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• It is absolutely worth enhancing grant opportunities to get other services to start these types of programs
• But ultimately, let's get the grant funding. Let's get people's programs up and running.
• We applied for our HRSA grant, the QIFTIJ grant.
• grant.
• grant.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• programs.
• We know that from HSI grants, MSI grants, and APZ grants, so these are all focused on supporting certain
• Program.
• well as the the S. the investment in the student support block grant, as well as the SEA program receiving
• their meal programs.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the California Community Colleges budget proposal, including Proposition 98 funding, a 2.41% COLA for apportionments, enrollment growth funding, repayment of an apportionment deferral, and one-time investments for a student support block grant and deferred maintenance. The Department of Finance described the Governor’s package as providing significant new resources, while the LAO recommended prioritizing COLA and enrollment growth within available funds but raised concerns about some smaller proposals, including making the Healthy School Food Pathways Program ongoing and adding more funding for credit for prior learning before outcomes are known. The Chancellor’s Office supported the COLA, enrollment growth, and one-time investments, and said current projections suggest enrollment growth closer to 3%, with about $85 million to $90 million in ongoing costs if fully funded. Members focused heavily on enrollment growth, the 10% district cap, and whether the state should continue funding growth in the current year and budget year. The Chancellor’s Office said some districts, especially in the Inland Empire and Central Valley, are growing rapidly and that about seven districts are above the cap, with roughly 1,563 FTES and about $30 million in ongoing costs tied to that issue. Members also discussed hold-harmless districts and whether declining campuses should be required to produce turnaround or right-sizing plans. The Chancellor’s Office said districts are already having local conversations and that state funding provides time to adjust, but no formal plan requirement was proposed. The committee then took up common course numbering, where the Chancellor’s Office said all 115 community colleges have implemented the first phase and more than 550,000 students enrolled in the first six commonly numbered courses. The office argued that CCN improves clarity but does not yet guarantee that credits will transfer with full value across UC and CSU, because articulation is still handled campus by campus and can require more than 3,500 separate reviews. Members expressed concern that students can still be forced to retake courses such as calculus or ethnic studies even when they have the same common number, and urged the systems to develop a stronger statewide articulation mechanism tied to outcomes and transparency. The item was left open. Finally, the committee heard the Governor’s proposal to make Calbright College’s funding ongoing at $53.1 million. The LAO recommended instead transitioning Calbright to the student-centered funding formula, with one-time bridge funding in the meantime, arguing the Governor’s proposal lacks a clear enrollment-based rationale and performance expectations. Calbright’s leadership defended the college’s competency-based, flexible model for adult learners, citing more than 6,800 students served, over 2,200 certificates awarded, and wage gains for graduates; they said enrollment is expected to grow from about 7,000 students now to roughly 8,000 to 9,000 next year and around 10,000 over the next couple of years. Members pressed for clearer enrollment and funding data before deciding how Calbright should be funded going forward.

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• Prescription Assistance Program, the Kentucky Asthma Management Program, the COPD program, Education
• five block grant. five block grant.
• . grant. grant.
• . program. program.
• For licensed programs, there is the Child Care Aware program.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first heard brief presentations on Kentucky’s 2025 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant and Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. Department for Public Health staff explained that the preventive health block grant provides about $2.3 million annually and supports programs such as accreditation and performance improvement, local health department grants, community health workers, prescription assistance, asthma and COPD programs, workforce development, and a sexual assault programs set-aside. They said the Title V block grant provides about $11.7 million, with 35% directed to children and youth with special health care needs and 65% to maternal and child health populations, largely through local health departments and a five-year needs assessment process. After no questions, a motion was made and seconded to approve both block grants. The roll call vote passed 19-0, and the two block grants were approved. The committee then approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The next item was a discussion of the child waiver created in House Bill 6. Committee members raised concerns that the proposed 1915(c) waiver did not match the legislature’s intent, which they said was to move children from the Michelle P. waiver to free slots for adults. Cabinet officials from DCBS, behavioral health, and Medicaid described the proposed “Community Health for Improved Lives and Development” waiver as a targeted home- and community-based program for children under 21 with severe behavioral health or developmental needs, including those stepping down from inpatient or residential care or at risk of out-of-home placement. They said the waiver is designed for about 100 slots, uses a standardized needs-based assessment, and includes case management, community living supports, home modifications, respite, supervised residential care, and clinical therapeutic services. Officials said the public comment period ended July 15, responses are being compiled for August submission to CMS, and the waiver is part of the broader Families First initiative.

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• House Bill 4662 establishes a grant program.
• And many other states have shortline grant programs.
• Texas needs one to be able to participate in competitive federal grant programs for track and bridge
• This federal grant is a rare opportunity as we were one of the three rural grants in the program nationally
• It's coming from the FRA Chrissy Grant program. Members, any questions? Thank you for being here.

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• The first one being Senate File 227, and this is a tax stress city demolition grant program.
• demolition grant demolition grant program<01:12:15.600> so<01:12:15.920> to<01:12:
• It's just a redevelopment grant program.
• look Redevelopment grant program I could look Redevelopment grant program I could look into<01:17
• <01:17:21.080> program in the base for a larger grant program in the base for a larger grant

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• including the mandate block grant, the disabled students programs and services.
• Of those, 80 are receiving some version of grant funds—65 through the current program and 13 are non-grant
• We also know that some colleges do not have an ongoing grant funding source to support their programs
• As noted in the agenda for the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program, the Governor's budget
• To create a block grant to support basic needs and other support programs would help.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Our bridge investment program grant has an obligation deadline where we have to get those funds obligated
• To sum up, the Bridge Investment Program grant amendment that we need by the end of September next year
• grant.
• So it fits within needing to update a finance plan for the grant amendment program.
• And in 2024, the program was awarded a $1 million Bridge Investment Program planning grant from the Federal

Summary: The Joint Oregon-Washington Legislative Action Committee met for a work session and public hearing on the Interstate 5 bridge replacement program. Program staff outlined major milestones, including the recent biological opinion, the Coast Guard’s opening of a public comment period on the Navigation Impact Report, expected decisions in early 2026 on navigational clearance and the final supplemental environmental impact statement, and a possible amended record of decision in 2026. They also discussed the Bridge Investment Program grant amendment deadline, the need for an initial finance plan, and ongoing community outreach and contractor engagement. Greg Johnson announced he was stepping down as program administrator, and Carly Francis introduced herself as interim administrator. A large portion of the meeting focused on design and cost questions. Staff said the program is studying fixed and movable spans, single- and double-deck configurations, and one versus two auxiliary lanes, with final recommendations to be made through the federal environmental process. They said the Coast Guard’s decision is central to what bridge configuration is permittable and to the timing of the updated cost estimate, which has not yet been released. Members pressed for more detail on cost drivers, potential impacts to businesses upriver, and whether the states would need to seek additional funding. Staff said they had reached agreements with four impacted river users, but the underlying evaluation materials are protected and not publicly releasable. The committee also reviewed transit-related questions. Staff explained that light rail remains part of the modified locally preferred alternative and that ridership and operations estimates are being updated using federal modeling methods. They said projected opening-day transit operations and maintenance costs have dropped from an earlier estimate of $21.8 million to about $10.3 million annually because the current model assumes lower frequency, with Oregon and Washington shares split by geography and fare recovery. Members raised concerns about TriMet’s financial stability and the need for a funding plan by fall 2027, ahead of a planned federal transit funding application in fall 2028. During public testimony, several speakers criticized the delay in releasing a new cost estimate and argued the project scope should be reduced if costs continue to rise. Testifiers from City Observatory and the Just Crossing Alliance said the project appears to be avoiding bad news, urged the committee to consider scope reductions, and questioned whether the active transportation and freeway components align with the project’s core purpose. The meeting ended with thanks to Johnson for his service and a transition to public hearing testimony.

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• We also have grant programs under that.
• We also have grant programs under that.
• We also have grant programs under that.
• <00:18:51.200> Program, Public Infrastructure Grant Program, Public Infrastructure Grant Program
• But the discretionary grants and certain programs like the NEVI program, which was actually a formula

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• programs throughout the budget.
• programs and have made an adjustment to one of those programs.
• > made competitive grant programs and have made competitive grant programs and have made a<00:04:
• a adjustment to one of those programs. a adjustment to one of those programs.
• be funded through competitive programs be funded through competitive grants<00:05:00.240> so<

Bills: SF1832, HF2440

Keywords: economic development, small business, workforce training, grants, entrepreneurship, equity, community support, labor market, employment, funding, data analysis, 1183, house

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• The Cal Grant Program is a financial aid program administered by the California Student Aid Commission
• The Cal Grant Program increases access for low- and middle-income students to education that can transform
• The Cal Grant Program increases access for low- and middle-income students to education that can transform
• like Cal Grant.
• Let's just add more to the Cal Grant, add more to the Cal Grant, and leave behind the core funding.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• CalVet has a home loan program.
• Cohort 2 program.
• Programming statewide through grants, programs, and services.
• For every one dollar granted, approximately six to eight is reimbursed. be granted or generated.
• I don't know every city in California, but you know, Kern, five grants, Kings, two grants, Tahama, I

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's been a very hard grant program, but one that has created great dividends in the arts and creative
• We would prioritize our grants to focus on arts education programs for schools and vulnerable populations
• We would have had to suspend our key programs, such as the capital field trip art grants, which we're
• That grant program would have been suspended.
• I think that those same programs that I mentioned, like classroom supply grants and arts in the military

Keywords: 914, all

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• This establishes an early learning apprenticeship grant program to be administered by the University
• This establishes an early learning apprenticeship grant program to be administered by the University
• <00:43:24.240> This apprenticeship grant program. This apprenticeship grant program.
• program to be apprenticeship grant program to be administered<00:43:28.560> by<00:43:28.720><
• This bill establishes an early learning apprenticeship grant program.

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139

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• recognized for some of our graduate programs like our nurse practitioner program.
• this five years of grant.
• program to life.
• Finally, as we do with our behavioral health grant funding program, we maximize our dollars by ensuring
• Many of your programs will depend on grants or finite settlement funds.

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• PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.
• program in over 50 years.
• I say calling on, because one big caveat is that the bill does not actually create this grant program
• Due to the Freedom Caucus' budget protocol, the bill instead clarifies at the end that the grant program
• AND LAND TO AUTHORIZE SPECIES PROPERTIES AND CULL RAT PROGRAMS -- -- CULTURAL PROGRAMS.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Yeah, coming out of grants in public health. Well, it's a mix of operating and grants.
• It’s a block grant, you know, it’s correct.” “It’s a block grant. You know, it’s correct.
• That would be for the DD grants.
• Section 11, EMS service grants.
• Local public health has their programs.

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The committee met to review revised long sheets and section-by-section language for a human services/health budget bill, with much of the discussion focused on how to present block grant funding and full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for behavioral health clinics and CCBHCs. Members debated whether to keep FTE counts in the budget at all, ultimately leaning toward removing or zeroing out the FTE references while keeping the dollar authority, and reducing the salaries-and-wages block grant by about $4.75 million. They also discussed public health federal authority, agreeing to remove about $60 million in unused federal spending authority tied to COVID-era funds, and clarified that if federal money later becomes available it could be requested through the Emergency Commission. A major topic was the provider inflation increase. The House version had 2% and 2%, while members debated alternatives and appeared to settle, at least for further work, on 2% in the first year and 1.5% in the second year, with staff asked to recalculate the fiscal impact. The committee also reviewed FMAP changes, noting a revised 2027 FMAP estimate and its effect on general fund and other funds, and discussed whether to adjust public health and other line items accordingly. Several members emphasized that many of these numbers are still tentative and will be refined before final action. The committee also touched on several policy items and capital-related provisions, including behavioral health services, Medicaid expansion, the moratorium on new ICF beds, and a proposed amendment for a medical homes/fourplex-related item that would show a $400,000 legislative investment with repayment from a developer. There was extended discussion of the All True hospital/facility proposal, with some members favoring leaving it in with a smaller initial commitment and others preferring to remove it and revisit later in conference committee. The meeting ended with staff asked to continue updating the bill language and members instructed to review remaining sections before the next meeting; no final votes were taken in the portion provided.

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• We have a grant program.
• That grant program awards over $40 million a year to nonprofits and local governments in the areas of
• We have a grant program. That grant program awards over $40 million a year to not.
• That grant program awards over $40 million a year to nonprofits and local governments in the areas of
• Currently, the Texas Veterans and Family Alliance grant program, which supports...

Summary: The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs heard a briefing from the Texas Veterans Commission on its major programs and outreach efforts. TVC described its claims assistance, health care advocacy, education oversight, employment services, entrepreneurship support, mental health and suicide prevention work, women veterans services, grant funding for nonprofits and local governments, and support for veteran treatment courts. The agency also highlighted its communications strategy, including media outreach, events, newsletters, social media, and the Texas Veterans State Benefits Booklet, and noted that less than 58% of veterans were aware of TVC in the latest needs assessment. A committee member asked about performance metrics, and TVC said each appropriation has associated measures and that it could provide recent results. The committee then took up Senate Bill 651, which would allow a county veterans service office in a large county to report either directly to commissioners court or to a designated county executive official. Senator West explained the bill as a cleanup of current practice, and Dallas County testified in support, saying the change would streamline internal management. No opposition was heard, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 897 would reduce the non-state matching requirement for the Texas Veterans and Family Alliance grant program in larger counties from 100 percent to 75 percent in the committee substitute, rather than the 50 percent reduction in the filed version. Supporters from MetroCare and Emergence Health Network said the lower match would help sustain and expand veteran mental health services, citing increased demand and program growth. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also adopted its rules. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1814, which would create an interagency database to collect and coordinate contact information for transitioning veterans so agencies could proactively connect them with services. Senator Hancock said the goal was to better use information already being collected, though he noted the bill had a significant fiscal note. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1818, which would create a temporary six-month licensing and certification process for military members and spouses assigned to Texas while they wait for letters of good standing from other states. VFW testified in support, emphasizing the importance of employment for military families. Both bills were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• , Texas grants, the Texas Educational Opportunity Grants, and Tuition equalization grant.
• The True Grant program supports the creation, redesign, and expansion of short-term, high-value workforce
• , uh, the Texas Educational Opportunity grant, and the tuition equalization grant.
• Can you expand more on the aviation grant program?
• top programs in the country.

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• Alphonse and Kathleen Sinati Healthcare Screening and Services Grant Program.
• At that time, we had 13 applications to this grant program.
• I do have a question about the Alphonse grant program.
• Is that correct for the Alphonse grant program? You're recognized.
• This program awards grants to community-based treatment, medical, and research centers.

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met for an introductory and oversight briefing from the Florida Department of Health on implementation of several 2024 laws. The committee heard first from Jennifer Winhold on practitioner-regulation measures, including SB 1716 and SB 1600, which expanded workforce pathways through foreign-trained physician licensure, area-of-critical-need temporary certificates for APRNs and physician assistants, graduate assistant physician licenses, interstate compacts, and a new universal licensure-by-endorsement process. She also reviewed HB 197 on massage therapy enforcement, HB 975 on broader background screening, HB 1561 on office-surgery and liposuction safeguards, HB 159 on pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis certification, and HB 1063 on chiropractic dry needling and foreign degree licensure. Members asked about compact scope, foreign graduate requirements, massage enforcement overlap with DBPR, and registration thresholds for liposuction procedures. Dr. Emma Spencer then outlined implementation of SB 76 and related programs, including changes to the FRAME and dental loan repayment programs, the volunteer health care provider program, the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, the Health Care Innovation Council and revolving loan program, and the Andrew John Anderson Pediatric Rare Disease Grant Program. She said the department had updated portals, posted forms, launched or was developing public search tools, and submitted required reports and contracts. Members questioned whether loan repayment funds were reaching rural and underserved areas, how nonprofit applicants were being informed about the Alphonse screening grant program, the short application window for that grant, and how the department would evaluate whether the programs were improving recruitment and retention. A third presentation, delivered by Mike Mason standing in for Shea Holloway, covered maternal and child health and other public health initiatives. He reported on the telehealth maternity care program’s expansion from a pilot in Duval and Orange counties to 23 counties, the pregnancy-and-parenting resources website required by HB 415, CMV newborn screening requirements under SB 168, sickle cell registry and research grants under HB 7085, and the swim lessons voucher program under SB 544, which received nearly 10,000 requests for 3,500 vouchers and enrolled 86 facilities. Members asked about utilization, marketing, website launch timing, and how the department was promoting these services. No bills were voted on; the meeting concluded with the chair noting that more committee presentations and bills would follow and that briefing materials would be distributed to members.

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• So there's sort of two programs, I think the way I think of it is that the taxpayer assistance grants
• So there's sort of two programs, I think the way I think of it is that the taxpayer assistance grants
• Grant process for both of these programs Grant process for both of these programs um<01:13:17.199
• Federal grant funds for the Vita program Federal grant funds for the Vita program and<01:17:39.360
• in rural areas these to our program in rural areas these grants<01:17:55.199> have<01:17:55.400

Bills: HF2274, HF1932

Keywords: taxation, income tax, property tax, corporate tax, homestead credit, local government aid, tax credits, economic development, taxpayer assistance, tax credit outreach, tax preparation, free tax help, IRS, Department of Revenue, general fund appropriation, earned income tax credit, child tax credit, volunteer income tax assistance, VITA, low-income taxpayers