Agency Overview — Dave Pringle, Legislative Director, Washington State Department of Commerce (January 15, 2025)
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This is a Washington State Department of Commerce slide presentation, Agency Overview, given by Dave Pringle, Legislative Director, and dated January 15, 2025. It describes Commerce as the lead state agency charged with enhancing and promoting sustainable community and economic vitality in Washington, with a core mission to Strengthen Communities. One slide states that by 2044, Washington needs over 1.1 million new homes, over half of which need to be affordable for families making half the area median income (AMI). Other slides group its programs under small business assistance, energy, community and local government support, housing and homelessness, and crime victims and public safety.
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“Agency Overview — Dave Pringle, Legislative Director, Washington State Department of Commerce (January 15, 2025).”
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Agency Overview
Dave Pringle
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
JANUARY 15, 2025
v1.5
HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SMALL BUSINESS
HOMELESSNESS BROADBAND ASSISTANCE ENERGY
PLANNING AND TECH CRIME VICTIMS AND ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY SERVICES PUBLIC SAFETY DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 2
We are the lead state agency charged with enhancing and promoting
sustainable community and economic vitality in Washington. We administer
a diverse portfolio of programs and several state boards and commissions,
all focused on helping communities grow.
• Our core mission is to Strengthen Communities. To accomplish
this mission, we must embed the values of diversity, equity and
inclusion in all aspects of our work.
• We partner and connect to communities – tribes, local
governments, non-profits, businesses, state agencies, localities
community-based organizations, and international partners.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4
We Strengthen All
Communities
Equitable Distribution Equitable Program Diverse, Equitable and
of Funds and Services Outcomes Inclusive Staffing
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 5
• Community • Climate change • Economic and
changes & market
growth transformation
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 6
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 7
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 8
• Staffing growth • Where we live in Washington
+440
326 762
December 2021 December 2024
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 9
Legislative Session: Funding provided by
Appropriation/Funding the Legislature for a specific
purpose/objective.
Fiscal Year Start: Commerce makes internal
Allocation determination for how appropriation amounts
will be distributed.
Contracting: Allocated funding under
Obligation contract for disbursement.
Implementation: Obligated amount dollars
Spend/Disbursement disbursed to contractor/recipient/service
partners.
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 10
Strengthening our key industries, expanding international trade, helping small businesses grow,
providing training to a new generation of workers, providing access to funding, and supporting the
work of our local economic development partners
Small businesses We live in the most Washington’s
are the primary trade-dependent economic growth
drivers of the state in the U.S. is fueled by our
economy. Small Business Export innovation
Small Business Training & Assistance economy.
Education Business Development
Small Business Finance Sector Development
Services
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 12
Addressing the critical energy challenges to advance our state energy goals in emission reduction and
electrification through energy policy, analysis and information and projects and funding to improve energy
use in homes, buildings, transportation and transmission
Energy Policy and Energy Programs Energy Incentives
State Strategy in Communities for Homes and
State Energy Strategy Grid Resilience Buildings
Clean Energy Solar for All Clean Buildings
Transformation Act (CETA) HEAL Act and Energy Efficiency
Energy Independence Act Environmental Justice Weatherization
(EIA)
Clean Transportation Home Electrification and
Appliances
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 13
Supporting the diverse needs of local and community leaders with financial and technical assistance
primarily to local governments, but also supports nonprofits, community organizations, and tribes to
plan, build and maintain community resources
Local Communities WA State Boards
Community Capital Broadband Office Community Economic
Facilities Federal funding Revitalization Board (CERB)
Growth Management Digital Equity Public Works Board (PWB)
Services Small Communities
Infrastructure partners
Initiative
SYNC – State
Infrastructure
Improvement Team
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 14
By 2044, Washington needs over 1.1 million new homes – over half of which needs to be affordable
for families making half the area median income (AMI)
Reducing homelessness, preventing evictions, developing and preserving affordable housing
Homelessness Homeownership Multifamily Housing
Assistance Foreclosure Fairness Housing Trust Fund
Local shelter, diversion, and Program National Trust Fund
planning Mobile Home Relocation Preservation
Rent assistance Land Trust and Co-
Permanent Supportive
Landlord Programs operatives
Housing
Office of Homeless Youth
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 15
Supporting individual and family self-sufficiency, reduce poverty, and address the causes and effects of
systemic violence centering the voices of underserved communities
Economic Community Safety Councils and
Opportunities Office of Firearm Safety Ombudsman
Family Tax Credit access and Violence Prevention support
Lead-Based Paint Office of Crime Victim Reentry Council
Community Services Block
Advocacy
Developmental
Grant (CSBG) Community Law Disabilities Council
Immigrant community Enforcement Partnership
State ombuds support
legal aid Justice Assistance
Community Reinvestment Grants (JAG)
Program
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 16
Meeting community in community
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 17
www.commerce.wa.gov
Dave Pringle
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Dave.pringle@commerce.wa.gov
360-918-6033
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