Social Service Agencies
The documents below were submitted for consideration as part of the 2016 budget process.
2016
| Alcohol Funds | Budget 2015 | Request 2016 | 2016 Request vs. 2015 Budget | Application, Agreement, & Supplemental Information |
2016 Recommended Budget (Social Service Funding Advisory Board Recommendations) | Fund | Mill Levy Needed to Fund Full Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | NA | $10,000 | – | Application | $8,710 | Special Alcohol Fund | .001 |
| Boys and Girls Club | $97,000 | $106,278 | 10% | Application | $95,710 | Special Alcohol Fund | .012 |
| DCCCA First Step at Lake View | $37,421 | $37,180 | -1% | Application | $37,180 | Special Alcohol Fund | |
| DCCCA Lawrence Outpatient Treatment Services | $93,696 | $93,534 | 0% | Application | $93,534 | Special Alcohol Fund | |
| Hearthstone | $7,500 | $7,500 | 0% | Application
990 |
$7,500 | Special Alcohol Fund | |
| Heartland Community Health Center | $30,000 | Application | $30,000 | Special Alcohol Fund | |||
| Van Go | $32,000 | $32,000 | 0% | Application | $26,273 | Special Alcohol Fund | .007 |
| Willow Domestic Violence Center | $19,000 | $19,000 | 0% | Application | $17,710 | Special Alcohol Fund | .001 |
| Total: | $316,617 | $335,492 | 5.96% | – | $316,617 | .022 |
| Non-Alcohol Funds | Budget 2015 | Request 2016 | 2016 Request vs. 2015 Budget | Application Agreement |
2016 Recommended Budget (Social Service Funding Advisory Board Recommendations) | Fund | Mill Levy Needed to Fund Full Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard Community Services | $14,500 | $20,000 | 38% | Application | $13,210 | General Fund | .008 |
| Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center | $168,114 | $177,888 | 6% | Application
Agreement |
$153,208 | General Fund | .028 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | $19,300 | $45,000 | 133% | Application | $17,580 | General Fund | .032 |
| Boys and Girls Club | $130,922 | $148,722 | 14% | Application | $119,328 | General Fund | .034 |
| Communities in Schools | $2,500 | $6,000 | 140% | Application | $2,280 | General Fund | .004 |
| Community Village Lawrence | NA | $2,665 | Application | 0 | .003 | ||
| Douglas County CASA | $25,000 | $25,000 | 0% | Application | $22,780 | General Fund | .003 |
| Douglas County Dental Clinic | $15,000 | $15,000 | 0% | Application | $13,670 | General Fund | .002 |
| Douglas County Senior Services | NA | $36,800 | Application | 0 | .042 | ||
| Douglas County Special Olympics | $250 | $500 | %100 | Application | $250 | Special Recreation | |
| GaDuGi Safecenter | NA | $9,000 | Application | $8,200 | General Fund | .001 | |
| Harvesters | NA | $20,000 | Application | 0 | .023 | ||
| Health Care Access | $26,800 | $26,800 | 0% | Application | $24,410 | General Fund | .003 |
| Heartland Medical Clinic | NA | $60,000 | Application | 0 | .069 | ||
| Hilltop Child Development Center | NA | $12,000 | Application | 0 | .014 | ||
| Housing and Credit Counseling | $17,100 | $17,100 | 0% | Application | $15,580 | General Fund | .002 |
| Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging, Inc. | NA | $7,400 | Application | 0 | .009 | ||
| Lawrence Children’s Choir1 | $12,000 | $12,000 | 0% | Application | 0 | .014 | |
| Lawrence Community Food Alliance | $7,500 | $38,120 | 408% | Application | $6,830 | General Fund | .036 |
| Lawrence Farmers Market | $10,000 | $12,500 | 25% | Application | $9,110 | General Fund | .004 |
| Loving Paws Animal Therapy Program, Inc. | NA | $12,620 | Application | 0 | .015 | ||
| Salvation Army of Douglas County | NA | $15,000 | Application | 0 | .017 | ||
| Shelter, Inc. | $32,000 | $32,000 | 0% | Application | $29,150 | General Fund | .003 |
| Spencer Museum of Art | NA | $20,000 | Application | 0 | .023 | ||
| Success by 6 Coalition of Douglas County | $27,500 | $55,000 | 100% | Application | $25,050 | General Fund | .034 |
| TFI Family Services | $7,000 | $7,500 | 7% | Application | $6,380 | General Fund | .001 |
| The Willow Domestic Violence Center- Bus Passes | $4,000 | $8,000 | 100% | Application | $3,640 | General Fund | .005 |
| The Willow Domestic Violence Center | $6,000 | $6,000 | 0% | Application | $5,470 | General Fund | .001 |
| Trinity In-Home Care | NA | $20,000 | Application | 0 | .023 | ||
| Van Go,Inc. | $35,000 | $35,000 | 0% | Application | $31,890 | General Fund | .004 |
| Warm Hearts | $6,000 | $6,000 | 0% | Application | $5,470 | General Fund | .001 |
| Women’s Fresh Start Project | NA | $38,000 | Application | 0 | .044 | ||
| Total: | $566,484 | $947,615 | 67% | – | $513,236 | .486 |
| Other | Budget 2015 | Request 2016 | 2016 Request vs. 2015 Budget | Application Agreement |
2016 Recommended Budget | Fund | Mill Levy Needed to Fund Full Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioscience and Technology Business Center | $200,000 | $200,000 | 0% | Application | $200,000 | General Fund | |
| Downtown Lawrence Inc. | $42,500 | $49,000 | 15% | Application | $42,500 | General Fund | .007 |
| Douglas County Senior Services ReINVENT | $40,000 | $40,000 | 0% | Application | $40,000 | General Fund | |
| Lawrence Chamber of Commerce | $219,500 | $220,000 | 0.2% | Application | $220,000 | General Fund | |
| Lawrence Creates Makerspace | NA | $60,000 | Application | 0 | .069 | ||
| Peaslee Center | $100,000 | $100,000 | 0% | Application | $100,000 | General Fund | |
| Douglas County Health Department | $666,102 | $671,401 | 1% | Application | $671,401 | General Fund | |
| Health Department Supplemental | NA | $48,297 | Application | 0 | .056 | ||
| Destination Management/CVB | $860,000 | $860,000 | 0% | Application | $860,000 | Guest Tax Fund | |
| Destination Management/CVB (additional program improvements)2 | NA | $180,000 | Application | $80,000 | Guest Tax Fund | .115 | |
| Lawrence Arts Center Facilities Maintenance | $110,000 | $110,000 | 0% | Application | $110,000 | General Fund | |
| Lawrence Arts Center Scholarships | $30,000 | $60,000 | 100% | Applicant | $30,000 | Guest Tax Fund | .034 |
| Lawrence Community Shelter Inc. | $100,000 | $150,000 | 50% | Application | $100,000 | General Fund | .057 |
| Lawrence Community Shelter Bus Pass | $15,600 | $15,600 | 0% | Application | $15,600 | Public Transportation Fund | |
| Lawrence Community Shelter | $84,000 | $184,500 | 120% | Application | $84,000 | Special Alcohol Fund | .116 |
| Lawrence Humane Society | $350,000 | $360,000 | 3% | Application | $360,000 | General Fund | |
| Lawrence Public Library | $3,550,000 | $3,749,330 | 5.6% | Application | $3,750,000 | Library Fund | |
| Lawrence Alliance | $4,000 | $4,000 | 0% | Application | $4,000 | Special Recreation Fund | |
| Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission3 | $23,000 | $125,500 | 446% | Application | $41,000 | Special Recreation Fund | .097 |
| Sister Cities Advisory Board | $7,500 | $8,000 | 7% | Application | $8,000 | Guest Tax Fund | |
| Boys and Girls Club Teen Center | NA | $500,000(2 year request) | Applications | 0 | .575 | ||
| Lawrence Humane Society Capital Request | NA | $2,500,000(2 year request) | Request Letter | 0 | 2.874 | ||
| Watkins Museum | $30,000 | $30,000 | 0% | Application | $30,000 | Guest Tax Fund | |
| K-10 Connector | $120,000 | $200,000 | 67% | Application | $120,000 | Public Transportation Fund | .092 |
| KU Student Involvement and Leadership Center | NA | $25,000 | Application | 0 | .029 | ||
| Lawrence Arts Center Free State Festival4 | NA | $60,000 | Application | 0 | .069 | ||
| Lawrence Arts Center Capital Improvement Request | NA | $47,634 | Application | 0 | .055 | ||
| Amur Honeysuckle- Sustainability Action Network | NA | $975,000 (3 yr. request) | Application | 0 | 1.121 | ||
| Non-motorized Transportation- Sustainability Action Network5 | $2,000,000 | Application | 0 | 2.299 | |||
| Van Go Vendor Request | NA | $50,000 | Application | 0 | .057 |
1. Suggest application through expanded Community Arts Grants program in 2016. 2. Grant program portion of request funded at $150,000 in Transient Guest Tax Fund. 3. Grant program portion of request funded at $150,000 in Transient Guest Tax Fund. 4. Suggest application through new Transient Guest Tax Grant Program in 2016. 5. $200,000 annual allocation included in 2016 Capital Improvements Program for bicycle/pedestrian improvements.