DE HB197

Appropriates $71,992,624 in grants-in-aid for fiscal year 2024, distributed across government units, senior centers, community agencies, fire companies, ambulance services, and veterans organizations.

Establishes eligibility criteria for grant recipients including non-profit incorporation, active board governance, non-discrimination policies, annual audits, and prohibition on using funds for child daycare, capital equipment, building purchases, elected official salaries, or political campaigns.

Requires quarterly grant payments (July, October, January, April) with authority to withhold installments for non-compliance with financial reporting, misuse of funds, or cessation of operations.

Allocates specific amounts for paramedic program operations, senior centers across New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties, fire companies and rescue services, and various community service programs.

Amends fiscal year 2024 budget acts to adjust funding allocations and adds provisions allowing Colonial School District to use assessment proceeds for infrastructure upgrades and establishing a legal aid services pass-through funding mechanism.