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• I can pull out the program.
• We didn't sign treaties that are based on grants. We'll apply for this grant.
• We have four programs. We have a buffalo program. We have outdoor stewardship.
• And so that is probably our largest two-year program, is our nursing program.
• Our other program that's probably our largest is our business administration program.

Summary: The Tribal and State Relations Committee met at Standing Rock with tribal council members, state legislators, and agency representatives to discuss state-tribal coordination and local priorities. Early discussion focused on process concerns, including the short agenda time and the need for better communication, more advance notice, and more relevant state department staff at future meetings. Tribal leaders asked for lists of state tribal liaisons and bills affecting tribes, and state members said they would follow up, share grant and deadline information, and plan another meeting in Bismarck with program experts and agency staff. A major portion of the meeting centered on health, child welfare, law enforcement, housing, infrastructure, and sovereignty issues. Tribal speakers said rural health transformation funding and other state programs often do not fit direct-service tribes or IHS-funded systems, and they raised concerns about Medicaid, ICWA, foster care delays, human service zones, housing shortages, and the placement of Native children off-reservation. They also discussed missing and murdered Indigenous people, search-and-rescue cooperation, cross-deputization, extradition and banishment ordinances, and the need for stronger law enforcement partnerships that respect tribal sovereignty. Other concerns included poor roads, water and sewer needs in Sioux County communities, census accuracy, and the impact of data centers and other development on water and health. Economic development and regulatory issues were also discussed. Standing Rock representatives raised concerns about charitable gaming and e-pull tabs, saying the machines function like Class III gaming and have harmed tribal revenue while spreading into local businesses. They also described problems with county-issued fireworks permits and state/county liquor licensing rules that they said undermine tribal authority within reservation boundaries. In response, legislators said the committee would continue to look at these issues, and one member suggested possible legislation such as limiting e-tabs near tribal lands. The committee also heard from Joseph McNeil of Sage Development Authority about a 235-megawatt wind project on tribal, allotted, and fee land; he said federal permitting delays have stalled the project and asked for state support to help move it forward. The meeting concluded with a presentation from Dave Archambo of Wojou, a nonprofit focused on land regeneration, buffalo, food sovereignty, cultural programming, and youth wellness. He described the organization’s work on buffalo processing, gardening, fishing, hunting, language, and arts programs, and framed it as a response to historical trauma and community healing. The committee then broke for lunch and planned to resume with the Wojou presentation after the recess.

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• program.
• program.
• The second enhancement request is for a continuation of the E-CORE federal grant program discussed earlier
• By keeping some programs funded, we can reduce costs for the state of Idaho by spending a dollar on programs
• is not for the same program.

Summary: The committee began with a general fund update from Legislative Services, which reviewed the latest green sheet, explained where to find budget information and hearing schedules online, and noted that JFAC actions had updated the FY 2026 and FY 2027 ending balance estimates. Members asked about tracking workgroup progress and were told to consult analysts and workgroup members rather than circulate a public daily summary. The update also noted several bills moving between chambers, including House bills 503, 556, 684, 737, and 759, and Senate Bill 1226. The committee then considered and approved several agency budgets and supplemental requests. The Idaho State Tax Commission budget was reconsidered and approved with a revised FY 2027 motion that removed funding for the chief operating officer salary and set aside funding for property tax education, tax automation, fast tax collection services, seasonal employees, replacement items, and OITS hardware; accompanying language restricted the fast tax collection money to that purpose and required any unused amount to revert to the general fund. The Office of Information Technology Services received approval for FY 2026 supplemental funding for Chinden campus furnishings and the E-CORE grant, and FY 2027 enhancements for enterprise security, the E-CORE continuation, and the final IT modernization transfer of 58 positions from Health and Welfare, along with cash-transfer language tied to SWICAP costs. The Military Division’s request for indirect cost recovery funds passed, but a proposed add-on for the state education assistance program failed. The Industrial Commission and Public Utilities Commission budgets also passed with dedicated-fund increases for IRIS maintenance, training, disability fund costs, and replacement hardware. The Department of Fish and Game budget was approved with a large package of dedicated and federal fund enhancements for fishery habitat work, Good Neighbor Authority projects, hatchery and lab inflation, temporary employees, wolf depredation response, communications, and equipment replacement, along with reappropriation authority. The Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services drew the most debate: one motion would have funded home visiting, immunization assessment restoration, lab testing, ARPA grants, HIV and hepatitis prevention, and related items, while a substitute motion sought to keep some funding but move the home visiting program to Early Learning and Development and restore additional public health items. Both motions failed, leaving that budget unresolved in committee. The meeting ended with new language for the State Controller and State Treasurer requiring monthly cash reconciliations between Luma and TATERS, reporting to JFAC and LSO, and retention of supporting documentation for audit purposes. The committee adjourned after being reminded that budget setting would continue through the week and that Monday’s agenda would include education, administration, building fund, and lottery budgets.

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• for the grants they do this program for the grants every<00:27:35.200><c> other</c><00:27:35.440><c>
• And so if we hold the grant program.
• </c> the grant program to to add that back. the grant program to to add that back.
• The grant program is every other year.
• </c> have had the grant program that I have have had the grant program that I have been<00:40:44.560>

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• MA-250 FY26 grants.
• So we closed the grants in April, and we are hoping to announce the grant recipients sometime in June
• MA-250 FY26 grants.
• So we closed the grants in April, and we are hoping to announce the grant recipients in sometime in June
• The Executive Office of Education has a program that's engaging K-12 in an essay program that's been

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Summary: The Special Commission on the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution met without a quorum, so the gathering remained unofficial and no minutes were approved or formal votes taken. Chair Senator Paul Mark conducted roll call, then moved to updates and presentations from House co-chair Representative Sean Garballey, Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Director Sheila Green, and Revolution 250’s Jonathan Lane. Representative Garballey highlighted the recent Patriots’ Day and Lexington-Concord commemorations, calling them highly successful, and noted that the House’s supplemental budget included $15 million for 250th anniversary events. Director Green gave a broad Massachusetts 250 update, emphasizing the large turnout for April commemorations, upcoming events including Fall River, Bunker Hill, Flag Day, Charlestown’s parade, Gloucester’s reenactment, and Newburyport’s parade, plus ongoing initiatives such as Museums 250, Lunch and Learns, grant programs, podcasts, and partnerships with sports teams, museums, and state agencies. She also reported 131 applications for FY26 grants totaling $7.5 million, with $2 million available for awards. Jonathan Lane described Revolution 250’s work supporting local commemorations across the Commonwealth, including Chelsea Creek, Monotomy, Hingham, Pittsfield, Plymouth, and other communities, and praised local legislators’ involvement. He previewed major upcoming Bunker Hill and Charlestown events, the Gloucester reenactment, the 250th Revolution 250 podcast episode featuring Rick Atkinson, Knox Trail programming, and the start of Massachusetts 250 events in 2026. The meeting ended with thanks to the presenters and a note that the commission would likely reconvene after July 4.

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• We are a major land-grant institution.
• And I'm proud that I'm a proud product of a land-grant institution, because if it wasn't for land-grant
• Graduates from Connors' flagship undergraduate program, I want to highlight one particular program, such
• It's a very popular program.
• Local food purchase assistance program.

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held an interim work session focused on Washington agriculture’s viability, workforce, and competitiveness. Director Derek Sanderson of the Washington State Department of Agriculture and WSU Dean Raj Kosla described the size and diversity of the state’s farm sector, declining farm numbers, major export markets, and pressures from labor costs, low commodity prices, trade barriers, drought, regulatory burdens, and pests and disease. Kosla emphasized WSU’s land-grant role in education, research, and extension, including precision agriculture, broadband needs in rural areas, and the need for state support to help producers adopt new technologies and train the next generation of agricultural workers. Members asked about retaining farmland, increasing workforce capacity, and the role of precision agriculture. Kosla said precision agriculture can help address labor shortages and water scarcity, but adoption is limited by cost and rural broadband gaps. He explained precision agriculture as tailoring inputs to the right place, time, amount, and manner, and said WSU is working on low-cost sensor technologies and other innovations. Members also asked about how widely precision agriculture is used and whether it improves farm bottom lines; Kosla said adoption varies by tool and that he would follow up with more data. The committee then heard from Dr. Randy Fortenberry of WSU’s Impact Center on an agricultural competitiveness study and the effects of tariffs and trade. He reported that Washington’s competitiveness has generally declined relative to peer states in dairy, grapes, hops, apples, and wheat, with potatoes as the main bright spot. Surveyed producers said a substantial share of revenue is tied to regulatory compliance, with labor-related costs a major driver, and small diversified farms reported land access, capital, and profitability as bigger barriers than regulation. On trade, Fortenberry said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent and vulnerable to retaliation, citing past losses in wheat, apples, pulses, and cherries when tariffs disrupted markets, while noting current uncertainty around China and India. The committee asked follow-up questions about compliance time, peer-state comparisons, and regulatory burdens; no votes were taken, and the department said it plans an interim report by the end of the year and a final report by June 2026.

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• We actually are not so much grant funded in the Medicaid and Medicare program.
• Medicaid's generally a categorical program, but if you're just low-income, which granted Advantage is
• to the individual size of the granted Advantage<00:36:13.200><c> Program</c><00:36:13.680><c> be</c>
• </c><00:50:32.960><c> Advantage</c><00:50:33.680><c> program</c> terminates our granted Advantage program
• ><c> could</c> the grant Advantage Program there could the grant Advantage Program there could be<00:

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Summary: The House Finance Division III held an informational hearing on Medicaid, Medicare, Choices for Independence, and related financing, while postponing nursing facility financing and the county cap discussion to a later date. DHHS officials Ann Landry, Jonathan Ballard, and Medicaid Director Henry Litman provided an overview of Medicaid’s role, noting it is a federal-state partnership with state-specific eligibility and benefits, and emphasizing that Medicaid is a major funding and programmatic support for other DHHS initiatives. They also distinguished Medicaid from Medicare and explained that Medicaid funding is not the same as grant funding, though some providers may also receive federal grants through other channels. The presentation focused on New Hampshire’s relatively small Medicaid program and why it differs from national averages. Officials said about 184,000 residents are covered, roughly one in seven Granite Staters compared with one in five nationally, and attributed the difference largely to the state’s higher per-capita income and older population. They highlighted that about 65% of Medicaid-enrolled adults in New Hampshire are working, that only 22% of births are covered by Medicaid versus 42% nationally, and that the state’s uninsured rate is lower than the national rate. Members asked about covered services, income limits, federal matching rates, and the names of optional eligibility groups; staff explained that New Hampshire offers the optional groups discussed, with matching rates varying by category, including 90% for Granite Advantage and certain other groups, and 65% for children above the required level. A substantial portion of the hearing covered eligibility rules and recent policy changes. Officials reviewed the history of Medicaid, including HCBS waivers, the CFI program, Katie Beckett, the Olmstead decision, the ACA, and the end of continuous enrollment after the public health emergency. They also discussed the 2023 legislative expansion of postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months and child eligibility changes. In response to questions, DHHS said it is tracking utilization and costs for the postpartum expansion and reported that many maternal deaths occur after the prior 60-day coverage period, often involving substance use disorder or suicide; they said the longer coverage is intended to improve access to treatment and prevention. The committee also walked through household-income examples, clarified that Medicaid eligibility is based on household income and categorical rules, and confirmed that Granite Advantage ends at 138% of the federal poverty level unless another categorical basis applies. No votes were taken, and the hearing remained informational.

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• , implementation grants, and, Mr.
• Participating in partnership programs.
• Are these grants, you said they're all grants?
• entities to be able to get help with grant writing.
• Programs, Mr. Speaker, gentlelady. That bill, Mr.

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• The program awards grants to community development financial institutions.
• Eight of the CDFIs that received grants from the program are based in Washington, and they received $4.7
• Eight of the CDFIs that received grants from the program are based in Washington, and they received $4.7
• Program.
• Since 2020, the number of veterans receiving assistance through the federal grant program dropped from

Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 4, 2026, with all five commissioners present. The commission approved the May 26 meeting minutes, welcomed new commissioner Diane Tabelius, noted Commissioner Orr’s reappointment, and elected Andy Knopfsiger Meadows as chair and Dr. Sharon Kiyoko as vice chair. JLARC staff also introduced two Evans School interns who are assisting with preliminary research for the 2027 review cycle. JLARC then presented preliminary findings on seven tax preferences, focusing most heavily on Main Street communities, equitable access to credit, and urban data centers. Staff recommended continuing the Main Street and equitable access to credit preferences because both appeared to meet legislative goals, while also suggesting DAHP collect more detailed and standardized business-count data for Main Street evaluations. For the urban data center exemption, staff concluded it had only been used for refurbishment projects, not new construction, and recommended allowing it to expire. Commissioners and Representative Pollitt discussed the limits of self-reported data, the need for more specific performance criteria, and whether future tax preference statements should measure cost per job, whether jobs would have occurred anyway, and energy-use impacts. Staff also reviewed preferences for airplane modifications, landfill biogas equipment, automotive adaptive equipment for veterans and service members, and housing for adults with developmental disabilities. JLARC recommended continuing the airplane modification, landfill biogas, and automotive adaptive equipment preferences, while suggesting the landfill biogas program improve reporting and noting the veterans’ preference use has declined. For the developmental disabilities housing exemption, staff found no use of the preference and recommended allowing it to expire, while suggesting the legislature and DSHS consider other ways to support housing continuity. The commission will take public testimony in September, adopt comments in October, and forward final comments in December.

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• We have specific efforts, including some grant programs, that ensure ports have efficient access to the
• In 2023, the construction aggregate grant program was enacted to make up to $20 million available each
• Since 2024, we have invested $37.5 million in the aggregate grant program. ...invested $37.5 million
• in the aggregate grant program to increase storage capacity by 5.5 million tons and move aggregate more
• A resiliency grant program is paying part of one of our bulkhead improvement projects right now, and

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard SB 356 by Senator Wright, which would create an opt-in framework allowing counties and municipalities to designate certain roads for utility-terrain vehicles (UTVs) under local conditions, including driver licensing, insurance, and speed-limit restrictions below 55 mph. Senator Wright said the bill would give law enforcement clearer authority and mirror the local-option approach used for golf carts. Supporters included a retired Volusia County sheriff and county commissioner, who argued UTVs are safer than golf carts and are already being used on roads, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Honda warned that UTVs are designed for off-road use, lack federal safety standards, and pose crash and tire-blowout risks on public roads. Several senators raised safety concerns, especially about speed and crash severity, but the committee ultimately voted to report SB 356 favorably. The committee then held a lengthy discussion on seaport infrastructure and funding, beginning with a moment of silence for JaxPort COO and former FDOT employee James Bennett. FDOT presented data showing Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports generate major cargo volume, jobs, and economic impact, and described state funding programs such as FSTED, SPI, and the construction aggregate grant program. Port representatives from Port Everglades, PortMiami, Port Tampa Bay, and the Port of Palm Beach described record cargo and cruise activity, major capital projects, and the need for continued state and federal support for dredging, bulkheads, cranes, rail, and terminal expansion. Senators asked about ROI, trade shifts, intermodal connections, fuel and LNG availability, leverage and reserves, and operational risks such as flooding, sea level rise, and channel depth; port officials emphasized resiliency, private partnerships, and long-term master planning. The committee also confirmed appointees to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority and the Tampa Port Authority in one vote, with no objection. Finally, FDOT presented the statewide mapping programs work group report required by SB 1662, explaining that coordinated statewide use of LiDAR and aerial imagery could reduce duplication, improve emergency management and planning, and support insurance and storm-damage assessment. FDOT recommended a formal statewide coordination program, shared procurement and cost-sharing agreements, dedicated staffing, and statutory updates to Chapter 334 to support interagency agreements and recurring funding.

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• THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP REMOVE THOSE COMMON BARRIERS.
• WE HAVE PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE JOFFRE VETERAN STATE GRANTS WHICH CONNECTS VETERANS WITH CAREER SPECIALISTS
• AND TRANSITION PROGRAMS THESE PROGRAMS EMPHASIZE STILL THE TRAINING AND WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE
• OUR ESA IS A PROGRAM DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO HELP PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
• SO A SHIFT AWAY FROM LONG-TERM EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

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• AB 1674 would create the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to support grocery stores, AB 1674 would
• create the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to support grocery stores in underserved areas, especially
• Well, so under my bill, AB 1674 would create the state grant program to bring grocery stores into underserved
• program?
• be required to pay funding for to build a grocery store or is that part of the grant program?

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met and heard a full agenda of bills, beginning with AB 1674, which would create a Food Desert Elimination Grant Program and require grocery-store capacity to be preserved or mitigated in certain housing developments. The author and local residents from Sunnyvale testified in support, describing the loss of neighborhood grocery stores and the impact on seniors and low-income families. Business and building groups opposed or opposed unless amended, arguing the bill could add costs and create housing barriers, especially in Section 3. The committee discussed rural and urban food-access differences, and the bill passed the committee 5-0 and was re-referred to Housing and Community Development, with members noting continued work on amendments. The committee then approved several consent items and heard AB 2264, which would allow district agricultural associations to use fairgrounds property for affordable housing by extending lease terms from 55 to 99 years. Supporters said it would unlock underused public land without displacing neighborhoods, and the bill passed to Housing and Community Development. AB 269, the “Fair Act,” would provide a targeted sales and use tax exemption to spur development projects on fairgrounds; it drew broad support from members and fair association testimony and passed to Revenue and Taxation. AB 2143, which would prohibit online marketplaces from accepting payment for noxious weeds shipped into California, received strong support from academic and agricultural witnesses and passed to Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also heard AB 1731, creating the California Healthy Food Procurement Fund and an approved-vendor program to connect schools with California farmers. School nutrition, farm, and food-policy advocates supported the bill as a way to reduce procurement barriers and expand local food in school meals; it passed to Appropriations. Finally, AB 1848 would raise seed-law fees to fund inspection and enforcement of California’s seed regulations; the California Seed Association supported the increase, and the bill passed to Appropriations. The meeting concluded with roll calls on absent members and adjournment at 2:53 p.m.

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• AB 1674 would create the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to support grocery stores...
• AB 1674 would create the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to support grocery stores in underserved
• Well, so under my bill, AB 1674 would create the state grant program to bring grocery stores into underserved
• be required to pay funding for to build a grocery store or is that part of the grant program?
• And I'm happy to work with you, along with our other colleagues, to figure out what kind of grant program

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• and other recipients of grants aimed at them. area between DNR and the city's counties recycling programs
• So we created this program.
• money to make these programs happen.
• We're trying to get the program up and going. We have it going. It's an award-winning program.
• So it is not a grant-funded program. So when we're talking about overhead, as Mr.

Summary: The committee met to hear Senate Bill 1586, sponsored by Senator Ben Brown, which would address abandoned, ownerless landfills in Missouri. Brown described a constituent’s experience with contamination near an old landfill in Franklin County and said the bill was intended to give the Department of Natural Resources clearer authority to investigate and remediate such sites, create a funding stream by redirecting 10% of solid waste tipping fees, establish an interim committee for further study, and tighten seller disclosure requirements for properties with abandoned landfills. He argued the state has 29 such sites, that the issue has been ignored for decades, and that environmental studies are the necessary first step before cleanup and possible grant applications. Support came from University of Missouri engineering dean Marisa Grosoccoe, who said the bill would provide the regulatory framework and stable funding needed to move forward, noting that even about $1 million annually would likely fund only a few studies per year but would reduce uncertainty and help identify cleanup costs and future land use options. She emphasized that studies can unlock additional funding and eventual redevelopment benefits. In opposition, Solid Waste Advisory Board chair Chris Bussin and Mark Solid Waste District program manager Diana Bryant argued the districts already perform important recycling and household hazardous waste work, that the proposed diversion of tipping fees would significantly reduce local program funding, and that DNR already has authority to address landfill issues. They also questioned the accuracy of the abandoned landfill list and warned that cuts could harm existing services. A county commissioner testifying for information purposes echoed concerns about impacts on small communities and local grant-funded recycling programs. No vote was taken, and the hearing was closed after testimony.

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• AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK THE BEHAVIORAL TEACHING HOSPITALS REQUIRES AGENCY TO ESTABLISH THE GRANT PROGRAM
• THE ANDREW JOHN ANDERSON PEDIATRIC RARE DISEASE GRANT PROGRAM.
• THROUGH DIRECT TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT PROGRAM.
• ANOTHER COMPONENT OF HOUSE BILL 7085 IS THE SICKLE CELL DISEASE RESEARCH AND TREATMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
• THIS PROGRAM AWARDS GRANTS TO COMMUNITY BASED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RESEARCH CENTERS.

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• How many years do you expect this grant to fund your program? Mr. Spencer: Thank you, Chairman.
• aware that it was a reimbursement grant, so we had to raise community-based funds to fund the program
• Chair, if you don't receive this grant, what other grant sources do you have for that program?
• </c><01:21:22.840><c> program</c> Human Services Innovation grants program Human Services Innovation
• grants program which<01:21:24.280><c> I</c><01:21:24.920><c> retired</c><01:21:25.920><c> and</c><01:

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• . and that's Can apply for this grant funding.
• So we will be applying for that grant funding.
• Anything purchased before this funding was actually applied for and granted.
• That's a proposed additional position, but you see three program evaluators, one senior and two program
• We might do, you know, another $135 million for a new program for, not a new program, but additional

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• Do we have some ALE programs that are neither hybrid nor online, and what would happen to those programs
• At the federal level, the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Program, or the LFS program, of the U.S.
• School districts participating in a national school lunch program and the USDA food distribution program
• may participate in the program, which I will refer to as the WLFSP program, but its participation is
• of Ag…” “Program.

Bills: HB2142, HB2369, HB2432

Keywords: remote learning, hybrid learning, education reform, alternative education, student engagement, local food, public schools, nutrition, sustainability, agriculture, technology access, educational resources, surplus hardware, student support, 904, all

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• How we're funding the after-school programs and the intervention programs.
• Infrastructure Grant Program.
• Now I will turn to the Kitchen Infrastructure Grant Program.
• to expand the kitchen infrastructure and training grant program to more schools and help schools provide
• For patents granted.

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• </c> Kentucky about their incentive program. Kentucky about their incentive program.
• Now, this is from the 12 counties that are part of our EDA grant, our runway program, which is the main
• ><c> which</c> our EDA grant, our runway program, which our EDA grant, our runway program, which is<01
• ,</c><01:05:33.920><c> which</c> the the the the runway program, which the the the the runway program
• </c> shows the counties of where this grant shows the counties of where this grant is<01:10:00.159><c

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Summary: The subcommittee met with leaders of the First Frontier Appalachian Trail System for an update on trail development, economic impact, and funding needs. Speakers said the system has expanded from 18 to 21 counties over the past year, with interest from additional counties, about 450 miles of trails currently open, and a goal of surpassing 1,000 miles within two years. They described the project as primarily an economic development effort that is already drawing public and private investment, supporting lodging and campground businesses, and creating new enterprises such as guide services, repairs, and recovery services for ATVs. The presentation highlighted permit sales, which began on a soft-launch basis earlier in the year and are now available both physically and online. Permits cost $25 per year for in-state residents and allow riding on First Frontier trails. Officials also discussed landowner agreements, saying the standard license agreement is modeled on Hatfield-McCoy, is favorable to landowners, and can be ended with 60 days’ notice. They said the agreements, along with patrols and cleanup efforts, help address trespassing and illegal dumping while encouraging property owners to participate. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Captain Jason Sloan reported 638 hours of patrols under the memorandum of agreement since January 1 and said the partnership has focused on safety, enforcement of existing laws, emergency planning, and cleanup support. The group also cited partnerships with the National Forest, Onyx Off-Road, ARC, and Yamaha, and said a Jeep Jamboree in Lee County drew 237 registered participants, mostly from out of state. They said a GNCC race in Knox County is being pursued for spring. The authority requested $3.5 million for the next two-year budget cycle and said it needs additional staffing, including two full-time trail development coordinators and part-time office help, to keep up with growth. Members praised the project’s progress and its potential to boost tourism and regional economic development.

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• grants out.
• For Missouri Arts Council grants, it's a quite a robust grant system with guidelines.
• It's very hard to plan when you see a great grant come through one year, You see a great grant come through
• a total of 90 grants statewide.
• Maybe it won't be so hard next time, but if the program isn't there or the program wasn't funded, now

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