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• So, this is driven by the federal funding that Parks receives, mostly from capital projects.
• So when we're looking at the economic impact, it's mostly Well, it's all federal funding.
• And so that's what the SEED program is what we're using those funding and dollars for.
• Is there some sort of government program that's out there that funds that?
• underway, including a lot of federal funding.

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• > and funding EMT training programs and funding EMT training programs and creating<00:23:36.840><
• ><01:19:04.400> state<01:19:04.560> of federal funds here in the state of federal funds
• <01:19:24.560> funding ready to to lose some federal funding ready to to lose some federal
• It doesn't require us to seek a federal pass-through funding to help pay for the program.
• It doesn't require us to seek a federal pass-through funding to help pay for the program.

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• insistent program or CCAP funding. for this next legislative session.
• Our National Natural Toxins Research Center is the nation's only federally funded.
• grant programs. $69.1 million in GR and GRD funds, and $2.2 billion in all funds.
• Next slide we'll talk about our federal fund management.
• A lot of their funds are federal. or related funds.

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• available through the federal grants or the reclamation fund.
• Chair, with state funds, not the federal funds. Mr. Chair. Mr.
• used was specifically state funds or federal funds, I can't answer that question, Mr.
• So those recent federal funds are grant funds from the federal government for plugging on state and fee
• The millions spent by OCD to plug wells came directly from federal funds and the reclamation fund, funded

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• funding cut uh service uh program funding cut uh 1,773,000<00:22:32.559> each<00:22:32.880>
• Thank you for the questions about the federal funding.
• We also receive three other federal funding sources. It's the Violence Against Women Act funding.
• > over<01:26:14.239> time federal funding has decreased over time federal funding has decreased
• :28:15.199> funding receive three other federal funding receive three other federal funding sources

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• This program has effectively partnered federal agencies with private sector entrepreneurs to scale research
• The SBIR program is one of the most successful technology programs in the federal government as indicated
• FAST program provides funding to economic development technical assistance and support to the small
• The SBIR and STTR programs provide small businesses early stage funding when private sector funding is
• Rosside, how can the federal government better ensure that funds of this program are translating into

Keywords: SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer

Summary: The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.

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• and adds funds for the state program and three of the federal programs.
• This one is 100% federal funds. It is a... ...is 100% federal funds.
• When we received the grant, this is how we will be able to program manage those federal funds that we
• It was RFP'd; it's 100% federal funds.
• This is also 100% federal funds.

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• General Fund in 2026-27 and ongoing for the continuation of the program.
• It also includes one-time allocations of $83.8 million General Fund for the Home Safe Program and $81
• We also preserved funding for rehabilitation programs through the Right Grant, as well as funding to
• How much funding are we talking about financing in this program?
• Opportunities. this committee's inclusion of funding for the HIRE program, which provides funding for

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• Counties and tribes must manage and mix local, state, and federal funding sources.
• streams and federal use of funding streams and federal resources.<00:03:06.560> and<00:03:06.640
• and mix local, state, and federal and mix local, state, and federal funding<00:04:44.360> sources
• We do not know what lies ahead in terms of federal funding for child welfare services.
• left<00:14:29.920> on<00:14:30.160> the federal funding that's being left on the federal

Bills: HF2135, HF776, HF1581, HF1158, HF2226

Keywords: child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill

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• As we start seeing the pullback from federal funds throughout the military, military funerals are now
• Those cases involve a threat to billions of dollars of federal funding that is received by the state
• This is a case that involved a federal funding freeze, and it would have impacted $12 billion of federal
• Those funds would have dried up immediately, and the state would have been without federal funds and
• federal funds for the state of New Mexico.

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• , those are primarily funded through federal funds, right?
• from the federal government. even when there are pauses in the major fundings from the federal government
• , those are primarily funded through federal funds, right?
• For instance, a lot of our funding for those particular programs actually assist students as they're
• because Pell only would fund programs that were at least 600 hours long.

Summary: The committee held a work session on the state of Washington’s community and technical college system with State Board executive director Nate Humphrey and Tacoma Community College president Ivan Harrell. They described the system’s open-access mission, 34 colleges serving more than 307,000 students, relatively low tuition, enrollment growth over 12 consecutive quarters, and strong outcomes such as more than 46,000 credentials awarded last year. They also highlighted system initiatives including guided pathways, I-BEST, dual enrollment, tribal partnerships, a new program search tool, and six colleges named Aspen Prize finalists. At the same time, they emphasized major challenges: high rates of student food, housing, and homelessness insecurity; sharply rising emergency aid requests; and federal funding disruptions affecting TANF, BFET, adult basic education, Carl Perkins, NOAA-related tribal work, and several federal grants. Members asked about SNAP impacts, declining high school graduates, and how BFET and TANF interact with other aid programs. The presenters also discussed system priorities such as AI, Workforce Pell, capital planning, nursing accreditation alignment, and the Washington College Grant. The committee then heard testimony from AFT Washington and the Washington Association of Higher Education on faculty and staff conditions in the community and technical college system. Jackie Kane and Suzanne Sutherland argued that classified staff, professional staff, and contingent faculty are essential to student success but face low pay, instability, and weak retention, and they urged lawmakers to protect existing funding and avoid further cuts. They said working conditions for faculty and staff are student learning conditions, and that underfunding leads to reduced services, shortened advising, and program instability. Marina Parr of the Workforce Board presented on federal H.R. 1’s new Workforce Pell provisions and the updated Career Bridge website. She explained that Workforce Pell would allow federal aid for short-term training programs of 8 to 15 weeks, with high completion, employment, and earnings thresholds and a requirement that credentials be stackable and portable. She said Washington is well positioned to implement the program because of its existing eligible training provider evaluation system and Career Bridge, which now has a redesigned public portal, digital portfolios, multilingual access, and performance data on programs. Members asked about rulemaking, possible gaps in state services, and how the wage and completion standards would be applied. The Washington Student Achievement Council then briefed the committee on the new Washington Completes FAFSA campaign created by executive order. Staff described an advisory board with statewide representation, a pilot that used microgrants and other supports at 25 priority schools, and a new goal of 46,000 FAFSA or WASFA completions this year. They reported that completion rates were tracking slightly ahead of last year, with 24% of high school seniors having completed a FAFSA by the end of November, and they showcased a public dashboard with subgroup data and a WIAA-based leaderboard. Members asked about outreach to rural and homeschool students, legislative communications, Pierce County representation, and barriers to FAFSA completion, and staff said they would provide toolkits and continue expanding outreach. The committee then began hearing from student presenters about affordability, access, equity, and student experience.

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• Back into the workforce, and we think that that type of thinking should be applied to other federal programs
• At the federal level? At the federal level. You were not talking about state employees?
• Okay, let's see, we want to traumatize federal employees, and then we want to take all these programs
• Senator, I would not politicize the dispersing of federal funds in any capacity.
• Medicaid and hunger programs.

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• and early care program to $2.29 million, especially in the face of federal cuts.
• Thank you for increasing the funding for this program and for increasing the grant award from $15,000
• I will state funding for programs like Farm to Food Shelf.
• However, even at current levels, we tend to run out of program funding.
• P was a federal program, and she encouraged that to be put back to farm to school.

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• program or CCAP funding for this next legislative session.
• the program to sustainable funding and expand it to 60 districts by FY 27.
• Next slide, we'll talk about our federal fund management, uh.
• All open disasters, which you'll see in just a minute, those funds total $23.7 billion in federal funds
• A lot of their funds are federal related funds, and because of that, they're oftentimes being called

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• education program And they also receive some federal funds for that work as well.
• And we work in partnership to fund that program where they deploy that program and the educators for
• state-funded residency program.
• funding mechanism for our residency training programs at UNM.
• programs were built under that federal cap.

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• This program has been funded by a mix of General Fund and greenhouse gas reduction funds since about
• I love this program, but should this program be funded with new General Fund dollars, or should we, with
• I love this program, but should this program be funded with new general fund dollars, or should we, with
• school nutrition funding programs.
• those federal programs are distinct from these funds.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.

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• In those funding streams, the federal here is referring to the miscellaneous funds that are received
• funds for strictly EL-related program services.
• And it looks like there is a specific Title III fund from the federal funds.
• So federal funds are making up the largest portion.
• And also on that federal funding— And also on that federal funding, when you’re looking at it and you

Summary: The committee first approved the March 9 and 10 minutes, then heard a presentation from the Arkansas Excellence in Teaching Fellowship Program featuring three third-grade teachers from Poyen, Drew Central, and Cabot, along with Department of Education Secretary Jacob Oliva. The teachers described the fellowship as a year-long collaboration among 23 merit-pay recipients from across the state, focused on sharing classroom strategies, data use, and professional support. Members asked about teacher experience, how the fellowship information is shared locally, the role of merit pay, and how teachers are addressing third-grade reading and retention concerns under the ATLAS assessment system. The teachers emphasized early intervention, relationships with students, small-group instruction, progress monitoring, and communication with families; they also described community supports such as churches, food backpacks, and local donations. Several members raised broader questions about poverty, trauma, social services, DHS involvement, and whether similar professional learning should be expanded to more teachers. Secretary Oliva said the fellowship is a small subset of a larger merit-pay program, that participation was voluntary, and that the state is working to improve literacy supports, clarity, and alignment across grades. He also said ATLAS results are now available to schools and families much faster than in the past, often within 24 to 72 hours, and that the state is using the data to identify at-risk students earlier and support intervention before retention decisions are made. The committee then moved to the adequacy/resource allocation presentation from the Bureau of Legislative Research. Staff explained that the report is part of the statutory adequacy review and focuses on state funding sources beyond foundation aid, including categorical and supplemental funds. They noted that districts and charters spent more than $7 billion in the 2025 school year, with roughly 49% from foundation funding and 51% from other sources over the last three years. The presentation outlined the four categorical funds—Alternative Learning Environment, English Learners, Enhanced Student Achievement, and Professional Development—describing their restricted uses, student-based funding formulas, and the ability of districts to transfer some money among categoricals while keeping it within allowable purposes. Staff said categorical funds account for about 4% of total spending, or less than $300 million, and reviewed superintendent feedback on whether those funds met district needs, with responses varying by category and district.

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• , the federal bonding program that sometimes is sort of ensconced in a state workforce agency.
• So my question was this: there's some federal programs that have federal guidelines that we go by, and
• There's some federal programs that have federal guidelines that we go by, and I understand that you're
• And number two, are you aware if they utilized any federal funding for that system?
• In most instances, it's not always just going to be federal funds.

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Nick Moore, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Career and Technical Education, on efforts to better align workforce, education, and human services programs. Moore argued that WIOA, Perkins, and ESSA were designed to function as an integrated talent system, but that federal and state bureaucracy has kept them siloed. He said the Department of Labor and OCTAE are working on more integrated state plan guidance, including a 2026 plan modification timeline, combined Perkins/WIOA plans, and greater use of labor market information to align training with in-demand jobs and Workforce Pell. Moore emphasized reducing overhead, cross-training staff, using common intake and integrated case management, and focusing on the “shadow labor force” of people facing benefit cliffs, child care barriers, or other obstacles to work. He repeatedly urged states to use waivers and flexibility where possible, to consolidate or streamline local workforce structures, and to hold programs accountable through measures such as labor force participation, training-related employment, retention, and cost per successful outcome. Members asked about the balance between flexibility and accountability, the role of employers versus postsecondary institutions, rural “training deserts,” state waivers, and data systems such as Mississippi Spark and Arkansas Launch. Moore said states should use technology and integrated intake to co-enroll eligible participants in multiple programs and better match people to jobs. In response to questions, Moore said some federal rules cannot be waived, but many reporting and administrative requirements can be streamlined, and he encouraged Arkansas to propose ideas for waivers or state-level integration. He also discussed the need for enhanced wage records and state longitudinal data systems to improve workforce planning and economic development. After Moore’s presentation, DHS Secretary Janet Mann and Director Jay Hill gave a brief update on reimbursement rates, saying the department had compiled more than 100 public comments, recommended holding the current rate, and was awaiting executive review; they estimated the process could take 30 to 60 days. The committee then adjourned, noting a later audit presentation scheduled for the afternoon.

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• way new funding programs come about in the office.
• broadband infrastructure fund, and the way that program was announced, as is typical for new funding
• Locations were made eligible for funding even though they were previously funded by other programs or
• In addition, participation in federal and state broadband programs such as the BDO programs requires
• Texas has some minimal funding through the Dallas Federal Reserve.

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• <00:32:31.440> funding sentencing to service uh program funding sentencing to service uh program
• assistance program, the housing trust fund program, homework starts with home program, rental assistance
• <01:01:41.680> that federal resources in that program that federal resources in that program
• trust fund program, program, the housing trust fund program, uh,<01:02:23.520> homework<01:02
• assistance program, housing trust fund. assistance program, housing trust fund.

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