Kittitas County opens 2026 small-capital infrastructure grant process

Kittitas County has opened a countywide application process for its 2026 Small Capital Distressed Sales & Use Tax Grant Program, creating a potential funding opportunity for public infrastructure projects connected to economic development.

The Kittitas County Conference of Governments announced the call for applications on June 30, 2026. The county identified Aug. 19, 2026, as the date by which COG recommendations were due.

For Kittitas residents, local governments, institutions and businesses, the immediate change is the opening of a competitive funding process. It is not a confirmed construction project, grant award or commitment of money to the City of Kittitas.

What the program supports

The program is designed to support capital projects involving public infrastructure related to economic development. Because the opportunity applies across Kittitas County, the incorporated City of Kittitas is within the covered area, subject to the eligibility requirements for individual projects.

That countywide scope gives governments and institutions in the area a possible route to seek funding for capital improvements. Any eventual benefit to residents, workers, farmers, commuters, taxpayers or local businesses would depend on applications, recommendations and final awards that have not been identified in the approved record.

The announcement establishes the program and its recommendation timeline, but it does not identify the amount of money available. It also does not provide an application deadline, list submitted projects or name final award recipients.

What is known about Kittitas

No city-specific application from Kittitas was identified in the reviewed record. The countywide program includes the city as an eligible-area community, but that does not show that the city applied, that a local project was proposed or that an improvement will be built there.

The City of Kittitas’ official council page confirms the city’s incorporated status. It says regular council meetings generally take place on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. That is the city’s regular governmental meeting venue for any grant-related action it may take, although the available record does not identify such action.

Next step

The next documented milestone is the COG recommendation process, with recommendations due on or before Aug. 19, 2026. Recommendations are not the same as final awards. Until additional records identify applications, recommendations and awards, the program should be treated as a countywide funding opportunity rather than a confirmed project in Kittitas.