16% Increase
This represents 80% of our overall budget. The final 20% (support services) is increasing 2.8% - that is the 16% increase from last year's budget to this year's budget.
It's also important to note that of the $678,000 increase, more than $463,000 (68%) is due to grants that are expiring; we have only added ~$215,000 in "new" money for this year;