Chapter
3
Fiscal Management and Budgeting
Today’s public health leaders need proficient financial management skills. This chapter provides information and training opportunities on budgeting and fiscal management.
Most local public health departments are primarily funded by municipal appropriations. Public health officials must think more like entrepreneurs and explore alternative funding streams to supplement their work. This chapter includes important resources for helping officials diversify funding for their respective local public health departments. Remember to work with your local government finance officers when exploring funding options.
Topic Area
Resources
Topic Areas & Resources
Municipal Appropriation Process
Budgeting
Fiscal Management
Working with Grants
- Grant Writing Basics (Free TRAIN account required)
- Public Health Finance Bootcamp – Public Health Finance & Management (Tutorial I: Financing Public Health Services)
- Living on Grants: Practical Budgeting Guidelines – New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC) (Free NEPHTC account required)
Potential Grantors
- Community Grant Finder: Environment – Governor’s Office (State grants)
- Community Grant Finder: Health – Governor’s Office (State grants)
- Grants.gov (Search for federal grant funding opportunities)
- Massachusetts Community Foundations
- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
- The Boston Foundation
- Brookline Community Foundation
- Cape Cod Foundation
- Community Foundation for Nantucket
- Community Foundation of North Central MA
- Community Foundation of Western MA
- Essex County Community Foundation
- Foundation for MetroWest
- Greater Lowell Community Foundation
- Greater Worcester Community Foundation
- Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard
- SouthCoast Community Foundation
- Watertown Community Foundation
- Other Potential Grantors and Funding Opportunities
Revenue Development
- Revolving Funds
- Vaccine Reimbursement Program – Commonwealth Medicine
- Acceptance of Gifts & Grants – MGL (Philanthropic donations)
- Strategies for Funding Board of Health Programs – LPHI
- Many large and medium sized companies (Walmart, etc.) regularly sponsor programs or offer community grants