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Olympia, WA 98504-3113

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Phone: 360-628-2780

Latest news from OFM

Publication Date	Title
09/18/2023	Agency budget requests for 2024 supplemental now available online View operating budget requests that state agencies and higher education institutions have submitted to us for consideration in Gov. Inslee's 2024 supplemental budget proposal: Agency Budget Requests The website is best viewed in either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browser. For help in using the online system, check out this guide:
08/16/2023	Federal infrastructure dollars fund high-speed internet, ferry upgrades, clean energy and wildfire mitigation The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), was signed into law by President Biden in November 2021, and was followed by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of August 2022. As of August 2023, these bills have funded $3.60 billion in federal grants to Washington state agencies, including $3.59 billion from the IIJA/BIL and $9 million from the IRA. The federal funds are used for projects within categories listed below:
07/31/2023	SAAM Directive 23A-06 issued August 1, 2023
06/30/2023	Washington tops 7.9 million residents in 2023 OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington’s total population grew by an estimated 86,750 — to 7,951,150 as of April 1, 2023, according to annual estimates that the Office of Financial Management prepared. The unadjusted population growth rate over the last year was 1.1%, somewhat slower than the previous year, when the state’s population grew by 1.3%. Washington’s population has grown by 244,840 people since the 2020 decennial census on April 1, 2020. The 86,750 increase is below the average annual increase from the last decade (98,200).
06/28/2023	SAAM Directive 23A-05 issued June 29, 2023
06/27/2023	State revenue projection for 2023–25 forecast increased by $327 million OLYMPIA – Washington’s projected Near General Fund revenue collections for the 2023–25 state budget have increased by nearly $327 million, according to estimates released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.