigrant community, with a focus on the Somali and Oromos 37 community. The grant funding may be used to expand current programs 38 including, but not limited to, case management and referral services 39 p. 68 ESSB 5187.SL