NEWS: $1.3M for Colonial Williamsburg Tops City’s FY26 Outside Funding

Proposal includes $831K for public transportation, Human Services asks for $555K

Colonial Williamsburg is likely to receive $1.3M in funding from the City in the next budget. (Photo: BDphoto from Getty Images Signature)

At a meeting yesterday, the Williamsburg City Council listened to a presentation by the City’s Economic Director, Yuri Matsumoto, who recommended that multiple community organizations receive funding for FY26. The largest recipient would be Colonial Williamsburg, which is slated to be awarded $1.3M, the same amount they received from the City the previous year. Other tourism and arts organizations will garner an additional $1.3M, giving the tourism category the most funding. The largest non-tourism / entertainment grant is $831K to Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA).

Matsumoto stated that the funding recommendations total $3.6M, which represents a 9.4% increase over the previous year's funding. According to the presentation, the City received 26 applications for funding, 5 of which were new applicants. A total of 21 agencies are recommended t…