Budgeting and Forecasting

Explanation of Budget Award Criteria

GFOA recently updated the Budget Awards Criteria to address the new and different ways budget information is now communicated. The new criteria is effective for budgets with a fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021.

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Criteria for budgets with a fiscal year beginning before January 1, 2021

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Criteria for budgets with a fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021

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