The Lacey MakerSpace provides an amazing space for local entrepreneurs, creators, and inventors to bring their ideas to life. They have been eager to expand and invest in new equipment, which is now possible thanks to local and congressional funding. With $1 million from the Congressionally Directed Omnibus Appropriations Bill,$500,000 invested from the City of Lacey, and $100,000 from the Ben B. Cheney Foundation the Lacey MakerSpace will be able to expand their space from 3,500 square feet to almost 10,000 square feet in Zaverl Hall on the Saint Martin’s University campus. They also received $1.2 million from the EDA CARES Act Grant in 2021 to invest in new equipment and workforce training programming, which will create even more opportunities for makers of Washington to change the world.
