School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP)
Contact Information
Heidi Burkart
Northwest Regional Coordinator
360-742-8032
Phil Partington
Southwest Regional Coordinator
360-867-8253
Mark Brown
Eastern Regional Coordinator
509-432-4481
The School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) provides funding assistance to school districts that are undertaking a major new construction or modernization project. Projects must meet eligibility requirements.
School districts are responsible to secure local funding for construction projects. If eligible, the State provides partial funding based on formulas, allowances, and costs related to certain aspects of a construction project called recognized project costs.
- School Facility Design Safety Guidance
- School Facilities Manual
- School Construction Assistance Summary Handbook
SCAP Eligibility
- Student Enrollment Projections
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The enrollment projection methodology excludes the number of students residing outside the school district who are enrolled in alternative learning experience (ALE) programs under RCW 28A.232.010. The current Student Enrollment Cohort Projections - Report 1049 are available in ICOS.
- Construction Cost Allocation
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The construction cost allocation is the maximum cost per square foot of construction that the state will recognize. This amount is established by the legislature in the biennium budget.
As part of the state construction grants, projects were funded at a construction cost allocation per square foot of eligible area:
- July 1, 2024 $375.00
- July 1, 2023 $258.92
- July 1, 2022 $246.83
- July 1, 2021 $242.26
- July 1, 2020 $238.22
- July 1, 2019 $232.10
- July 1, 2018 $225.97
- July 1, 2017 $219.58
- July 1, 2016 $213.23
- July 1, 2015 $206.76
- July 1, 2014 $200.40
- July 1, 2013 $194.26
- July 1, 2012 $188.55
- July 1, 2011 $183.78
- July 1, 2010 $180.17
- July 1, 2009 $174.26
- July 1, 2008 $168.79
- July 1, 2007 $162.43
- July 1, 2006 $154.22
- July 1, 2005 $141.95
- State Funding Assistance Percentages
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The funding assistance percentage is the percentage of the recognized project costs that will be paid for by the state as determined by the formula set forth in law. The percentage varies by the local district's ability to raise funds measured in terms of assessed value per student. A district's funding assistance percentage applies to a calendar year.
- 2024 Funding Assistance Percentages
- 2023 Funding Assistance Percentages
- 2022 Funding Assistance Percentages
- 2021 Funding Assistance Percentages
- 2020 Funding Assistance Percentages
- 2019 Funding Assistance Percentages
- 2013-2023 Funding Assistance Percentages Comparisons
A district's funding assistance percentage is determined by a defined formula prescribed by law, and does not necessarily apply to all costs that may be incurred by a district in completing a project.
- D-Forms and Project Approval Schedule
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D-Forms
The D-forms are the primary documents that form the basis of any agreements between OSPI and the school districts receiving state assistance through the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP).
For more information on D-Forms visit the Forms and Applications web page.
OSPI Project Approval (Form D-4) Schedule for 2025
OSPI has established project approval dates for calendar year 2025.
All items related to the approval of school facilities and requiring action by the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be submitted no later than thirty (30) days prior to the established approval date.
Form D-4Approval DateSchool District Deadlineto Submit D-3Friday, February 14, 2025Wednesday, January 15, 2025Friday, March 14, 2025Wednesday, February 12, 2025Tuesday, April 15, 2025Friday, March 14, 2025Thursday, May 15, 2025Tuesday, April 15, 2025Monday, June 16, 2025Friday, May 16, 2025Tuesday, July 15, 2025Friday, June 13, 2025Friday, August 15, 2025Wednesday, July 16, 2025Monday, September 15, 2025Friday, August 15, 2025Wednesday, October 15, 2025Monday, September 15, 2025Friday, November 14, 2025Wednesday, October 15, 2025Monday, December 15, 2025Friday, November 14, 2025