S.B. No. 288 Summary

• Appropriates $700,000,000 in supplemental operating funds for fiscal year 2025 through the "One Time Strategic Community Investments" program administered by the Office of Budget and Management

• Provides grants to 729 specific community projects across Ohio, including infrastructure improvements, fire departments, educational facilities, parks, and cultural institutions

• Requires grant recipients to enter into agreements with the Office of Budget and Management and submit final reports detailing how grant funds were used

• Any unspent balance from the appropriation at the end of fiscal year 2025 is automatically reappropriated for the same purpose in fiscal year 2026

• Expenditures are subject to all applicable provisions of H.B. 33 of the 135th General Assembly