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State Budget 2025-27

2025-27 Budget Instructions

These budget instructions guide state agencies in the preparation of their biennial budget requests for submission to the Office of Financial Management, the initial step in the Washington State Budget Process.

Agency 2027 supplemental budget requests are due to OFM by Wednesday, September 30, 2026.

Budget Instruction Memos

Part 1: Operating and transportation instructions

Includes operating submittal instructions, additional instructions for transportation and higher education agencies, and strategic plan guidelines.

Part 2: Capital budget instructions

Includes capital budget submittal instructions, higher education capital project evaluation system instructions, predesign manual, and architect/engineer fee guidelines and fee schedule.

Appendix

Appendix 1: What's New
Appendix 2: Budget submittal components checklist
Appendix 3: Agency decision package prioritization
Appendix 4: Agency descriptive text
Appendix 5: IT addendum