North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Plan
*2023-2024 Recompete Implementation Funding Awardee and Strategy Development Grant Recipient
Application Title: North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Plan
Lead Applicant: Clallam County
State(s) Served: Washington
Applicant-Defined Region: Clallam County, Jefferson County, and five different Tribal Nations in Washington’s North Olympic Peninsula
Contact: Mike French ([email protected])
The North Olympic Peninsula Recompete Plan, led by Clallam County, will receive approximately $35 million to revitalize the natural resources industries in the remote region of Washington State’s North Olympic Peninsula, an area which includes five Tribal nations. The region has faced a lack of job opportunities since the decline of the logging industry. To drive renewed economic competitiveness and job creation in the sustainable maritime and natural resource sectors, the coalition will enhance supply chain infrastructure, scale innovative forest product manufacturing, and support workers in tribal and distressed communities through various economic development initiatives. EDA funding will be used for cutting-edge manufacturing equipment, a marine transportation fleet, and accessible workforce training. The coalition’s Recompete Task Force, made up of Tribal and county governments, local community and technical colleges, and economic development partners, is poised to create and connect residents to good jobs in the natural resources industry.