SPOKANE — The state of Washington is accepting applications to award more than $200 million in funding for affordable multifamily rental housing units, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday.

According to the governor’s office, the $212 million in funding could help build more than 2,500 new housing units across the state in the coming years.

The funds will be allocated to developers by the Washington Department of Commerce in January through an application process that closes in October. It is part of a $419 million package the Legislature allocated earlier this year for affordable housing in the next two years.

Projects that receive funds typically break ground between six and 18 months after the award, and residents can typically move in within two years of work on the project beginning

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