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Business Investment Grants (Community Reinvestment Project - CRP) is sponsored by Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council (PacMtn) with funding from Washington State Department of Commerce. These grants support small businesses, especially those led by or owned by people from historically marginalized communities, to access funding for investments like expanding operations, purchasing equipment, strengthening employee training, and making cost-saving improvements.
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Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) – Washington State Department of Commerce 简体中文 ( Chinese (Simplified) ) 繁體中文 ( Chinese (Traditional) ) Tiếng Việt ( Vietnamese ) Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) The Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) is a community-designed initiative to uplift communities. The goal is to create lasting economic benefits, build wealth and ensure everyone has a fair chance at success.
CRP partners with organizations across the state to support economic development, reentry services, legal assistance and violence prevention.
In collaboration with community partners, CRP’s impact includes: Creating jobs in partnership with diverse small businesses Offering training programs to meet workforce needs Higher self-sufficient incomes for people to support their families Helping people acquire homes and start new businesses Increasing safety of our neighborhoods through community-led projects The Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) received $60 million for 2025–2027—including $50 million in new funds.
CRP Spring 2026 Update: A Letter from Commerce’s Interim Director Below is an overview of the steps we are taking to strengthen transparency, reinforce conflict of interest safeguards and support organizations statewide.
Workforce Development Boards distribute millions to communities statewide in collaboration with CRP Across Washington, the Community Reinvestment Program is helping people access better jobs, strengthen small businesses and build economic opportunities in their communities. Homeownership builds stability. Not just for families, but for entire communities.
Across Washington state, the need for housing is urgent — but access to homeownership isn’t equal. For many communities, the barriers aren’t about effort or ambition; they’re structural. That’s why CRP’s Homeownership Capital Accelerator program is working to invest in both the families and housing supply that makes homeownership possible.
2023-2025 CRP Implementation Report (PDF) 2023-2025 CRP Community Engagement Timeline (PDF) CRP Community Feedback Results – October 2025 (PDF) In 2022, the WA Legislature created the Community Reinvestment Account and appropriated $200 million to address racial, economic, and social disparities created by the historic design and enforcement of state and federal criminal laws and penalties for drug possession (the war on drugs).
The Legislature directed that the Department of Commerce (Commerce) invest the funds into four program areas: Civil and criminal legal assistance Community-based violence intervention and prevention Commerce, in partnership with the WA Office of Equity , worked with communities across the state to develop a Community Reinvestment Plan laying out recommendations for how these funds would be invested over the 2023-2025 biennium (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025).
The Community Reinvestment Plan recommended Commerce distribute the $200 million across the state through more than 17 individual grant programs. Some of the grant programs were expansions of existing programs. Some of the programs represents new ideas, requiring more time and collaboration to implement.
To read the original plan, download the 2023-2025 Community Reinvestment Plan (PDF ) In 2025, the legislature appropriated $50 million of new funding for the CRP. Commerce is not required to follow the original Community Reinvestment Plan, but is directed to distribute funds for the program areas listed in RCW 43. 79.
567: Community reinvestment account , in similar proportions to the 2023-2025 investment areas. Additionally, the legislature updated the definition of by-and-for organizations. CRP by-and-for organizations include, but are not limited to, those operated by and for Black, Latine, Native American, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) To reach the Community Reinvestment Program, please email CRP@Commerce. wa. gov .
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Small businesses across PacMtn's five-county region (Mason, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, and Wahkiakum counties), especially those led or owned by people from historically marginalized communities. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $6,000 (encouraging under $4,000) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in creating innovative, disruptive technologies with commercial potential or societal benefit, including projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies. Specialty tubing could be relevant for agricultural equipment or renewable energy systems.