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"Opportunity Zones 2.0 Census Tract Designation" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Opportunity Zones 2.0 Census Tract Designation is sponsored by Washington State Department of Commerce. Accepting applications to designate new opportunity zones in 99 census tracts across Washington to spur investment in undercapitalized communities.
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Opportunity Zones 2. 0 Census tract designation request for applications – Washington State Department of Commerce 简体中文 ( Chinese (Simplified) ) 繁體中文 ( Chinese (Traditional) ) Tiếng Việt ( Vietnamese ) Opportunity Zones 2.
0 Census tract designation request for applications Request for Application (RFA) Issue request for applications: April 28, 2026 Pre-proposal conferences: May 7 Question and answer window: April 28 to May 21, 2026 Applications due: May 28, 2026, at 5 p. m. Commerce is accepting applications to designate new opportunity zones (OZs) in Washington state.
Federal bill H. R. #1 was signed into Public Law 119-21 in July 2025, making the current OZ program permanent, with designation cycles now set in place every ten years.
After the application period closes, Governor Ferguson designate OZs and submit his recommendations to the U.S. Treasury in a 90-day window beginning July 1, 2026. The new program features permanent changes to the policy’s geographic targeting criteria, incentive structure and reporting requirements. The new program also tightens eligibility requirements, reducing the expected qualified OZ tracts by roughly 20%.
Washington currently has 139 OZs across 36 counties and that number will narrow to 99 OZs designated across the state. The U.S. Treasury issued its determination of population census tracts eligible to be designated as OZs, and Commerce updated the Washington OZ 2. 0-eligible census tract GIS map to reflect this final guidance.
This map includes the OZ-eligible tracts that may be nominated by state governors (aka, state CEOs) to be designated as OZs, beginning January 1, 2027. The federal government is responsible for establishing this eligibility criteria and any associated guidance. From that, each state designates up to 25% of eligible census tracts as opportunity zones.
Issue request for applications: April 28, 2026 May 7: 9-10 a. m. pre-applicant webinar (rural/non-rural).
Register for and join the 9 a. m. online conference May 7: 11 a.
m. to 12:00 p. m.
pre-applicant webinar (tribal specific). Join the 11 a. m.
online conference for tribal applicants Question and answer window: April 28 to May 21, 2026 Applications due: May 28, 2026, at 5 p. m. Applications will be accepted through May 28, 2026 at 5:00 p.
m. and must be submitted via the Washington state Opportunity Zones nomination application platform . The Washington state Opportunity Zones nomination application platform View and download the final OZ 2.
0 census tract nomination application (MS Word) View and download the final OZ 2. 0 scoring criteria (PDF) View and download our most recent Opportunity Zones Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) OZ 2. 0 Program landing page Contact the RFA Coordinator via email at OEDCProcurement@Commerce.
wa. gov . Note : please include “OZ 2.
0” in the subject line. Contact the RFA Coordinator via email at OEDCProcurement@Commerce. wa.
gov
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Local Governments, Economic Development Organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was May 28, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Opportunity Zones 2.0 Census Tract Designation is funded by Washington State Department of Commerce. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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