(The State is ALABAMA)

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.