Page 800

established in RCW 82.08.0206 and the federal earned income tax 1 credit. Of the amounts provided in this subsection: 2 (a) $6,860,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2023 is provided solely for grants to community-based 4 organizations to conduct outreach activities and application 5 assistance for individuals eligible for the working families tax 6 exemption. In awarding the funds, the department must award grants to 7 at least two community-based organizations in each county. Of the 8 amounts provided in this subsection (135)(a), 25 percent must be used 9 for outreach activities serving tribal and urban Indian communities, 10 communities of color, and households in rural areas. 11 (b) $2,860,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2023 is provided solely for grants to community-based 13 organizations to conduct outreach activities and application 14 assistance for individuals eligible for the working families tax 15 exemption who file or may be eligible to file using a valid 16 individual taxpayer identification number. Grant recipients may also 17 use grant funds to assist individuals in obtaining valid individual 18 tax identification numbers. 19 (c) $280,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20 year 2023 is provided solely for the department to provide oversight, 21 technical assistance, and training for grant recipients; conduct 22 language access activities; create a statewide outreach plan; and for 23 other administrative costs. 24 (136) $5,000,000 of the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund— 25 federal appropriation is provided solely for grants to nonprofit 26 arts, heritage, science, and culture organizations for costs 27 associated with COVID-19 testing and safety monitoring required by 28 state and local governments and by union contracts. To receive a 29 grant under this section, an applicant must certify that they have 30 reported annual gross receipts of greater than $5,000,000 in calendar 31 year 2019, and that they applied for but did not receive funding from 32 a state or federal source for the same eligible costs. 33 (137) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34 year 2023 is provided solely for a grant to a nonprofit organization 35 to provide programming that offers pathways to higher education and 36 career opportunities in the arts, entertainment, and related creative 37 industries for youth and young adults in south King county, with a 38 focus on low-income individuals and historically disadvantaged 39 p. 799 ESSB 5187.SL