Local Advisory Teams (LATs) are groups of people from the community who help decide how Commerce invests some of its Community Reinvestment Program funding. For the 2025-2027 biennium, LATs will help oversee $7 million in violence prevention investments.
Commerce is keeping these decisions local because people who live in the community know best what their communities needs. When local voices lead the way, programs are more meaningful and effective.
There will be twelve local advisory teams across Washington.
- Pacific Mountain: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston Counties
- Southwest: Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum Counties
- Olympic: Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap Counties
- Pierce: Pierce County
- Seattle-King: King County
- Snohomish: Snohomish County
- Northwest: Whatcom, Skagit, Island, San Juan Counties
- North Central: Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan Counties
- South Central: Yakima, Kittitas, Klickitat, Skamania Counties
- Benton-Franklin: Benton, Franklin Counties
- Eastern: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Walla Walla, Whitman Counties
- Spokane: Spokane County
Membership composition
Each LAT will include 8–12 members representing the diversity of its region. Membership may include:
- Grassroots and community-based organization leaders
- Faith-based and cultural organization representatives
- Young adult leaders
- Individuals with lived experience related to violence prevention, incarceration or reentry
- Representatives from education, workforce, behavioral health or victim services sectors
- Tribal community representatives
- Rural community representatives
Become a member of your local advisory team
Commerce is looking for people who care about their communities to join local advisory teams (LATs). These teams will help decide how $7 million in state funding is used to support safety, healing and opportunity in areas that have been left out or underserved for too long.
Member responsibilities
- Help decide how violence prevention funds are spent in your region
- Make sure funding supports local needs and priorities
- Choose trusted organizations to manage and deliver services
- Support fairness, inclusion and transparency in decision-making
- Maintain confidentiality and disclose potential conflicts of interest in accordance with Commerce policy.
Member qualifications
- A commitment to advancing racial equity inclusion and community healing.
- Strong connections to communities that are disproportionately impacted by systemic inequity.
- The ability to collaborate effectively and respectfully in diverse groups.
We welcome individuals with lived experience, grassroots leaders, youth advocates and representatives from communities including, but not limited to, Black, Latine/a/o/x, Native American, Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. Experience in community development, violence prevention or youth engagement is a plus.
Time commitment
Members can expect to commit approximately 5–10 hours per month to their LAT. Terms last 18–24 months, which is aligned with CRP’s current funding cycle.
Compensation and support
Commerce is committed to reducing barriers to participation. Interpretation, translation, technology assistance and other accommodations are available. In addition, LAT members may receive stipends, travel reimbursement or childcare reimbursement.
How to apply
Commerce is currently accepting applications to join CRP Local Advisory Teams. The application takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. Due to statewide emergency declarations, applications are now due January 21, 2026.
- Apply to join a CRP Local Advisory Team (on Microsoft Forms)
- Submit optional attachments for your application to a LAT (on Box Forms)
Commitment to equity and transparency
Commerce is committed to ensuring that each LAT reflects the voices and lived experiences of communities most impacted by inequity and disinvestment. LATs serve as a cornerstone of accountability, transparency and shared governance in CRP implementation—helping to ensure that state investments are guided by community wisdom, cultural leadership, and lived experience.