# Thurston Regional Housing Council meeting November 12, 2026


**Body:** Thurston County
**Date:** November 11, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The Thurston Regional Housing Council met on November 12, 2026, and approved its 2027 legislative priorities, along with recommendations for affordable-housing funding and homeless-services funding processes. For the affordable-housing RFP, the Council approved priorities and scoring criteria emphasizing capital projects and preservation of affordable housing; prior management and spending of RHC awards will also be considered when assessing financial capacity. It separately approved RFI priorities and scoring criteria for capital projects entering the 2030 capital pipeline. The discussion clarified that serving households at or below 50% of area median income is a priority, not an eligibility requirement, and that applications may be scored based on the proportion of units serving that group.

The Council approved the 2027 homeless-services funding framework and the related RFP priorities, set-asides, and scoring criteria. Set-asides reflect 2026 funding levels as a minimum amid funding uncertainty; staff noted there are no immediate financial implications, but the framework will shape future funding decisions. No specific RHC contract awards or dollar allocations were made. A Washington Housing Alliance presenter also outlined state-level 2027 advocacy proposals, including $146 million to backfill federal support for permanent supportive housing and homeless services, $8.2 million for eviction legal representation, and $850,000 annually for fair-housing services; these were advocacy requests, not Council spending approvals. The Council also discussed a possible retreat and future work planning.

**Source:** Thurston County