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(6) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022 and $700,000 of the disaster response account—state 2 appropriation are provided solely for grants to assist eligible 3 individuals and families with the purchase of household appliances, 4 home repair, and home replacement including construction, building 5 materials, site preparation, and permitting fees. The maximum grant 6 to an eligible individual or household is $2,500. Grants will be 7 awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis subject to availability of 8 amounts provided in this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, 9 "household appliance" means a machine that assists with household 10 functions such as cooking, cleaning and food preservation. To be 11 eligible, an individual or family must: 12 (a) Be a resident of Douglas, Okanogan, Pierce, or Whitman 13 county; 14 (b) Have suffered damage to their home or was displaced from a 15 rental unit used as their primary residence due to a wildfire 16 occurring in fiscal year 2021; 17 (c) Not have or have inadequate private insurance to cover the 18 cost of household appliance replacement; 19 (d) Not qualify for individual assistance through the federal 20 emergency management agency; and 21 (e) Meet one of the following criteria: 22 (i) Is disabled; 23 (ii) Has a household income equal to or less than 80 percent of 24 county median household income; 25 (iii) The home qualified for the property tax exemption program 26 in RCW 84.36.379 through 84.36.389; or 27 (iv) The home qualified for the property tax deferral program in 28 chapter 84.38 RCW. 29 (7) $2,136,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation (ARPA) 30 is provided solely for the department to administer the emergency 31 management performance grants according to federal laws and 32 guidelines. 33 (8) $3,808,000 of the disaster response account—state 34 appropriation and $46,039,000 of the disaster response account— 35 federal appropriation are provided solely for agency costs for 36 acquiring personal protective equipment as listed in LEAP omnibus 37 document 2021-FEMA PPE, dated April 24, 2021. The department must 38 coordinate with the agencies who have costs listed in LEAP omnibus 39 p. 868 ESSB 5187.SL