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Fee generation

Increased use of fees in MU Extension

Historically, cooperative extension programs have relied on federal, state, and county appropriations as well as grant and contract funding to largely underwrite the cost of programs. Recent areas of growth in funding streams include grants, gifts, sponsorships and fees. The current complement of resources being generated is not keeping pace with the rising costs of education or with the increasing demand for educational programming from Missouri constituents. Fees will provide considerable potential for revenue growth in the future, which will help MU Extension meet the state’s needs for programs and services.

While the use of fees is a necessity, it does provide opportunities for all those involved. Some of the outcomes and opportunities expected as a result of participation in fee collection include the following:

• Acknowledgement from customers that programs are valued and  “worth” paying for.
• All parties that bear a cost in program production will be included in the distribution of revenue from the program (e.g., win/win situations where both counties and the University receive funding from the fees collected).
• Sustainability for programs and services.
• Additional flexible funds for faculty and teams.
• Greater ability to maintain staffing numbers in an uncertain economic environment as fee revenues will diversify the sources of funding for our programs locally and statewide.
• Potential for additional contractual employees.
• Possible additions of permanent positions as fee revenues grow over time.

Materials, tools and resources

Overarching revenue generation guiding principles
   View as HTML or download .pdf

Video: Announcement of fees standardization process

Guidelines for generation and use of fees for MU Extension
    View as HTML or download .pdf

Transition guidelines for three year implementation
    View as HTML or download .pdf

Responsibility matrix by position download .xslx

Fee generation worksheet; online tool, login required

Fiscal policies and procedures for county councils  download .docx

Frequently asked questions - review questions the committee has answered or pose new questions

Members of the fee generation committee:

    Rhonda Gibler
    Dave Baker
    Mark Stillwell
    Rick Mammen
    Joy Millard
    Jo Britt-Rankin
    Jackie Rasumssen
    Ben Gallup
    Tony Delong
    Jay Chism