HI SB933

Appropriates $50,000,000 from general revenues to the Office of Community Services in the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations for fiscal year 2025-2026 to award grants to nonprofit organizations affected by federal funding reductions or terminations.

Establishes an evaluation and selection committee composed of two senators (appointed by the president of the senate) and two representatives (appointed by the speaker of the house) to oversee grant evaluation, selection, and award amounts.

Requires grant applicants to demonstrate they have sustained federal funding reductions or terminations, or primarily serve populations negatively affected by such reductions, with documentation of the impact and how grant funds will address it.

Authorizes the Office of Community Services to contract with Aloha United Way, Inc., for administrative support, with a maximum administrative fee of $500,000; any remaining unencumbered balance must be returned to the state's general fund.

Appropriates an additional $140,000 for two temporary full-time positions ($130,000) and office equipment and furniture ($10,000) for the Office of Community Services; effective July 1, 2025.