Statement from Gian-Carl Casa, President & CEO of CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, on the budget proposal expected to be approved today by the legislature’s Appropriations Committee.
“Connecticut’s nonprofits thank the Appropriations Committee for recommending an FY27 spending plan that includes the $130 million in increases approved last year and an additional $30 million for Medicaid rate increases. The funds are much needed and help address decades of underfunding. We appreciate all that our legislative supporters have done to support people who work for and are served by nonprofits.
“But underfunding has taken a significant toll on the state’s safety net. Nonprofit annual buying power remains 30 percent behind where it was 20 years ago, exacerbated by the so-called guardrails that limit how much money the state can spend on programs, no matter how much revenue we collect.
“Connecticut has the money to protect vulnerable citizens from an increasingly harsh federal budget and a shaky economy; we have another $2 billion in surplus. We urge the Governor and lawmakers to agree on a final budget that funds nonprofits adequately.”
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