SB 327 Summary

• Appropriates $98.5 million total for grants-in-aid to government units, senior centers, community agencies, fire companies, and veterans organizations for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

• Establishes eligibility criteria for grant recipients requiring incorporated non-profit status, active board governance, non-discrimination practices, and financial audits or documentation.

• Prohibits use of appropriated funds for child daycare, capital equipment, building purchases, elected official salaries, political campaigns, lobbying, or services benefiting non-Delaware residents.

• Provides specific appropriations including $34.5 million for government units and senior centers, $51.6 million for community agencies, $11.6 million for fire companies and ambulance services, and $698,220 for veterans organizations.

• Amends fiscal year 2025 appropriations act to adjust education funding parameters, Medicaid rates for skilled nursing facilities, charter school inflation factors, and various contingency appropriations for housing, justice, and health services initiatives.