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• If there's a grant program, schools have an opportunity to choose or not choose to apply for grants.
• If there's a grant program, schools have an opportunity to choose or not choose to apply for grants.
• If there's a grant program, schools have an opportunity to choose or not choose to apply for grants.
• If there's a grant program, schools have an opportunity to choose or not choose to apply for grants.
• grant program schools have if there's a grant program schools have an<01:51:14.040> opportunity

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So, what is this program?
• So, that really is the focus of the cooperative marketing and advertising grant program that is kind
• Program, and for Innovation Hubs, and also for these technology grants that EDD is already supporting
• for those programs.
• The J TIP program our jobs training incentive program. It's been around since 1972.

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• . program. program.
• We I I existing grants that we have.
• So I sort of know how programs, uh, academic and, uh, programs and student services programs work there
• So I sort of know how programs, uh, academic and, uh, programs and student services programs work there
• Section 1906 grant program, which awards grants of up to over $1 million annually to any state that

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 4 and began with announcements about committee protocol, including posting hearing notices and testimony earlier than required and using written HD1 drafts for more complex amendments. The chair also noted the new AV system and asked speakers to be clear because the microphones are sensitive. The committee then took up several University of Hawaiʻi-related measures, with most testimony coming from UH officials, state agencies, and advocacy groups, and no votes were taken in the portion provided. HB 1596, relating to student basic needs support at the University of Hawaiʻi, drew support from UH, the Oʻahu Youth Action Board, and an individual. UH said it stood on its written testimony and could answer questions. HB 1597, relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias research, received support from UH/JABSOM, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others; the Attorney General’s Office offered a procedural reminder about statewide concern. HB 1970, funding the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center and the Hawaii Tumor Registry, was supported by UH, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the Hawaii Medical Association, and others, with testimony emphasizing the registry’s role in cancer surveillance, prevention, and federal funding. The committee also heard HB 1598, creating a Hawaii Climate Institute. UH testified in support, citing worsening drought, heat, sea level rise, and extreme weather, and said the institute would hire climate modelers and faculty across several schools. Members questioned funding, and UH said it would seek state startup money, possible green-fee support, and federal grants, noting recent federal cuts and the need for permanent positions. HB 1989, on water retention, was supported by UH as a study to slow runoff and improve aquifer recharge. HB 1951, on biosecurity, drew support from UH, DLNR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, students, and other organizations; testimony stressed invasive species threats, the need for biocontrol research and containment capacity, and possible sites for a statewide facility. HB 1952, funding agricultural research station improvements on Kauaʻi, was supported by UH, the Farm Bureau, and others, with testimony noting aging facilities and the need to modernize stations across the islands. Finally, HB 2005, relating to language access, received UH support, with a UH representative noting that credit programs may fit best in a credit-bearing academic program and that Outreach College could be an option for noncredit programs.

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• Line 16 specifically, because that is within the water protection program.
• That was granted by H.A.F.C.
• That's keeping those programs whole and allowing them to grow.
• Line 39 is the child care assistance program. Okay.
• We also will need to shift over from using the federal rural health transformation grant program to using

Keywords: 996, all

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• in the program from this bill.
• That’s the name of the program.
• in the program from this bill.
• program from this bill.
• is<00:59:38.039> so<00:59:38.240> low program because the program is so low program

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• , also known as HHAP, and the Encampment Resolution Grant Program.
• , as well as the Encampment Resolution Program.
• And where we we hope to go with our grantees of these programs So to get started and The the HAP program
• So this is not a grant that ends at an award.
• Simply saying yes is not the implementation of the program.

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• One of the great things this legislature has done over the last 10 years is the County Road grant program
• Second question, last question that I have, you mentioned the county road grant program, uh, that's administered
• program funds.
• program.
• Texo's take on the county road grant program initially was that all counties in Texas. are energy impacted

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• effective and efficient program effective and efficient program integrity.<00:14:14.079> audit
• processes across the agency's programs. processes across the agency's programs.
• government programs? Mm-m. government programs? Mm-m.
• They're dealing with financial crimes; typically, that's the purpose of this program—financial program
• purpose of this is financial program purpose of this is financial program crimes<01:14:25.760>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The institutional services assistant will provide support for housing operations, and project program
• This assistant will provide support for housing operations, and project program specialists will support
• These are grants for the Department of Commerce.
• These are grants for the Department of Commerce State Broadband Office.
• Economic Development Commission for an Economic Development Coordinator and a military program manager

Summary: The committee reviewed several personnel and appropriation requests. Item C was a two-for-two position swap with no net increase in authorized positions and was approved. Item D, for South Arkansas College, added three net positions through a mix of growth and swap pool positions, including food service, public safety, housing, and compliance support roles, and was approved. Item E moved positions and $3 million in salary and match appropriation within Workforce Services to consolidate shared services, with no net change in positions, and was approved. The committee then considered a group of continuation items for FY27, covering previously approved growth and surrender pool positions, various differentials, hard-to-fill and on-call pay, a labor market adjustment for crime lab medical examiners, and continuation of grant-funded classifications tied to ARPA and IIJA grants across several agencies. These items were reviewed together and approved. Reports on the agenda required no action and were simply reviewed. On the supplemental agenda, the committee suspended the rules and approved OPM’s request for salary increases for 92 employees whose merit raises would place them over their grade maximums. Senator Dotson asked about several public safety medical examiner positions listed on the salary schedule, and staff indicated they were likely crime lab medical examiner roles. The meeting then adjourned.

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• programs show longer retention. retention than the two-year programs.
• We also are the recipients of a grant, and that's the state loan repayment program, and that's where
• So CMS is looking for grants that are offering novel incentive programs to recruit clinicians to rural
• program.
• Program with NPSIA.

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• We also were pending a $24 million grant on the Solar for All program that is also pending and in litigation
• Sometimes there might be a deed grant or a commerce grant or a housing grant.
• housing grant or a commerce grant or a housing grant or a commerce grant or a housing grant.<
• grant.
• Sometimes there might be a grant grant.

Bills: HF2986, HF3555

Keywords: virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery

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• are invested in improving trails grants are invested in improving walking<00:03:18.080> and<00
• uh buildings program. uh buildings program.
• for people who are programming for people who are incarcerated. incarcerated. incarcerated.
• So the governor recommends repurposing these funds for other investments in domiciliary programs.
• at for the uh domiciliary program at Hastings<00:12:53.760> Veterans<00:12:54.240> Home.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It was a program that the department ran to give larger grants, in a competitive way, to schools for
• culture programs.
• Yes, Madam Chair, they would obviously have to connect to a lot of the other grant programs because that's
• time program.
• Program, and statewide school replacement and facility improvement programs.

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• It's also not a program that's designed to disincentivize construction.
• And if the grant program is to the municipality, how does that help the building owner who's doing the
• Could they apply for a grant or not because it... Was doing demolition.
• Could they apply for a grant or not because it has to be the municipality?
• says coordination with other programs.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development met on March 31, 2026, with a quorum present and noted that the Legislature was in budget negotiations and approaching a scheduled break. The committee took up several housing-related bills, with most being reported to Finance after discussion. The first bill, S.3742A, would require information to be provided in new and renewal leases for certain housing accommodations, and it was reported without opposition. S.4659B, the Rental Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act, generated the longest debate; supporters said it would give local governments outside New York City a more flexible way to determine a housing emergency and opt into rent stabilization, while opponents argued it lacked a clear vacancy-rate standard, could discourage development, and would benefit higher-income tenants. The bill was ultimately reported, with some negative votes and one or more votes without recommendation. The committee then discussed S.8168, which would create a deconstruction and salvage framework for building materials, including local options, technical assistance, grants, and related code updates. Supporters said it could reduce landfill use, lower disposal costs, and encourage reuse markets, while opponents questioned costs, market demand, and whether the program would raise housing and demolition expenses. The bill was reported, again with some negative or without-recommendation votes. S.8595, dealing with how certain valuations and amounts due are calculated in foreclosure actions, was also reported. S.8672, the Employer-Assisted Housing Matching Grant Act, would provide a state match for employer housing assistance for certain nonprofit human services employers; members raised concerns about scope, possible double-dipping, and whether the program should be expanded to other workers, but the bill was reported with some negative and without-recommendation votes. The final bill, S.94A, made a minor amendment to the Housing Access Voucher Pilot Program regarding priority applicants and unit inspections, and it was reported as well. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly emphasized that several proposals were optional for local governments or employers rather than mandates, and many of the exchanges focused on affordability, housing supply, local control, and the fiscal effects of the bills. No floor votes were taken; the committee’s actions were limited to reporting the bills to Finance, with some reported favorably and others reported with negative or without-recommendation votes.

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• So we set up this program last year to create a grant fund where counties can more accurately locate
• It enables tribes to access the program, and it continues to fund the program.
• last year uh to uh create a a program last year uh to uh create a a grant<00:01:30.400> grant
• grant fund where counties uh can grant grant fund where counties uh can more<00:01:33.280> accurately
• <00:01:52.520> has continues to fund the program it has continues to fund the program it has

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 1478, a bill to continue and expand a grant program for locating Minnesota’s public land survey system (PLSS) monuments and survey corners. The author explained that many of the state’s 325,000 PLSS monuments have unknown locations, which contributes to boundary uncertainty, lawsuits, and inaccurate land records and taxation. The bill, as described, would add criteria for counties, allow tribes to access the program, and continue funding it. The committee also noted Senate authors and bipartisan support for the measure. An A1 amendment was offered by Representative Fryberg to put the bill in the desired form, and it was adopted without objection. Testifiers from the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors and county surveying offices supported the bill, saying better monument location improves maps, property transfers, land management, and tax accuracy, while reducing disputes and lowering survey costs for landowners and public projects. One testifier said the work is important but often underappreciated; another emphasized that more monuments can make surveys much cheaper and more accurate. Committee members expressed support for the bill’s goals, with several indicating they would sign on. The chair repeatedly referenced uncertainty around the budget forecast and said the committee would have to consider practical fiscal realities. In the end, Representative Fryberg renewed his motion, and House File 1478, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion.

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• So, this will keep the program year.
• We give out grants and we give out loans, and there's a formula of grants and loans often based on the
• , the commission to make this large grant, the commission to make this large grant, this<00:32:31.120
• This is a program. He has some funding to get the program going.
• <00:42:34.560> of going to keep their full on program of going to keep their full on program

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• And we just want to note that out of our clients' programs, 90% of apprentices trained through our programs
• I just think this was a great program.
• I just think this was a great program.
• So when the fund was created in 2021, there were programs proposed that were affordability programs to
• But the programs that are authorized under... ...is where we would like to go, but the programs that

Bills: SB241, SB145, HB2

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level

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• We appreciate the opportunity to spotlight OHA's Healthy Homes Grant Program, established with the leadership
• The program provides grants to a wide array of nonprofit organizations, tribal governments, local governments
• Oregon Health Authority's Healthy Homes Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible homeowners
• Oregon Health Authority's Healthy Homes Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible homeowners
• Oregon Health Authority's Healthy Homes Grant Program provides...

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee met for a series of information sessions focused on housing stabilization, rental assistance, senior housing, and heat resilience. In the first panel, OHCS and NOAA described the state’s affordable housing preservation work, including the $35 million in 2025 stabilization funding used to reduce debt and keep distressed affordable rental projects operating, plus manufactured home park preservation efforts. OHCS said the portfolio remains under strain, with about a third of projects at debt coverage ratios of 1.0 or less and rising insurance and operating costs. NOAA urged faster closings on the stabilization awards, more funding in 2027, and broader rent assistance and process reforms. Committee members asked about the gap between current appropriations and need, and OHCS explained that the new Article 11-Q bond preservation program is structured differently and requires full refinancing rather than simple cash infusions. The committee then heard a detailed discussion of the state’s eviction prevention and rental assistance program, ORDAP. OHCS said the program is administered through community action agencies, prioritizes households at imminent risk of eviction, and is now funded at a much lower level than in the prior biennium, reducing expected service to about 8,200 households this biennium. The Oregon Law Center, a county community action agency, and Multifamily Northwest all agreed the program prevents homelessness and is effective, but they differed on whether assistance should be tied so closely to eviction court. Legal aid and community action witnesses said the current system is underfunded and that eviction filings are the clearest indicator of need, while Multifamily Northwest argued the process can push people into court unnecessarily and should be moved earlier when possible. Legislators raised questions about whether a pre-eviction model could be developed and about the costs of court involvement; one member shared a personal story about how rental assistance helped keep their family housed. Next, the governor’s office, OHCS, and OHA presented on the new senior housing initiative and healthy homes work. The governor’s housing director said Oregon is making progress on homelessness and housing production, with reductions in homelessness outside Multnomah County and an estimated 50,000 future units added to the pipeline through recent state actions. OHCS outlined the senior housing programs launched in May: a debt-financing program using elderly and disabled bond authority, an older adult housing development program funded through the senior property tax deferral revolving account, and a rehousing program for older adults that will use bridge funding and services to move at least 400 unsheltered older Oregonians into housing. OHA also described its Healthy Homes Grant Program, including $24.6 million already awarded, a new $5 million grant round for seniors and people with disabilities, and examples of home repairs and weatherization that help people remain safely housed. The final information session focused on home cooling and heat resilience. OHA presented data showing rising extreme heat days, more heat-related emergency visits, and likely undercounted heat deaths, especially among older adults, people with disabilities, low-income communities, and people without access to healthy homes. ODOE reviewed implementation of Senate Bill 1536, including a cooling needs study that found 58% of surveyed households in the studied housing types needed permanent cooling, with estimated statewide costs of $582 million to $1 billion. ODOE said its rental home heat pump and community heat pump programs have supported 4,638 installations so far, with a temporary reopening planned using remaining funds. The session ended with a remote presentation from a Community Action Partnership of Oregon representative, continuing the discussion of how community action agencies help deliver energy and anti-poverty services.

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• In a recent Supreme Court ruling, City of Grants Pass v.
• Number one, it expands the use of the ERF funds in the Encampment Resolution Funding Program to local
• SB 290 repeals the CalWORKs immunization penalty that reduces a family's grant if they cannot provide
• We should be creating a program that supports the children and provides them what they need.
• Participants in these programs are very low income.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard several homelessness, public benefits, and aging-related bills. SB 748 would expand Encampment Resolution Funding to support safe parking sites for people living in cars or RVs, require quarterly reporting from HCD on outcomes, and direct LAO evaluation; supporters said it would help local governments reduce RV encampments while connecting people to housing and services. SB 290 would repeal the CalWORKs immunization sanction that reduces aid when parents cannot provide acceptable proof of a child’s vaccination; supporters argued the penalty unfairly harms families already in poverty and can worsen instability, while no opposition testified. SB 606 would define “functional zero” for overall and unsheltered homelessness and require local jurisdictions to plan for and report on the housing and interim shelter needed to reach that goal; supporters said it would add accountability and focus on reducing unsheltered homelessness, and one group moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. SB 433 would create an income-based room-and-board cap and personal needs allowance for all Medi-Cal assisted living participants in residential care facilities for the elderly, not just SSI recipients; supporters said it would prevent eviction and homelessness among low-income seniors and people with disabilities, and facility groups withdrew opposition or moved to neutral after amendments. SB 761 would require students applying for Cal Grants to be notified that they may be eligible for CalFresh and given information on how to apply; supporters said it would address widespread student food insecurity and low enrollment among eligible students. The committee accepted amendments on the bills, and all of the measures discussed were reported out on 7-0 or similar unanimous votes to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, with the consent calendar also approved unanimously.

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• $200 million in federal grants. $200 million in federal grants.
• They cannot vote on grants because grants are revenue.
• grants because grants are revenue. grants because grants are revenue.
• unable to get federal grants next year. unable to get federal grants next year.
• <04:37:58.439> However, breakfast programs. However, breakfast programs.

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