Community Reinvestment Program (CRP)

Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) is sponsored by Washington State Department of Commerce. The CRP invests in economic development, reentry services, legal assistance, and violence prevention to uplift communities and create lasting economic benefits.

Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) – Washington State Department of Commerce Shared Standards Initiative 简体中文 ( Chinese (Simplified) ) 繁體中文 ( Chinese (Traditional) ) Tiếng Việt ( Vietnamese ) Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) Help shape how CRP supports agriculture CRP is launching the Agricultural Community Input Survey to gather information about access needs, community priorities and facilitator selection.

We want to hear from people who have experience in farming, land or food access programs, or efforts that help communities access the food they need. 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 Summer 2026 update: New investments in economic development, legal assistance and reentry services This spring, Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) finalized new economic development, legal assistance and reentry services funding for communities across Washington.

Supporting economic development through […] Community-based decision making through Local Advisory Teams and Regional Intermediaries The Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) uses two structures to keep decision making local: Local Advisory Teams (LATs) and Regional Intermediaries. These partners guide decisions in Washington’s 12 workforce regions.

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.

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.

Help shape how CRP supports agriculture CRP is launching the Agricultural Community Input Survey to gather information about access needs, community priorities and facilitator selection. We want to hear from people who have experience in farming, land or food access programs, or efforts that help communities access the food they need.

Ayude a definir cómo el CRP apoya a la agricultura El Proyecto de Reinversión Comunitaria busca recabar opiniones de personas Negras, Latinas, Nativas Americanas, Asiáticas, Nativas de Hawái e Isleñas del Pacífico con experiencia en agricultura, en programas de acceso a la tierra o a los alimentos, o en soberanía alimentaria. Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) To reach the Community Reinvestment Program, please email CRP@Commerce. wa.

gov . Somebody will get back to you in 5 business days.