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About GS Consulting's

Rural Technical Assistance

GS Consulting has a contract with the Washington State Department of Commerce to provide technical assistance to rural communities to develop affordable housing projects.  


No longer accepting applications in the 2023 year.

How to apply

GSC can provide help with:

  • Developing Feasible Project Concepts
  • Crafting Development and Operating Budgets for Projects
  • Architectural Planning, Siting, and Compliance with Local Code Requirements
  • Operating and Service Plans for Housing for Households Experiencing Homelessness
  • Home Ownership Projects Including Alternative Ownership Models & Down Payment Assistance Programs
  • Education, Outreach, and ‘Affordable Housing 101’ Workshops

Our Partners

Environmental Works
Housing for everyone. Let's build it together. Sarah Lindsley.
  • Environmental Works
  • Housing for everyone. Let's build it together. Sarah Lindsley.
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About Our Partners

Rural Community Assistance Corporation

Gina Chamberlain will lead up providing assistance for home ownership projects.

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Ally Community Development

Philippa Nye is a seasoned developer with over 30 years’ experience in the field.

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ZBA Architecture

A design firm based in Spokane with a long track record of designing new buildings for affordable housing and preserving aging affordable housing complexes.

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Environmental Works

A non-profit community design center specializing in affordable housing and community facilities.

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Third Place Design Co-operative

A design firm focusing on community centered design in both rural and urban areas.

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Sarah Lindsley llc

Providing strategic facilitation, resident engagement and community needs research for your community's next affordable housing project.

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Julie Brunner

Julie has 26 years of experience with community land trusts, nonprofit housing development, housing related technical assistance, organizational capacity building, planning and community development and neighborhood revitalization.

Mark Blatter

Mark has a unique mix of historic preservation, land trust management, and multifamily development experience.

Jaycie Osterberg

The former Executive Director of Quixote Communities, who has three permanent supportive housing developments for single homeless adults, two in rural areas.

Process to Access Rural Technical Assistance:

1. Apply!

Download the application.

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2. GSC reviews applications quarterly and selects TA recipients based on these criteria

  • Geographic diversity. We strive for projects in Eastern Washington and Western Washington, in the mountains, near the ocean, and throughout the vast desert & farm lands of the State.
  • Sponsor capacity. Significant organizational development is beyond the scope of this program. We are looking for sponsors with strong enough financials, Boards of Directors, and track records to develop housing projects. But sponsors that have successfully completed similar projects in the recent past, without TA, will also be rejected. We seek to build new capacity and help create housing which would otherwise not get developed.
  • Need. We will prioritize Counties that have had low State housing investment in the past, and high unmet housing needs.
  • Local government support. Projects with local government support in the form of surplus land, zoning concessions, and/or funding commitments will be prioritized.
  • Sponsor matching funds.

3. To submit your application (or for more information)

E-mail ruralta@gsaffordablehousing.com

Application

APPLICATION Rural TA - Fillable (pdf)

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