Here's links for 60 community groups likely to get City grant funding in FY27
Williamsburg expected to address needs ranging from community arts and tourism development to human services
City of Williamsburg staff have released Fiscal Year 2027 grant funding recommendations for outside agencies and partners. Later this week, the City Council will hear the recommendations to distribute over $4.5 million to over 60 different community organizations.
Overall, the city breaks the funding down into several buckets:
Tourism, Arts, Culture & Events: $2,584,980 recommended for 8 agencies
Formula-Based Agencies: $1,095,721 recommended for 9 agencies
Human Services Partner Agencies: $593,298 recommended for 17 agencies
Arts Organizations: $159,000 recommended for 29 organizations
Community Partner Agencies: $113,602 recommended for 4 agencies
The top recipient for outside agency funding in FY27 will likely be the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, as the organization is recommended to receive $1.3 million, which is the same figure that they’ve received for several years. A payment of $955,000 to the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority tops the list in terms of regional funding obligations. The largest healthcare related grant totals $306,000 and is slated to go to Colonial Behavioral Health.
Final decisions about the proposed grant funding will be made by the council as it works through the FY27 budget process over the coming months.
TOURISM, ARTS, CULTURE & EVENTS
Total Recommended: $2,584,980
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: $1,300,000 — colonialwilliamsburg.org
AVAdventure: $562,000 — avadventure.com
Virginia Arts Festival: $325,000 — vafest.org
Culturefix: $160,000 — culture-fix.org
Williamsburg Area Arts Commission: $159,000 — williamsburgva.gov WAAC
An Occasion for the Arts: $65,000 — aofta.org
Williamsburg Hotel & Motel Association: $12,000 — Facebook page
Virginia Symphony Orchestra: $1,980 — virginiasymphony.org
FORMULA-BASED AGENCIES
Total Recommended: $1,095,721
Williamsburg Area Transit Authority: $955,342 — gowata.org
Colonial Community Corrections: $49,155 — James City website
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission: $35,882 — hrpdcva.gov
Virginia Peninsula Community College: $28,989 — vpcc.edu
Hampton Roads Military & Federal Facilities Alliance: $7,845 — hrmffa.org
Historic Virginia Land Conservancy: $5,000 — historicvirginia.org
Peninsula Alcohol Safety Action Program: $5,000 — Williamsburg website
Virginians for High Speed Rail: $4,500 — vhsr.org
Hampton Roads Workforce Foundation: $4,008 — theworkforcecouncil.org/foundation
HUMAN SERVICES PARTNER AGENCIES
Total Recommended: $593,298
Colonial Behavioral Health: $306,940 — colonialbh.org
Olde Town Medical & Dental Center: $129,265 — otmdc.org
The Salvation Army (New): $24,000 — salvationarmyusa.org
Community Action Agency: $23,415 — wjcc-caa.org
Avalon: A Center for Women & Children: $20,000 — avaloncenter.org
Peninsula Agency on Aging, Inc.: $16,448 — paainc.org
Hospice House & Support of Williamsburg: $12,000 — williamsburghospice.org
Williamsburg House of Mercy: $12,000 — williamsburghouseofmercy.org
FISH: $8,400 — fishwilliamsburg.org
Literacy For Life: $7,200 — literacyforlife.org
Colonial CASA: $6,000 — colonialcasa.org
Community of Faith Mission (COFM): $6,000 — cofm.info
Williamsburg Area Faith in Action: $5,830 — wfia.org
Child Development Resources: $5,000 — cdr.org
Housing Partnership: $4,800 — housingpartnerships.org
The Center for Children and Families (New): $3,000 — kidsandfamilies.com
The Arc of Greater Williamsburg: $3,000 — thearcgw.org
WILLIAMSBURG AREA ARTS COMMISSION
Total Recommended: $159,000
Williamsburg Symphony: $15,000 — williamsburgsymphonia.org
Opera in Williamsburg: $12,000 — operainwilliamsburg.org
Virginia Regional Ballet: $12,000 — dancevrb.com
Virginia Symphony: $11,500 — virginiasymphony.org
Virginia Arts Festival: $10,000 — vafest.org
Williamsburg Contemporary Art Center: $10,000 — visitwcac.org
Muscarelle Museum of Art: $9,000 — muscarelle.org
Williamsburg Players: $8,000 — williamsburgplayers.org
Virginia Opera: $7,500 — vaopera.org
Jamestown–Yorktown Foundation: $7,000 — jyfmuseums.org
Institute for Dance: $6,000 — institutefordance.org
Williamsburg Youth Orchestra: $6,000 — wyomusic.org
An Occasion for the Arts: $5,500 — aofta.org
Chamber Music Society of Williamsburg: $5,000 — chambermusicwilliamsburg.org
Flute Frenzy: $4,000 — flutefrenzy.org
Tidewater Classical Guitar: $4,000 — tidewaterclassicalguitar.org
Williamsburg Choral Guild: $4,000 — williamsburgchoralguild.org
Young Audiences of Virginia: $4,000 — yav.org
Arc of Greater Williamsburg: $2,500 — thearcgw.org
Williamsburg Women’s Chorus: $2,500 — williamsburgwomenschorus.org
Williamsburg Youth Harp Society: $2,500 — williamsburgyouthharpsociety.org
Williamsburg Book Festival: $2,000 — williamsburgbookfestival.org
StageLights: $1,500 — stagelightstheatre.org
WHRO: $1,500 — whro.org
Virginia Stage Company: $1,300 — vastage.org
WAAC Admin: $1,200 — williamsburgva.gov/arts
Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble: $1,000 — cbwe.org
Hampton Roads Jazz in Williamsburg: $1,000 — hrjazz.org
Open Door Concerts: $1,000 — mywpc.org/concerts
Peninsula Concert Band: $1,000 — peninsulaconcertband.org
COMMUNITY PARTNER AGENCIES
Total Recommended: $113,602
Williamsburg Downtown: $60,000 — williamsburgdowntown.com
Heritage Humane: $40,000 — heritagehumane.org
Colonial Soil & Water Conservation District: $8,000 — colonialswcd.org
Virginia Capital Trail Foundation: $7,500 — virginiacapitaltrail.org
Virginia Cooperative Extension: $5,602 — ext.vt.edu
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