HB 215 Summary

• Appropriates $44,764,028 in grants-in-aid for fiscal year 2014: Section 1 ($21,598,445 for government units and senior centers), Section 2 ($16,733,672 for community agencies and one-time grants), Section 3 ($6,129,624 for fire companies), and Section 4 ($302,287 for veterans organizations).

• Establishes eligibility criteria for grant recipients including non-profit incorporation for two years prior, active volunteer boards, accounting procedures, annual audits, and non-discrimination practices.

• Requires quarterly payment installments with provisions for withholding payments if recipients fail to submit expenditure statements, misuse funds, or cease operations; fire companies and certain small grants exempt from quarterly payment requirements.

• Specifies that grant funds cannot be used for political campaigns, lobbying, child day care, or capital equipment purchases; recipients must submit financial documentation by July 25, 2013 or lose eligibility.

• Amends the Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations Act regarding sickle cell treatment center reporting, traumatic brain injury fund administration, and authorizes supplemental child care funding of $500,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Delaware.