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Cornell Cooperative Extension urges restoration of county funds, warns cuts could cost state and federal match
Summary
Cornell Cooperative Extension (Tompkins) told the budget committee its county appropriation is core to leveraging state and federal funds and asked the legislature to restore $110,083 cut from 2025 levels, warning staff and program cuts would reduce grant revenue and services.
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Tompkins officials told the Tompkins County expanded budget committee on Sept. 15 that county appropriations are the core, unrestricted funding enabling CCE to match state and federal dollars, support staff and secure grant funds — and that a recommended county cut would jeopardize that leverage. Executive staff described program impacts, the association’s recent financial turnaround and a request to restore a $110,083 reduction the county has proposed compared with 2024 funding. CCE leaders said county…
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