Priority-driven budgeting is a process in which budgets are created based on the priorities of an organization. It identifies the most important goals and objectives of the organization and allocates resources accordingly. At the highest level, priority-based budgeting is a model that supports making budgetary decisions and allocating funds based on community needs. The primary purpose of priority-based budgeting is to dissociate decision-making from account numbers and line items, instead basing funding allocations on the programs and services that meet specific needs. Unlike traditional models, priority-based budgeting evaluates each program in various areas to determine its current alignment to the community’s priorities and provides a price tag for that program to demonstrate how funds are being used to support those priorities.