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(11) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1 fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 of the general fund—state 2 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to 3 a business center that provides confidential, no-cost, one-on-one, 4 client-centered assistance to small businesses to expand outreach in 5 underserved communities, especially Black, indigenous, and people of 6 color-owned businesses, providing targeted assistance where needed. 7 Funding may also be used to collaborate the department, the 8 Washington economic development association, and others to develop a 9 more effective and efficient service delivery system for Washington's 10 women and minority-owned small businesses. 11 (12) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2024 and $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 13 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely to strengthen capacity of the 14 keep Washington working act work group established in RCW 43.330.510. 15 (13) $7,000,000 of the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund— 16 federal appropriation is provided solely for the department to 17 continue to administer the small business innovation and 18 competitiveness fund program created in section 128(167), chapter 19 297, Laws of 2022 (ESSB 5693). The department may prioritize projects 20 that received conditional awards in the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium but 21 were not funded due to the project's inability to be substantially 22 completed by June 30, 2023. 23 (14) $2,000,000 of the coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund— 24 federal appropriation is provided solely for the department to 25 administer grants to businesses and nonprofits in the arts, heritage, 26 and science sectors, including those that operate live entertainment 27 venues, to provide bridge funding for continued recovery from the 28 COVID-19 pandemic and related economic impacts. The department must 29 develop criteria for successful grant applications in coordination 30 with the Washington state arts commission. 31 (15) $352,000 of the climate commitment account—state 32 appropriation is provided solely for implementation of Second 33 Substitute House Bill No. 1176 (climate-ready communities). If the 34 bill is not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this 35 subsection shall lapse. 36 (16) $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2024 and $225,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 38 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the department to contract 39 p. 88 ESSB 5187.SL