The Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) is a grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce that funds community-designed initiatives to create lasting economic benefits and build wealth in underserved communities across Washington State. The program received million for the 2025-2027 biennium, including million in new funds.

CRP supports economic development, reentry services, legal assistance, violence prevention, homeownership, workforce training, and small business creation. Priority is given to by-and-for organizations serving Black, Latine, Native American, Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities, though other organizations, lenders, and tribes are also eligible. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) – Washington State Department of Commerce 简体中文 ( Chinese (Simplified) ) 繁體中文 ( Chinese (Traditional) ) Tiếng Việt ( Vietnamese ) 简体中文 ( Chinese (Simplified) ) 繁體中文 ( Chinese (Traditional) ) Tiếng Việt ( Vietnamese ) Contracting with Commerce 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 CRP funding opportunities The Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) received $60 million for 2025–2027—including $50 million in new funds.

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.

New CRP funding opportunities for organizations and tribes expanding homeownership Commerce’s Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) is now accepting applications from organizations, lenders and tribes to assist people with buying homes and building generational wealth. CRP Newsletter: February 2026 We’re halfway through winter, and the Community Reinvestment Program is ramping up its programming throughout Washington.

We’re excited to share what’s moving forward and where there are opportunities to connect with the work.

2023-2025 CRP Implementation Report (PDF) 2023-2025 CRP Community Engagement Timeline (PDF) CRP Community Feedback Results – October 2025 (PDF) About the Community Reinvestment Program 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.

Page last updated: April 16, 2024 November 6, 2025 Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) CRP funding opportunities Economic development with CRP Legal assistance with CRP Reentry services with CRP Violence prevention with CRP Please use the Community Reinvestment Project contact form to connect with the CRP Team. We will get back to you within 5-7 business days. © 2025 Washington State Department of Commerce.