Level funding is what organizations will likely receive from Madison County in the upcoming fiscal year budget.
For weeks, supervisors have been hearing presentations from various groups, both in and outside of the county, regarding annual contributions. Some, including the Boys & Girls Club of Madison County and Foothills Child Advocacy, are discretionary while others, such as the Rappahannock Juvenile Detention Center and Virginia Cooperative Extension are not.
Collectively, 24 agencies have requested approximately $1.8 million in funding, approximately $50,000 less than the current year. The decrease is mainly due to changes in the non-discretionary contributions to Jefferson Area Community Corrections and the Rappahannock Juvenile Detention Center. The latter, which is based on a locality’s child care days or days a youth is in the facility, decreased by $139,449. The community corrections decreased by $17,097.
The two decreases are offset by increases from other organizations including a $10,000 request from the Boys & Girls Club, up $9,500 from the current year, and a $5,592 request from Virginia Career Works, a $5,092 increase over the current year.
Among the discretionary allocations, most will receive level funding including Aging Together and the Boys & Girls Club. Legal Aid will continue to receive no money as has been done for several years. Hospice of the Piedmont is scheduled to receive a $1,000 contribution, up from $500 this year, and the Piedmont Regional Dental Clinic will receive $3,000, a $1,000 increase from this year.
Also receiving an increase in funding will be the Madison County Volunteer Fire Company. The company requested a $25,000 increase for a total contribution of $175,000.
“That’s a deal for us,” board of supervisors chairman Carty Yowell said.
The supervisors plan to revisit funding for the Madison County Library, Encompass Community Supports and the Foothills Children’s Advocacy Center this week as work on the fiscal year 2027 budget continues.
