The Washington State Legislature appropriated $5,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2025 to the Washington State Department of Agriculture for the purpose of increasing research tools and on-farm technology available to reduce carbon emissions, increase carbon storage, and improve on-farm climate resiliency. $2,370,000 of these funds are now available from WSDA to producers through a grant program to cover the installation and operation of on-farm technology that produces and delivers live, native microalgae to the farm through the existing irrigation system. These funds were successfully reappropriated and are available through June 30, 2027 or until funds are completely expended, whichever is sooner.

Definitions:
For purposes of this application:
  • “Farm Business” means the farming operation associated with a specific EIN or tax ID.
  • “Live, native microalgae” means one or more microalgal species identified on the farm noted in the application.
  • “On-Farm System” means a microalgae production system that is placed on the farm to cultivate and deliver live, native microalgae to the farm’s soil through the existing irrigation equipment.
  • “Service Provider” means the entity engaged by the Farm Business to provide the On-Farm System through an executed service agreement.

Visit the grant website, LINKED HERE, to review the Grant Guidelines and confirm your eligibility for the program.

To apply, complete and submit this form. Please note, you must complete this form in one step. You cannot save and return. We strongly recommend you prepare your responses using the Application Preview, LINKED HERE.
Section 1. Applicant Information

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* 1. Farm Business Legal Name

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* 2. Farm Business DBA Name (Doing Business As), if different than the legal name

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* 3. Farm Business Owner Employer Identification Number (EIN):

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* 4. Washington State Universal Business Identifier (UBI) number (or equivalent Tribally recognized business documentation) of the Farm Business

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* 5. Farm Business Address for On-Farm System:

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* 6. County in Which the Farm Business is Located

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* 7. Is a service agreement signed with a Service Provider for the manufacture and delivery of live, native microalgae to the Farm Business at the address set forth in Question 5?

If your answer to this question is no, you are not qualified for this reimbursement grant and will need to exit the application.

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* 8. Service Provider Business Name

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* 9. Service Provider Contact Name

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* 10. Service Provider Contact Phone Number

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* 11. Service Provider Contact Email

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* 12. Business Statewide Vendor Number (SWV #)

What is this? This is a number that identifies entities that are set up to receive payments from Washington state.

To apply and receive a grant payment from this program you must be registered as a Vendor/Payee with Washington state and have a current Statewide Vendor Number (SWV #).

To register for a free Statewide Vendor number, complete and submit the Vendor/payee registration on this website. (electronic and PDF options are available)
If your business already has a SWV #, please confirm that it is active by searching your business name using the Statewide Vendor Number Lookup tool. If you are unable to confirm your SWV # by looking it up, it has likely expired, and you will need to register for a new SWV #.

If you are approved for a grant, WSDA will automatically send the payment to the mailing address listed for your SWV #. Please be sure it is current and correct. (With a SWV#, you may also authorize direct deposit here)

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