The City of Grand Rapids Budget

Citizen Labs uses data from the city's open data portal to visualize where the money comes from and how it's spent.

Open Budget: The City of Grand Rapids visualizes the city's current and past budget data into accessible charts for the public. Data is published by the city. See previous budgets for Grand Rapids.

FY2020 Preliminary Budget

The City of Grand Rapids is currently reviewing a preliminary budget for FY2020.

View the Preliminary FY2020 Budget.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • May 7: Budget Review
  • May 14: Public Hearing
  • May 21: City Commission Adoption
  • May 23: If Needed

How The Budget Is Created

July 1 of every year marks the beginning of a new Fiscal Year for the City of Grand Rapids. Learn about the steps taken prior to approval and how spending priorities are made.

FY2019 Cash Flow

Understand the big picture: where money comes from, and where it goes.

FY2019 Detailed Breakdown

Drill down into detailed spending and revenue data for each department.