Information purposes only: The state budget outlines how Washington will spend money for services and programs.
Posted:
Thursday, August 20, 2026
OFM (Office of Financial Management) manages Washington state's budget and tracks how public funds are spent. Visit OFM's website here.
See OFM's budget instructions to state agencies here.
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.
This letter from Governor Ferguson's budget director was sent to every state agency on June 4, 2026.
