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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Budget Review Sub. on Economic Development, Pub. Protection, Tourism, and Energy (1-14-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- We saw that at Bullock Pen, which was a major project we did up in Grant County.
- We've got an estimate, but Eagle Lake is going to be a major project. did up in Grant County.
- Um, there are did up in Grant County.
Keywords:
00:02 EEC – State-Owned Dams
21:07 EEC – Grid Resilience Grant Funds
37:24 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee heard presentations from the Department for Environmental Protection and the Office of Energy Policy on Kentucky’s state-owned dam repair program and the electric grid resilience program. Commissioner Tony Hatton explained how state dams are defined and classified under Kentucky law, the criteria used to prioritize repairs or decommissioning, and the status of several projects funded in the last biennium. He said the department is using a design-bid-build process, with major work planned or underway at Willisburg Lake, Big Bone Lick State Park Dam, Clemens Lake Dam, Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chinoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and Lake Malone, and that $0.5 million is reserved for routine repairs. He also described the timeline and cost pressures, noting that construction seasons and bid uncertainty can affect schedules and estimates.
Members asked several questions about whether the estimates were current, how accurate the bids tend to be, why the process takes so long, and whether it would be better to fund design separately before construction. Hatton said the estimates are the best current engineering estimates, that costs often stay within about 10% but can vary, and that the overall process is usually closer to two years than four, though delays can occur. He also said all of the allocated dam funds must be available before bids can be let. The committee discussed whether design work can become stale if construction is delayed.
Kenya Stump then updated the committee on Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program under federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding. She said Kentucky has received years one through three of the five-year program and has allocated funds to state park electric systems and municipal utilities, with years four and five not yet received. She identified Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village as the two state park projects in progress, and Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville as the municipal projects selected through a competitive process. She said the projects are under contract or in final negotiations, with municipal construction expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and finish by the end of 2026, and explained that the work includes line, pole, transformer, meter, and outage-management upgrades. Members asked about the relationship between this program and prior park appropriations, the timing of agreements with Parks, and whether the park systems could eventually be transferred to the local electric cooperative; Stump said the park agreements are imminent and that the upgrades are intended to bring the systems up to code so the cooperative can maintain them. No votes were taken, and the chair adjourned the committee until the following Wednesday, with a possible time change to avoid a scheduling conflict.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2960 establishes the Veterans Specialty Grant Program and the Veterans Treatment Court Fund
- The Administrative Office of the Courts must administer the grant program in collaboration with outlined
- the bill prescribes reporting requirements for data sharing and identifying incarcerated veterans, grant
- program participants, and a comprehensive report on the grant program.
- Participants and a comprehensive report on the grant program.
AZ
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Fraud Committee Meeting - 2025-05-05
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And I am wondering, are you mostly looking at grants and grants to non-profits?
- I receive employment in return for awarding a grant, or I recommend that an agency award a grant.
- and grants management, grant monitoring, and grantee evaluation.
- Agency staff who manage grants.
- They are two very different things: the grants, I think, and Medicaid, which is not generally grants,
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 2/27/25
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
Transcript Highlights:
- This supports women with options. it's grant money that would uh be funded it's grant money that would
- They can fundraise, they can get other grants, they can do other things, but this grant, you can't use
- they can do other things but this grant they can do other things but this grant you<00:49:11.400
- say you are not eligible for the Grant say you are not eligible for the Grant under<00:49:27.640
- been a recipient of the bipartisan Grant been a recipient of the bipartisan Grant previously<00:
Keywords:
pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 5/5/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and I am wondering, are you mostly looking at grants and grants to nonprofits?
- <00:36:26.880>
Um, <00:36:27.200>is grants and grants to nonprofits? - Um, is grants and grants to nonprofits?
- um not nonprofit grants. um not nonprofit grants. Representative<00:36:44.079>
Greenman. - and grants management, grant monitoring, and grantee evaluation.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I have yet to find a cap in any state where there are caps that is as high as $6 million.
- What is a not cap? What is it worth? What is a cap? What is it worth? What is a not cap?
- And then if it's capped, we go back to the cap.
- And Colorado, I understand, is capped at 1.5 million. You mentioned Texas; it's capped at 250,000.
- I'm not sure who I'm subjecting to this at this point, with not a cap or a cap the way that the statute
Keywords:
medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And it also increases the floor for these grants.
Keywords:
commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF78, Minnesota veterans, veteran retreats, Camp Bliss, Walker, Independent Lifestyles Inc., Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs grant, general fund appropriation, family members, spouse, domestic partner, children, therapy, transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- management essentially agency grants management essentially agency grants<00:36:58.359>
management - <00:41:33.520>
management move um the office of Grants management move um the office of Grants - collaboration needed to oversee grants collaboration needed to oversee grants from<00:47:57.839>
- alternative strategies for Grants alternative strategies for Grants management<00:52:33.960>
- <01:30:08.679>
in <01:30:08.880>excess <01:30:09.159>of Grant in excess of Grant
Keywords:
Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Creates an agricultural grant program and evolving fund for the purposes of grant application execution
- for the agricultural grant program. for the agricultural grant program.
- But percentage much as 8 to 12 cap.
- 30:32.399>
not <00:30:32.640>including $25,000 cap, and that's not including $25,000 cap - There's a grant for >> Yeah. Let's see. There's a grant for that. that. that.
Bills:
HB1602, HB2246, HB1707, HB2216, HB2594, HB2595, HB2155, HB2113, HB2207, HB1832, HB2015, HB2152, HB2548
Keywords:
agriculture, grant specialist, financial support, farmers, Hawaii, federal grants, grant administration, revolving fund, department of agriculture and biosecurity, grant compliance, transportation, reimbursement, food security, local production, sustainability, agricultural loans, financing, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, Hawaii agriculture, loan portfolio
MN
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine bridging the gap, focusing on enhancing outreach to support veterans' mental health. Apr 29th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Senate Veterans' Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is what the Fox Grants are providing. providing for us.
- known as the Fox Grant.
- That's where the Fox Grant has been essential.
- oversight in your eyes for the grants that we're putting out, the Fox grants. Thank you, Senator.
- who actually need these grants?
Keywords:
veterans, mental health, suicide prevention, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Grant Program, HOPE Act, BRAVE Act, Every State Counts for Vets Mental Health Act, advocacy, legislation, mental health resources
Summary:
The committee meeting focused primarily on the critical issues surrounding veterans' mental health and suicide prevention. Discussions centered on the reauthorization of essential programs aimed at providing non-clinical support services to veterans, particularly the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Senators emphasized the urgent need for adequate mental health resources as the suicide rate among veterans remains alarmingly high. Key testimonies were provided by various advocates and officials, illustrating both successful implementations of these programs and areas needing improvement.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- The African diaspora youth workforce grant supports our work with East African students.
- Could you just talk with us about the structure of how the grant works with Youthprise?
- this is I am very Development Grant this is I am very strongly<01:08:25.839>
supporting <01:08 - And what's unique about this is, I think, is what Chair Pinto is getting to: you're granting other grants
- c><01:12:20.239>
question <01:12:20.639>is granting other grants um my question is granting
Keywords:
workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Appropriation and Revenue. (1-21-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- And the grant program that companies.
- 41.039>
help <00:08:41.440>support grant program before you help support grant program - activation part of the grant program? activation part of the grant program?
- <00:19:24.240>
And for grant programs and so forth. And for grant programs and so forth. - We don't want to take for granted. The time is now to do that.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:08
Infrastructure Grant Program 00:00:45
SB 76 Discussion 00:25:50
SB 76 Vote 00:31:55, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met without a quorum at first, so it began with an informational presentation from Dr. Kristen Goodell, executive director of LifeKY, about innovation infrastructure and a proposed grant program to support life sciences and other startup facilities. She argued that Kentucky’s research investments only translate into jobs and companies if startups have access to physical lab and equipment space, and said shared facilities can serve many companies over time. Goodell described LifeKY’s Northern Kentucky facility as a proof of concept, noting it has attracted companies from other states and Japan, secured a Thermo Fisher Scientific partnership, and could be replicated elsewhere in the Commonwealth. Members asked about university pipelines, local talent development, sustainability, and how the grant program would measure return on investment; Goodell emphasized public-private partnerships, earned revenue, philanthropy, internships, and STEM programming as part of the model.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Senator Bledsoe, which would limit school board occupational license tax increases by raising the population threshold for such increases from 300,000 to 500,000. Bledsoe said the bill was intended to respond to Fayette County’s recent tax controversy, restore public trust, and provide stability for employees, employers, and the school system. He argued that occupational taxes affect many commuters who work in Fayette County but live elsewhere, and said the measure would give time for community buy-in before any future increase. Supportive comments came from Senator Nunn and others, while Senator Boswell asked about the tax rate and cautioned against local tax increases offsetting state income tax reductions.
After discussion, the committee called the roll on SB 76. The bill advanced on a roll-call vote, with Senator Armstrong explaining a no vote because he did not want to take tools away from local government and preferred local control. The transcript indicates the measure moved forward from committee after the vote.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It would apply a $1 million cap on grants into the total outstanding loan amount per person, with changes
- effective only for new loans or grants.
- HB4341 also includes a grant program to assist these facilities in meeting these requirements.
- As engrossed, the bill had the support of the Department of Public Safety. ...administering the grant
- With the grant program created by the bill, I'm happy to answer any questions, Mr. Chairman.
Keywords:
Defense Economic Adjustment, grant applications, economic assistance, local government, Evaluation panel, judicial review, Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment compensation, legal proceedings, labor law, rural development, infrastructure, Texas economic fund, private investment, job creation, meteorological evaluation towers, wind resources, aviation safety, regulations, construction notice
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hied Committee Meeting - 2025-04-21
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a state grant.
- It lowers the maximum lifetime credit cap on state grant awards from 180 credits to 120 credits.
- Third, I want to thank you for linking the state grant caps to the Minnesota state institutions.
- A year's worth of grants in the state grant program was just a couple million more than that.
- worth of grants.
Bills:
HF2312
Keywords:
higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/21/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- It lowers the maximum lifetime credit cap on state grant awards from 180 credits to 120 credits.
- It lowers the maximum lifetime credit cap on state grant awards from 180 credits to 120 credits.
- Third, I want to thank you for linking the state grant caps to the Minnesota State institutions.
- Third, I want to thank you for linking the state grant caps to the Minnesota State institutions.
- Third, I want to thank you for linking the state grant caps to the Minnesota State institutions.
Bills:
HF2312
Keywords:
higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I worked at a CAP agency here in Ramsey County, and we had a loan program for low-income individuals.
- Um, Miss Odigard. at a CAP agency here um at in Ramsey um at a CAP agency here um at in Ramsey um county
- That received funding in the last grant round and the 51 counties altogether served by these grants.
- <00:52:39.760>
of our CAP agency, there was a a a cap of our CAP agency, there was a a a cap - When people sign these contracts with these CAP agencies, they actually know what they're signing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have other receiving stations in Grant County that has been stricken.
- We have other receiving stations in Grant County that has been stricken.
- We have other receiving stations in Grant County that has been stricken.
Keywords:
vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So in my current role, I supervise actually a jail diversion grant, uh, where my diversion coordinator