Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program

3.26.050 Establishing a fund for the tax proceeds - Purpose.
The moneys collected under this chapter shall be forwarded to the San Juan County treasurer for deposit into the County treasury in a special revenue fund which is hereby created and hereafter recognized as the San Juan County public facilities improvement fund for financing public facilities in San Juan County. (Ord. 8-1999)

2025 Public Facilities Assistance Program Application and Supporting Material

2025 Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program Application

PFFAP Grant Invoice Voucher

Timeline for Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program Schedule: 

*2026 schedule coming in the Spring*

Application Open: 

Application Close: 

Preliminary Review Period: 

Presentations & Council Review:

Notification of Award: 

  1. 10.1.B Overarching Goals

List of eligible project types for the Public Facilities Financing Assistance Program (PFFAP)*:

Agriculture/ Aquaculture/Timber
Product processing facilities, such as: commercial kitchens, seed production facilities, timber mills Product sales, marketing and distribution facilities, such as: Food hubs, farmers' markets

Alternative Energy
Energy production, storage and distribution facilities

Economic Development Projects
Shared workspaces, business incubators, trades & business training facilities, business parks Personnel in economic development (ADO) offices

Health Care
Public hospitals and/or Long-term care facilities

Maritime Industries
Marine research facilities 
Boat building, repair facilities
Marine industry incubators and/or Training facilities

Telecommunications
Broadband/communication infrastructure, such as: Cell/communication towers, fiber optic installations, joint use wireless facilities

Tourism
Park and/or event facilities, such as: Public pools, public restrooms and signage Public access to shorelines and/or trails

Transportation
Roads including intersection improvements
Public transportation improvements, such as: Bridges, non-motorized pathways, public parking, boardwalks
Public marina improvements, such as: Barge landings, boat launches, docks
Public airport improvements, such as: Buildings, emergency medical transportation infrastructure 
Ferry landing and parking improvements

Utilities
Water, wastewater and stormwater systems Solid waste, recycling and composting facilities

Small Manufacturing                                                                                                                                                                                                      Facilities and infrastructure for small manufacturing, such as: planning, manufacturing co-work spaces, structural systems and foundations, power, fiber, HVAC and other physical plant systems, systems for physical automation and management

Libraries                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Library facilities and improvements supporting an economic development purpose

* For projects to be eligible for funding, they must be designed to increase capacity and not address a deficiency, unless that deficiency is a direct impediment to economic development

Application Supplemental Details Packet