Funding

• How is budgeting determined in our state? Who are the major actors and what is the process?

State Funding

• If the state is providing funding, what TYPE(S) of budget will we be classified under? Can we run a deficit?
• Where does our funding come from WITHIN the budget, are there parts of the state budget we cannot request funds from?
• From what funding SOURCES will the revenue be generated from, where do the various burdens lie?
• Given that there has been economic hardships what other state sources of funding might be developed or pursued?

Local Funding

• What about local level funding?
• What may be pursued there?
• Are there any concerns we should address when selecting these options?

Federal Funding

• What about from the federal level funding?
• What may be pursued there?
• Are there any concerns we should address when selecting these options?
• Budget Structure
• What should our proposals contain?
• What will be the major components of our budget (sections, allotments).
• Once we are created how might we structure our own budget proposals?
• Which format would work best given our new agency.