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SPONSOR: Rep. Williams & Sen. Paradee
Bolden Brown
Chukwuocha Hansen
Griffith Sturgeon
Postles Buckson
Short Lawson
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 230
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
30, 2026; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE
OF SUCH FUNDS; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AMENDING THE FISCAL
YEAR 2026 ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AND AMENDING CERTAIN STATUTORY
PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Three-fourths of all members
elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
1 Section 1. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Government Units and Senior Centers in the amounts listed:
2
3 Account Code Organization/Description Amount
4 (25-01-01) Office of the Secretary
5 County Seat Package $ 3,880,543
6
7 TOTAL - Office of the Secretary $ 3,880,543
8
9 (35-05-30) Public Health, Emergency Medical Services
10 Paramedic Program Operations $ 17,086,654 $ 18,275,620
11 Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant $ 3,000,000
12
13 TOTAL - Public Health, Emergency Medical Services $ 21,275,620
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1 Account Code Organization/Description Amount
2 (35-14-01) Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
3 Administration/Community Services, Senior Centers
4
5 NEW CASTLE COUNTY
6 Absalom Jones $ 236,308 $ 245,225
$ 280,642 $ 290,446
7 Brandywine $ 180,158 $ 187,498
$ 151,965 $ 158,741
8 Chesapeake & Delaware $ 261,465 $ 270,431
$ 504,931 $ 525,511
9 Cornerstone $ 171,888 $ 179,517
$ 328,407 $ 342,661
10 DeLaWarr $ 323,613 $ 337,771
$ 192,196 $ 201,070
11 Howard Weston $ 505,288 $ 526,972
$ 248,232 $ 256,251
12 Jewish Community Center $ 190,691 $ 198,241
$ 3,575,784 $ 3,720,335
13 Mid-County
14 M.O.T.
15 New Castle
16 Newark
17 Oak Grove
18 Sellers
19 TOTAL
20
21 KENT COUNTY
22 Frederica $ 221,164 $ 230,730
154,853
23 Harrington $ 148,992 $ 137,473
94,374
24 Harvest Years $ 131,953 $ 216,828
250,530
25 Lillian Smith $ 90,274 $ 606,016
1,690,804
26 Mamie Warren $ 209,064 $
27 Milford $ 240,240 $
28 Modern Maturity Center $ 583,482 $
29 TOTAL $ 1,625,169 $
30
31 SUSSEX COUNTY
32 Bridgeville $ 179,545 $ 186,445
$ 243,408 $ 252,621
33 Cape Henlopen $ 143,128 $ 149,921
$ 151,900 $ 158,869
34 Georgetown CHEER $ 191,305 $ 198,440
$ 280,886 $ 290,434
35 Greenwood CHEER $ 148,337 $ 159,883
$ 239,905 $ 248,634
36 Indian River $ 183,017 $ 190,608
$ 150,865 $ 157,813
37 Laurel $ 278,763 $ 292,917
$ 152,432 $ 159,826
38 Lewes $ 154,309 $ 161,326
$ 2,497,800 $ 2,607,737
39 Lewes Harbour Lights CHEER
40 Long Neck Pelican Cove CHEER
41 Milton CHEER
42 Nanticoke
43 Ocean View CHEER
44 Roxana CHEER
45 TOTAL
46
47 CITY OF WILMINGTON
48 Clarence Fraim $ 229,369 $ 236,937
271,102
49 Claymore $ 264,243 $ 118,060
71,262
50 Jimmy Jenkins $ 114,202 $ 110,607
201,989
51 Los Abuelos $ 68,785 $ 205,156
119,042
52 Peoples Settlement $ 107,188 $ 217,925
1,552,080
53 Saint Anthony's $ 194,911 $
9,570,956
54 Saint Patrick's $ 198,211 $
55 West Center City $ 115,457 $
56 Wilmington $ 211,720 $
57 TOTAL $ 1,504,086 $
58
59 TOTAL - Senior Centers $ 9,202,839 $
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1 Account Code Organization/Description Amount
2 (45-01-01) Office of the Secretary, Administration
3 State Aid to Local Law Enforcement (SALLE) $ 368,347 $ 372,000
4 Emergency Illegal Drug Enforcement (EIDE) $ 245,565 $ 249,000
5 Local Police Coordination (PCC) $ 88,000 $ 95,000
6 Higher Education Public Safety Fund $ 3,650,000 $ 1,650,000
7
8 TOTAL - Office of the Secretary, Administration $ 4,351,912 $ 2,366,000
9
10 TOTAL ‑ Section 1 - Government Units and Senior Centers $ 34,521,948 $ 37,093,119
11
12 Section 2. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant-in-Aid recipients in the amounts listed:
13 Category/Description Amount
14
15 One-Times
16 Adult Basic Education $ 40,000
17 Child Care Licensing System (95-01-06) $ 750,000
18 Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (35-05-20) $ 100,000
19 Collaborative for Innovation in Delaware Corporate Governance (02-17-01) $ 200,000
20 Community Empowerment Project - Prices Run Originals Festival $ 5,000
21 Community Health Contingency (35-01-10) $ 5,000,000 $ 2,000,000
22 Delaware Grocery Initiative (20-10-01) $ 250,000
23 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) - Technology Updates (95-01-03) $ 100,000
24 Delaware Nursing Home Residents Quality Assurance Commission (02-18-07) $ 8,500
25 Delaware Restaurant Association Educational Foundation $ 50,000
26 Delaware School Based Health Alliance $ 150,000 $ 107,500
27 Delaware State Parks - First State Heritage Park (40-03-02) $ 20,000
28 Delaware State University (90-03-01) $ 2,500,000
29 Dover Century Club $ 7,500
30 Elevate Vocal Arts Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts $ 10,000
31 Financial Literacy Study (95-03-15) $ 200,000
32 Food Bank of Delaware $ 250,000
33 Government Performance Reviews (10-02-11) $ 500,000
34 Health Care Contingency (35-02-01) $ 5,000,000
35 Healthcare Workforce (10-02-11) $ 250,000
36 Housing Repair and Modification Fund (10-08-01) $ 150,000
37 Ingleside Homes $ 100,000
38 Inner City Cultural League $ 45,000
39 Juvenile Civil Citation (10-07-02) $ 468,176
40 Kent County Levy Court - Paramedics $ 1,000,000
41 Kind to Kids Foundation $ 250,000 $ 200,000
42 Kingswood Community Center $ 10,000
43 Master of Social Work Program (90-01-01) $ 700,000
44 Medical Debt Relief (10-02-11) $ 500,000
45 Minority Engineering Regional Incentive Training (MERIT) Pathways to Success $ 40,000
46 New Castle County - Paramedics $ 1,000,000
47 New Castle County Police $ 160,000
48 North Wilmington Public Library (20-08-01) $ 350,000
49 Public Education Funding Commission (95-01-05) $ 250,000
50 Right to Representation (02-17-01) $ 550,000
51 Salary/OEC Contingency Education Custodians (10-02-11) $ 1,171,700
52 Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies $ 6,400,000 $ 3,200,000
53 Sussex County Council - Paramedics $ 1,000,000
54 Town of Smyrna - Smyrna Clayton Veterans Memorial $ 8,000
55 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8801 $ 8,000
56 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83 $ 8,000
57 TOTAL - One-Times $ 21,500,700 $ 13,866,676
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1 Aging $ 83,640
2 Boys & Girls Club of Delaware - Elder Swim
3 Bridgeville Senior Center $ 9,000
4 Cape Henlopen Senior Center 10,700
5 CHEER $ 10,510 $ 325,000
6 Delaware Senior Olympics 40,000
7 Greater Lewes Community Village $ 312,000 $ 10,000
8 Harrington Senior Center 24,000
9 Harvest Years Senior Center - Shopping Program $ 37,740 $ 47,500
10 Ingleside Homes 69,000
11 Lillian Smith Senior Center $ 10,000
12 Lorelton Foundation 10,000
13 Lutheran Senior Services of Dover $ 22,950 $ 15,000
14 Mamie A. Warren Senior Center 10,000
15 Meals on Wheels of Lewes and Rehoboth $ 46,000 $ 82,500
16 Ministry of Caring - Frances Norton Community Center
17 Modern Maturity Center $ 66,300 $ 272,950
18 Nanticoke Senior Center 50,000
19 Newark Senior Center - Homebound Meals $ 7,100 $ 32,000
20 Police Athletic League of Wilmington - Senior Program 87,500
21 prAmere Events $
22 Senior Center Transportation Services 2,000
23 Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization $ 10,000 $ 1,683,329
24 St. Anthony's Community Center - City Fare
25 Wilmington Senior Center $ 54,000
26 TOTAL - Aging 85,000
27 $
28 Arts/Historical/Cultural/Tourism Arts, Historical, or Recreation 2,929,479
29 1st Delaware Regiment Living History Corporation $ 61,200
30 African American Heritage Center of Delaware
31 Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware $ 265,000 $
32 Archaeological Society of Delaware
33 August Quarterly Festival Committee $ 45,900 $
34 Chinese American Community Center
35 City of Delaware City - Delaware City Day Committee $ 30,600 $
36 City of Harrington - Parks and Recreation Department
37 City of New Castle - Separation Day $
38 Cityfest
39 Delaware Academy of Science $
40 Delaware Agricultural Museum
41 Delaware Botanic Gardens $
42 Delaware Children's Museum
43 Delaware Contemporary $ 52,157 $
44 Delaware Greenways
45 Delaware Juneteenth Association $ 81,600 $
46 Delaware Military Heritage and Education Foundation
47 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science $ 10,000
48 Delaware Preservation Fund
49 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame $ 1,173,040 $
50 Delaware State Fair
51 Delaware State Police Museum $ 5,000
52 Delaware Symphony Orchestra
53 Delaware Zoological Society $ 15,000 10,000
54 Diamond State Black Film Festival 8,240
55 Dover Art League $
56 Duck Creek Historical Society 62,000
57 Fort Delaware Society $ 13,000
58 Fort Miles Historical Association 36,050
$ 39,000
60,000
$ 47,750
40,000
$ 150,000
$ 41,000 $ 5,000
90,000
$ 36,050 $ 20,000
32,569
$ 30,000 $ 63,000
$ 17,000
30,000
$ 135,000 $ 25,000
170,000
$ 55,000
$ 5,000
12,500
$ 25,000
20,000
$ 35,000
18,000
$ 108,000
$ 25,000
$
$
$
$ 154,500 $
$ 35,000 $
$
$
$ 12,500 $
$ 18,000 $
$
$
$
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1 Friends of Auburn Heights $ 5,000
2 Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site 15,000
3 Friends of Historic Camden $ 8,500 $
4 Friends of Milford Museum 7,500
5 Friends of the African Union Church Cemetery $ 8,000
6 Friends of the Claymont Stone School 20,000
7 Friends of White Clay Creek State Park $ 20,000
8 Friends of Wilmington Parks 5,000
9 Greater Harrington Historical Society $ 22,000
10 Greenbank Mill Associates 23,000
11 Historic Georgetown Association $ 10,000
12 Historic Red Clay Valley 5,000
13 Historical Society of Delaware $ 30,000
14 Holy Trinity Old Swedes Foundation 150,000
15 Inner City Cultural League $ 8,200
16 Jewish Federation of Delaware 120,000
17 Kalmar Nyckel Foundation $ 100,000
18 Lewes Base Ball Club 67,800
19 Lewes Historical Society $ 4,000
20 Little League Senior Softball World Series 42,500
21 Milford Historical Society $ 35,000
22 Music School of Delaware 10,000
23 Nanticoke Indians Association $ 17,130
24 New Castle Historical Society 30,000
25 Newark Arts Alliance $ 15,450
26 Old Brandywine Village 5,000
27 Overfalls Foundation $ 20,600
28 People to People International 10,000
29 Port Penn Historical Society $ 75,000 $ 6,000
30 Preservation Delaware 5,000
31 Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation $ 80,000 $ 7,500
32 Redding House Foundation 5,000
33 Rehoboth Beach Historical Society $ 6,000
34 Seaford Historical Society 30,000
35 Sister Cities of Wilmington $ 13,729
36 Smyrna-Clayton Heritage Association 8,240
37 Smyrna-Clayton July 4th Association $
38 Sussex County Return Day 25,000
39 TOTAL - Arts/Historical/Cultural/Tourism Arts, Historical, or Recreation $ 20,000 $ 2,114,758
40
41 Economic, Housing, or Labor Services $
42 1212 Corporation
43 Better Homes of Seaford $
44 Central Baptist Community Development Corporation
45 Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity $
46 Central Delaware Housing Collaborative
47 Challenge Program $
48 Claymont Renaissance Development Corporation
49 Community Education Building $
50 Community Resource Center
51 Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation $
52 Delaware Center for Justice
53 Delaware Manufactured Homeowners Association $
54 Delaware Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
55 Delaware State CLT Diamond State CLT $
56 Delmarva Clergy United in Social Action Foundation
57 Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing $
58 Family Promise of Northern New Castle County
$
$
$
$
$ 9,229 $
$
$ 12,000
$ 12,000
$
$ 2,896,272 $
$ 60,000
$ 27,000 $ 28,000
$ 75,300
$ 15,000 $ 16,000
$ 25,000 $ 40,000
$ 25,000 $ 30,000
$ 30,000 $ 50,000
$ 10,000 $ 10,300
$ 5,000 $ 5,150
$ 12,000 $ 12,240
$ 179,400
$ 14,000 $ 14,500
$ 10,000 $ 11,000
$ 5,000
$ 8,000
$ 50,000 $ 75,000
$ 21,000 $ 23,000
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1 Family Promise of Southern Delaware $ 10,000 $ 11,000
2 Gateway House
3 Good Neighbors Home Repair $ 10,500 $ 10,900
4 Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County
5 HELP Initiative $ 6,000
6 Hispanic American Association of Delaware
7 Housing Alliance Delaware $ 5,300 $ 5,750
8 Housing Opportunity of Northern Delaware Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware
9 Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware $ 5,000
10 Jobs for Delaware Graduates
11 Labor Economic Education emPowerment $ 10,000
12 Laurel Redevelopment Corporation
13 Leadership Delaware $ 51,500 $ 55,000
14 Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay
15 Milford Housing Development Corporation $ 30,000
16 Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation
17 NeighborGood Partners $ 5,000 $ 5,150
18 Project New Start
19 SCORE Delaware $ 1,395,197
20 Shepherd Place
21 Sojourners Place $ 30,000 $ 31,000
22 Spur Impact Association
23 Supportive Transitional & Emergency Housing Ministry (STEHM) $ 5,000 $ 5,150
24 Sussex Community Crisis Housing Services
25 Sussex County Habitat for Humanity $ 10,300 $ 11,000
26 Teen Warehouse
27 The Way Home $ 150,000
28 Veterans Watchmaker Initiative
29 Warriors Helping Warriors $ 82,500 $ 90,000
30 Wilmington HOPE Commission
31 World Trade Center Delaware $ 65,196 $ 68,000
32 TOTAL - Economic, Housing, or Labor Services
33 $ 82,500 $ 90,000
34 Family and Youth Services
35 100 Black Men of Delaware $ 16,000 $ 17,000
36 A Better Chance for Our Children
37 ARK Educational Consulting $ 12,250 $ 13,000
38 Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children
39 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware $ 60,000 $ 75,000
40 Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
41 Brandywinebots Robotics Club $ 55,000 $ 120,000
42 Breaking Barriers
43 Camp Barnes $ 5,000 $ 5,150
44 CHILD, Inc.
45 Children & Families First Delaware $ 42,000 $ 43,260
46 Children's Advocacy Center of Delaware
47 Choir School of Delaware $ 45,000 $ 46,350
48 Civil Air Patrol
49 Communities In Schools Delaware $ 14,000 $ 15,000
50 Connecting Generations
51 Delaware Adolescent Program $ 35,000 $ 100,000
52 Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation
53 Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame $ 105,200 $ 110,000
54 Delaware Center for Geographic Education
55 Delaware Council on Economic Education $ 6,000
56 Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children & Families
57 Delaware Futures $ 11,000 $ 13,500
58 Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth
$ 355,000 $ 365,650
$ 350,000 $ 360,500
$ 3,912,447
$ 5,000
40,000
$
15,000
$ 5,100 76,500
1,200,000
$ 7,000 $
7,000
$ 15,000
58,830
$ 1,089,771 $ 1,469,389
825,650
$ 5,000 $ 1,136,800
13,000
$ 20,000
255,000
$ 415,000
896,000
$ 1,253,900 $ 100,000
$ 7,500
50,000
$ 57,250
$ 12,000 $ 60,000
275,200
$ 17,000 $
$ 250,000 $
$ 414,000 $
$
$
$
$
$
$ 50,000
$ 50,000 $
$
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1 Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education $ 126,000 $ 130,000
2 Delaware Law Related Education Center 25,000
3 Delaware Multicultural and Civic Organization (DEMCO) $ 72,000
4 Delaware Wrestling Alliance 80,000
5 Diamond State Classic Foundation $ 70,000 $
6 Duffy’s Hope 201,000
7 EDGE for Tomorrow $ 5,000
8 Elizabeth W. Murphey School
9 Engineer Early Association $ 15,000 160,000
10 First State Squash 10,000
11 Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering (FAME) $ 160,000 $
12 Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay 9,000
13 Girls Inc. of Delaware $ 325,500
14 Gloves Against Drugs Foundation 93,500
15 Green Beret Project $ 135,000 $ 230,000
16 Harry K Foundation
17 Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids $ 8,000
18 Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center 100,000
19 Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation of Delaware $
20 Junior Achievement of Delaware 9,000
21 Kappa Mainstream Leadership $ 322,500 $ 42,670
22 Kind to Kids Foundation 170,500
23 More Than Fitness $ 91,500 $
24 Multiplying Good 5,170
25 New Castle Prevention Coalition $ 231,130 $ 107,500
26 New Hope Recreation and Development Center 42,000
27 Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services $ 7,500 $ 50,660
28 Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation 80,000
29 Police Athletic League of Delaware $ 82,500 $
30 Police Athletic League of Dover 25,500
31 Police Athletic League of Wilmington $ 16,900
32 Prevent Child Abuse Delaware 10,750
33 Project Reach Out $ 42,000 $ 98,500
34 Read Aloud Delaware 200,500
35 Reading Assist Institute $ 165,000 $ 40,000
36 Reed's Refuge Center 156,500
37 Richard Allen Coalition $ 4,500 $ 58,000
38 Safe Kids Delaware 10,000
39 Sam's KIDS $ 107,000 $ 250,000
40 School Nutrition AgriCulture (SNAC) Garden Foundation 375,000
41 Supporting Kidds $ 20,000
42 TeenSHARP 40,000
43 Tomaros Change $ 50,000 $ 21,000
44 Urban Promise Wilmington
45 Urban Youth Golf Program Association $ 60,000 $ 6,600
46 West End Neighborhood House 7,000
47 West Side New Beginnings $ 5,150 5,000
48 Women and Children Transformation Ministry International 5,500
49 Zoe Ministries $ 25,000 $ 45,000
50 TOTAL - Family and Youth Services 55,570
51 $ 16,500 $ 160,000
52 Disabled/Health/Labor Health or Disability Services 3,500
53 321 Foundation $ 20,000
54 Adult Special Education Program 57,500
55 AIDS Delaware $ 98,000 $ 10,642,939
56 ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter
57 Alzheimer's Association - Delaware Valley Chapter $ 200,000 $
58 Amanecer Counseling & Resource Center
$ 35,000 $
$ 150,204 $
$ 57,500 $
$ 7,500 $
$ 244,000 $
$
$ 7,500 $
$
$
$ 5,000
$ 6,500 $
$ 5,000 $
$ 5,000 $
$ 5,000 $
$ 30,000 $
$
$ 135,000 $
$ 3,000 $
$ 15,000 $
$ 51,500 $
$ 10,906,090 $
$ 18,000 $ 20,000
53,960
$ 75,000
47,875
$ 65,000 $ 45,000
12,605
$
$
$
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1 American Lung Association $ 15,500
2 ARC of Delaware 20,000
3 Art Works for All $ 18,000
4 atTAcK addiction 140,669
5 Autism Delaware $ 29,000
6 Best Buddies 60,000
7 Blindsight Delaware $ 62,283
8 Brain Injury Association of Delaware 15,000
9 Brandywine Counseling & Community Services $ 26,500 $ 35,000
10 CAMP Rehoboth 38,000
11 Cancer Care Connection $
12 Cancer Support Community Delaware 7,500
13 Center for Therapeutic and Educational Riding $ 20,000
14 Children's Beach House 35,000
15 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Poison Control Center $ 100,000
16 Collaborative Effort to Reinforce Transition Success 136,620
17 Community Collaboration of Delaware $ 25,000 $
18 Community Integrated Services 7,500
19 Delaware Association for Blind Athletes $ 15,000
20 Delaware Association for Children of Alcoholics
21 Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition $ 7,500
22 Delaware Care Plan 10,000
23 Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens (DFRC) $ 50,000
24 Delaware HIV Services 45,000
25 Delaware Hospice $ 30,000 $
26 Delaware School Based Health Alliance 8,000
27 Delmarva Adult & Teen Challenge - Home of Hope $ 45,407
28 Down Syndrome Association of Delaware 15,500
29 Easterseals - Delaware & Maryland Eastern Shore $ 261,977
30 Embrace Delaware 15,000
31 Endless Possibilities In The Community (EPIC) $ 653,727
32 Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware 117,500
33 Exceptional Care for Children $ 330,000
34 Gift of Life Donor Program
35 Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County $ 7,500
36 Holcomb Associates 10,000
37 House of Pride $ 49,847
38 Independent Resources 58,000
39 Jay's House $ 59,775 $ 40,000
40 Jewish Family Services of Delaware 17,800
41 Junior League of Wilmington $ 110,257
42 Kent-Sussex Industries 25,000
43 La Red Health Center $
44 Limen House 8,000
45 Lori's Hands $
46 Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley 200,000
47 Mary Campbell Center $ 6,000
48 Mental Health Association in Delaware
49 Ministry of Caring - Dental Office $ 158,113
50 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill 49,500
51 Nemours Foundation $ 5,000 $ 130,000
52 Paralyzed Veterans of America - Colonial Chapter , Colonial Chapter
53 Parent Information Center of Delaware $ 606,388 $ 9,000
54 Planned Parenthood of Delaware 60,000
55 Ronald McDonald House of Delaware $ 287,500
56 Southbridge Medical Advisory Council 80,000
57 Southern Delaware Therapeutic and Recreational Horseback Riding $
58 Special Olympics Delaware 145,000
$
53,400
$
52,000
$ 54,000
117,724
$ 15,000
90,000
$
$
$
$
$
$ 2,500
$ 90,000 $
$
$ 147,500 $
$
$
$ 7,500 $
$
$ 277,500 $
$
$ 25,000
$
$ 50,000
$
$ 10,201
$ 47,000 $
$
$
$ 10,000 $
$
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1 Survivors of Abuse in Recovery $ 90,000
2 Tech Impact
3 Tova Community Health $ 5,000 285,280
4 Waggies by Maggie & Friends 20,000
5 Westside Family Healthcare $ 280,280 $ 200,000
6 Yes U Can Corporation 12,500
7 TOTAL - Disabled/Health/Labor Health or Disability Services $ 15,000 $ 5,010,544
8
9 Alcohol/Substance Abuse $ 140,000 $
10 Catholic Charities - Substance Abuse & Outpatient Services
11 TOTAL - Alcohol/Substance Abuse $
12
13 Neighborhood/Community Services Neighborhood and Community Services $ 4,963,571 $
14 American Red Cross Delmarva Chapter
15 Bellevue Community Center $ 95,000
16 Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center
17 Brandywine Community Resource Council $ 1,407,089
18 Brandywine River Restoration Trust
19 Catholic Charities $ 86,000
20 Charity Crossing 375,000
21 City of Love Church $ 17,100
22 Community Design Center 499,000
23 Community Legal Aid Society $ 16,130 $
24 ContactLifeline 220,000
25 CSO - Commodore Center $ 5,000
26 Delaware Center for Horticulture
27 Delaware Center for Inland Bays $ 10,000 40,000
28 Delaware City Community Center
29 Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence $ 125,000 $ 343,340
30 Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence 103,000
31 Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council $ 40,000
32 Delaware Crime Stoppers 50,000
33 Delaware Humanities Forum $ 235,074
34 Delaware Nature Society 39,000
35 Delaware Public Media $ 32,000 23,292
36 Delaware Rural Water Association 12,500
37 Delaware Safety Council $ 338,340 $ 15,000
38 Delaware Volunteer Legal Services 105,000
39 Delmarva Public Radio $ 46,604
40 DETV Foundation 162,000
41 Do Care Doula Foundation $ 252,000
42 Donate Delaware 17,000
43 Downtown Dover Partnership $ 67,000
44 Elevated Community Development Corporation 114,200
45 Faithful Friends Animal Society $ 223,074 $ 10,240
46 First State Community Action
47 Food Bank of Delaware $ 5,000
48 Gumboro Community Center 5,000
49 Hope Dining Room $ 21,292 $ 100,000
50 Humane Animal Partners
51 Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Dover & Vicinity $ 10,500 $ 105,000
52 Kingswood Community Center 154,000
53 La Esperanza Center $ 257,000
54 Latin American Community Center 30,000
55 Literacy Delaware $
56 Love Inc of Mid-Delmarva 6,000
57 Lutheran Community Services $ 41,604 $ 60,000
58 Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute 37,500
$ 160,000 $ 222,500
57,000
$ 250,000 $ 186,000
12,000
$ 15,000 $ 11,000
110,000
$ 65,000 $ 20,000
$ 112,200 $
$ 8,240 $
$ 5,000
$
$
$ 250,000 $
$ 5,000
$ 102,000 $
$
$ 250,000 $
$
$
$ 50,000 $
$ 30,000 $
$ 220,500 $
$ 55,000 $
$ 184,000 $
$
$
$ 18,500 $
$ 18,000 $
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1 Martin Luther King Center $ 140,000
2 Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League $ 110,500
3 Ministry of Caring $ 685,000 $ 776,200
4 Missed Opts $ 42,500
5 Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy $ 11,000 $ 13,000
6 Neighborhood House $ 211,000 $ 213,000
7 New Knollwood Community Center $ 85,000
8 Our Daily Bread Dining Room $ 5,100
9 Partnership for the Delaware Estuary $ 62,424 $ 65,500
10 People's Community Center $ 65,000 $ 85,000
11 People's Place II $ 1,173,300 $ 1,338,100
12 Plastic Free Delaware $ 17,250 $ 22,000
13 Rose Hill Community Center $ 270,000 $ 272,000
14 Salvation Army $ 187,000
15 Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association $ 4,500
16 St. Patrick's Center $ 40,000
17 Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research $ 50,000 $ 55,000
18 USO Delaware $ 50,000 $ 52,000
19 What Is Your Voice $ 5,500 $ 6,500
20 WHYY $ 180,000 $ 190,000
21 YMCA of Delaware $ 235,000 $ 300,000
22 YWCA Delaware $ 403,000 $ 406,000
23 TOTAL - Neighborhood/Community Services Neighborhood and Community Services $ 8,796,663 $ 8,616,650
24
25 TOTAL - Section 2 - One-Times and Community Agencies $ 51,643,425 $ 47,093,493
26
27 Section 3. (a) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the prevention and
28 extinguishment of fires throughout the State and for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
29
30 New Castle County
31 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 36,000 $ 37,500
32 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. Belvedere $ 36,000 $ 37,500
33 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte $ 36,000 $ 37,500
34 Christiana Fire Co. Christiana $ 36,000 $ 37,500
35 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 36,000 $ 37,500
36 Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights $ 36,000 $ 37,500
37 Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $ 36,000 $ 37,500
38 Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere $ 36,000 $ 37,500
39 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park $ 36,000 $ 37,500
40 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle $ 36,000 $ 37,500
41 Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin $ 36,000 $ 37,500
42 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace $ 36,000 $ 37,500
43 Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton $ 36,000 $ 37,500
44 Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale $ 36,000 $ 37,500
45 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport $ 36,000 $ 37,500
46 Odessa Fire Co. Odessa $ 36,000 $ 37,500
47 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. Port Penn $ 36,000 $ 37,500
48 Talleyville Fire Co. Talleyville $ 36,000 $ 37,500
49 Townsend Fire Co. Townsend $ 36,000 $ 37,500
50 Volunteer Hose Co. Middletown $ 36,000 $ 37,500
51 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $ 36,000 $ 37,500
52
53 Kent County
54 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 36,000 $ 37,500
55 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 36,000 $ 37,500
56 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 36,000 $ 37,500
57 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 36,000 $ 37,500
58 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 36,000 $ 37,500
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1 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 36,000 $ 37,500
2 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 36,000 $ 37,500
3 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington $ 36,000 $ 37,500
4 Felton Community Fire Co. Felton $ 36,000 $ 37,500
5 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 36,000 $ 37,500
6 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $ 36,000 $ 37,500
7 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly $ 36,000 $ 37,500
8 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston $ 36,000 $ 37,500
9 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic $ 36,000 $ 37,500
10 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 36,000 $ 37,500
11 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia $ 36,000 $ 37,500
12 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $ 36,000 $ 37,500
13 South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers $ 36,000 $ 37,500
14
15 Sussex County
16 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 36,000 $ 37,500
17 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades $ 36,000 $ 37,500
18 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville $ 36,000 $ 37,500
19 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $ 36,000 $ 37,500
20 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $ 36,000 $ 37,500
21 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 36,000 $ 37,500
22 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford $ 36,000 $ 37,500
23 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $ 36,000 $ 37,500
24 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $ 36,000 $ 37,500
25 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. Gumboro $ 36,000 $ 37,500
26 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 36,000 $ 37,500
27 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 36,000 $ 37,500
28 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 36,000 $ 37,500
29 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 36,000 $ 37,500
30 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 36,000 $ 37,500
31 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 36,000 $ 37,500
32 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $ 36,000 $ 37,500
33 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 36,000 $ 37,500
34 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $ 36,000 $ 37,500
35 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. Seaford $ 36,000 $ 37,500
36 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. Selbyville $ 36,000 $ 37,500
37
38 TOTAL $ 2,160,000 $ 2,250,000
39
40 (b) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
41 ambulances in the public service:
42
43 New Castle County
44 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. – 5 ambulances Newark $ 75,000 $ 100,000
45 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance Belvedere $ 15,000 $ 20,000
46 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 – 3 ambulances Bellefonte $ 45,000 $ 60,000
47 Christiana Fire Co. – 7 ambulances 9 ambulances Christiana $ 105,000 $ 180,000
48 Claymont Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Claymont $ 45,000 $ 60,000
49 Cranston Heights Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Cranston Heights $ 30,000 $ 40,000
50 Delaware City Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Delaware City $ 30,000 $ 40,000
51 Elsmere Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Elsmere $ 30,000 $ 40,000
52 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances Richardson Park $ 30,000 $ 40,000
53 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances New Castle $ 30,000 $ 40,000
54 Hockessin Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Hockessin $ 30,000 $ 40,000
55 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Holloway Terrace $ 30,000 $ 40,000
56 Mill Creek Fire Co. – 6 ambulances Marshallton $ 90,000 $ 120,000
57 Minquadale Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Minquadale $ 30,000 $ 40,000
58 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 – 1 ambulance 2 ambulances Newport $ 15,000 $ 40,000
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1 Odessa Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Odessa $ 45,000 $ 60,000
2 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance Port Penn $ 15,000 $ 20,000
3 Talleyville Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Talleyville $ 45,000 $ 60,000
4 Townsend Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Townsend $ 45,000 $ 60,000
5 Volunteer Hose Co. – 4 ambulances Middletown $ 60,000 $ 80,000
6 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Wilmington Manor $ 45,000 $ 60,000
7
8 Kent County
9 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance Bowers $ 15,000 $ 20,000
10 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Camden $ 45,000 $ 60,000
11 Carlisle Fire Co. – 2 ambulances 3 ambulances Milford $ 30,000 $ 60,000
12 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Cheswold $ 30,000 $ 40,000
13 Felton Community Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Felton $ 30,000 $ 40,000
14 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Frederica $ 30,000 $ 40,000
15 Harrington Fire Co. – 4 ambulances Harrington $ 60,000 $ 80,000
16 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Hartly $ 30,000 $ 40,000
17 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Houston $ 30,000 $ 40,000
18 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Leipsic $ 30,000 $ 40,000
19 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Magnolia $ 30,000 $ 40,000
20 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Marydel $ 45,000 $ 60,000
21
22 Sussex County
23 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Bethany Beach $ 45,000 $ 60,000
24 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Blades $ 30,000 $ 40,000
25 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Bridgeville $ 30,000 $ 40,000
26 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Dagsboro $ 30,000 $ 40,000
27 Delmar Fire Dept. – 3 ambulances Delmar $ 45,000 $ 60,000
28 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Ellendale $ 30,000 $ 40,000
29 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Frankford $ 30,000 $ 40,000
30 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Greenwood $ 30,000 $ 40,000
31 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances 3 ambulances Gumboro $ 30,000 $ 60,000
32 Laurel Fire Dept. – 2 ambulances Laurel $ 30,000 $ 40,000
33 Lewes Fire Dept. – 6 ambulances Lewes $ 90,000 $ 120,000
34 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Slaughter Beach $ 30,000 $ 40,000
35 Millsboro Fire Co. – 4 ambulances 5 ambulances Millsboro $ 60,000 $ 100,000
36 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances Millville $ 60,000 $ 80,000
37 Milton Fire Dept. – 3 ambulances Milton $ 45,000 $ 60,000
38 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances Rehoboth Beach $ 60,000 $ 80,000
39 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances 4 ambulances Roxana $ 45,000 $ 80,000
40 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Seaford $ 45,000 $ 60,000
41 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Selbyville $ 30,000 $ 40,000
42
43 TOTAL $ 2,085,000 $ 2,920,000
44
45 (c) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
46 rescue trucks in the public service:
47
48 New Castle County
49 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 6,050 $ 8,000
50 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington $ 6,050 $ 8,000
51 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte $ 6,050 $ 8,000
52 Christiana Fire Co. Christiana $ 6,050 $ 8,000
53 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 6,050 $ 8,000
54 Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights $ 6,050 $ 8,000
55 Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $ 6,050 $ 8,000
56 Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere $ 6,050 $ 8,000
57 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park $ 6,050 $ 8,000
58 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle $ 6,050 $ 8,000
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1 Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin $ 6,050 $ 8,000
2 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. 6,050 $ 8,000
3 Mill Creek Fire Co. Holloway Terrace $ 6,050 $ 8,000
4 Minquadale Fire Co. 6,050 $ 8,000
5 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Marshallton $ 6,050 $ 8,000
6 Odessa Fire Co. 6,050 $ 8,000
7 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. Minquadale $ 6,050 $ 8,000
8 Talleyville Fire Co. 6,050 $ 8,000
9 Townsend Fire Co. Newport $ 6,050 $ 8,000
10 Volunteer Hose Co. 6,050 $ 8,000
11 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Odessa $ 6,050 $ 8,000
12
13 Kent County Port Penn $
14 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co.
15 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Talleyville $
16 Carlisle Fire Co.
17 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Townsend $
18 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1
19 Clayton Fire Co. Middletown $
20 Dover Fire Dept.
21 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $
22 Felton Community Fire Co.
23 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 6,050 $ 8,000
24 Harrington Fire Co. Camden 8,000
25 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Milford $ 6,050 $ 8,000
26 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold 8,000
27 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Smyrna $ 6,050 $ 8,000
28 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Clayton 8,000
29 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Dover $ 6,050 $ 8,000
30 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 8,000
31 South Bowers Fire Co. Felton $ 6,050 $ 8,000
32 Frederica 8,000
33 Sussex County Harrington $ 6,050 $ 8,000
34 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 8,000
35 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Houston $ 6,050 $ 8,000
36 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic 8,000
37 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 6,050 $ 8,000
38 Delmar Fire Dept. Magnolia 8,000
39 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $ 6,050 $ 8,000
40 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. South Bowers 8,000
41 Georgetown Fire Co. $ 6,050 $
42 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.
43 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. $ 6,050 $
44 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.
45 Laurel Fire Dept. $ 6,050 $
46 Lewes Fire Dept.
47 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. $ 6,050 $
48 Millsboro Fire Co.
49 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. $ 6,050 $
50 Milton Fire Dept.
51 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. $ 6,050 $
52 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.
53 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. $ 6,050 $
54 Selbyville Fire Co.
55 $ 6,050 $
56 TOTAL
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Blades 8,000
Bridgeville $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Dagsboro 8,000
Delmar $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Ellendale 8,000
Frankford $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Georgetown 8,000
Greenwood $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Gumboro 8,000
Indian River $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Laurel 8,000
Lewes $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Slaughter Beach 8,000
Millsboro $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Millville 8,000
Milton $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Rehoboth Beach 8,000
Roxana $ 6,050 $ 8,000
Seaford 8,000
Selbyville $ 6,050 $ 8,000
$ 6,050 $ 480,000
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 6,050 $
$ 363,000 $
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1 (d) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance of aerial or
2 platform trucks and for the training of personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires throughout Delaware:
3
4 New Castle County
5 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 15,000 $ 16,000
6 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte $ 15,000 $ 16,000
7 Christiana Fire Co. Christiana $ 15,000 $ 16,000
8 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 15,000 $ 16,000
9 Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $ 15,000 $ 16,000
10 Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere $ 15,000 $ 16,000
11 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park $ 15,000 $ 16,000
12 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle $ 15,000 $ 16,000
13 Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin $ 15,000 $ 16,000
14 Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton $ 15,000 $ 16,000
15 Odessa Fire Co. Odessa $ 15,000 $ 16,000
16 Talleyville Fire Co. Talleyville $ 15,000 $ 16,000
17 Volunteer Hose Co. Middletown $ 15,000 $ 16,000
18 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $ 15,000 $ 16,000
19
20 Kent County
21 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 15,000 $ 16,000
22 Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 15,000 $ 16,000
23 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 15,000 $ 16,000
24 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 15,000 $ 16,000
25 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 15,000 $ 16,000
26 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 15,000 $ 16,000
27 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 15,000 $ 16,000
28 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 15,000 $ 16,000
29 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $ 15,000 $ 16,000
30 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 15,000 $ 16,000
31
32 Sussex County
33 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 15,000 $ 16,000
34 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $ 15,000 $ 16,000
35 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $ 15,000 $ 16,000
36 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 15,000 $ 16,000
37 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $ 15,000 $ 16,000
38 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $ 15,000 $ 16,000
39 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 15,000 $ 16,000
40 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 15,000 $ 16,000
41 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 15,000 $ 16,000
42 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 15,000 $ 16,000
43 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 15,000 $ 16,000
44 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $ 15,000 $ 16,000
45 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 15,000 $ 16,000
46 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxanna $ 15,000 $ 16,000
47 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. Seaford $ 15,000 $ 16,000
48 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. Selbyville $ 15,000 $ 16,000
49
50 TOTAL $ 600,000 $ 640,000
51
52 (e) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
53 rescue boats in the public service:
54
55 New Castle County
56 Delaware City Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Delaware City $ 7,444 $ 8,000
57 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats New Castle $ 7,444 $ 8,000
58 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Holloway Terrace $ 7,444 $ 8,000
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1 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats Newport $ 7,444 $ 8,000
4,000
2 Odessa Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Odessa $ 3,722 $ 12,000
8,000
3 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 rescue boats Port Penn $ 11,166 $ 4,000
4 Townsend Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Townsend $ 7,444 $ 8,000
4,000
5 Volunteer Hose Co. – 1 rescue boat Middletown $ 3,722 $ 4,000
8,000
6 4,000
8,000
7 Kent County 8,000
8,000
8 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Bowers Beach $ 7,444 $ 8,000
4,000
9 Carlisle Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Milford $ 3,722 $ 12,000
10 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Cheswold $ 3,722 $ 4,000
4,000
11 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 – 1 rescue boat 2 rescue boats Smyrna $ 3,722 $ 4,000
4,000
12 Dover Fire Dept. – 1 rescue boat Dover $ 3,722 $ 8,000
4,000
13 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Frederica $ 7,444 $ 12,000
8,000
14 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Leipsic $ 7,444 $ 8,000
4,000
15 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Little Creek $ 7,444 $ 8,000
8,000
16 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat 2 rescue boats Magnolia $ 3,722 $ 4,000
4,000
17 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Marydel $ 3,722 $ 4,000
18 South Bowers Fire Co. – 3 rescue boats South Bowers $ 11,166 $ 224,000
19 257,663
20 Sussex County 26,000
21 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Bethany Beach $ 3,722 $ 8,000
22 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Blades $ 3,722 $ 291,663
23 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Dagsboro $ 3,722 $
24 Delmar Fire Dept. - 1 rescue boat Delmar $
25 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Indian River $ 7,444 $
26 Laurel Fire Dept. – 1 rescue boat Laurel $ 3,722 $
27 Lewes Fire Dept. – 3 rescue boats Lewes $ 11,166 $
28 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat 2 rescue boats Slaughter Beach $ 3,722 $
29 Millsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Millsboro $ 7,444 $
30 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Millville $ 3,722 $
31 Milton Fire Dept. – 2 rescue boats Milton $ 7,444 $
32 Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Rehoboth $ 7,444 $
33 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Roxana $ 3,722 $
34 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Seaford $ 3,722 $
35 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Selbyville $ 3,722 $
36
37 TOTAL $ 193,544 $
38
39 (f) There is appropriated to the Mayor and Council of Wilmington the following sums to be used for:
40
41 (i) the prevention and extinguishment of fires throughout the City of
42 Wilmington and for the maintenance of the apparatus and equipment
43 of the fire companies organized and equipped in the City. $ 247,356 $
44
45 (ii) the maintenance of aerial or platform trucks and for the training of
46 personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires
47 throughout the City of Wilmington. $ 25,000 $
48
49 (iii) the maintenance and operation of 2 rescue boats in the public
50 service. $ 7,444 $
51
52 TOTAL $ 279,800 $
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1 (g) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to help level up the insurance premium tax
2 revenues to be used for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
3
4 Kent County
5 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 39,951 $ 42,000
6 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 39,951 $ 42,000
7 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 39,951 $ 42,000
8 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 39,951 $ 42,000
9 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 39,951 $ 42,000
10 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 39,951 $ 42,000
11 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 39,951 $ 42,000
12 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington $ 39,951 $ 42,000
13 Felton Community Fire Co. Felton $ 39,951 $ 42,000
14 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 39,951 $ 42,000
15 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $ 39,951 $ 42,000
16 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly $ 39,951 $ 42,000
17 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston $ 39,951 $ 42,000
18 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic $ 39,951 $ 42,000
19 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 39,951 $ 42,000
20 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia $ 39,951 $ 42,000
21 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $ 39,951 $ 42,000
22 South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers $ 39,951 $ 42,000
23
24 Sussex County
25 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 39,951 $ 42,000
26 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades $ 39,951 $ 42,000
27 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville $ 39,951 $ 42,000
28 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $ 39,951 $ 42,000
29 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $ 39,951 $ 42,000
30 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 39,951 $ 42,000
31 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford $ 39,951 $ 42,000
32 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $ 39,951 $ 42,000
33 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $ 39,951 $ 42,000
34 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. Gumboro $ 39,951 $ 42,000
35 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 39,951 $ 42,000
36 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 39,951 $ 42,000
37 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 39,951 $ 42,000
38 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 39,951 $ 42,000
39 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 39,951 $ 42,000
40 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 39,951 $ 42,000
41 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $ 39,951 $ 42,000
42 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 39,951 $ 42,000
43 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $ 39,951 $ 42,000
44 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. Seaford $ 39,951 $ 42,000
45 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. Selbyville $ 39,951 $ 42,000
46
47 TOTAL $ 1,558,089 $ 1,638,000
48
49 (h) (1) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to provide Insurance Rebate Equalization for
50 operations of volunteer fire companies:
51
52 Kent County
53 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 95,000 $ 101,650
54 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 95,000 $ 101,650
55 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 95,000 $ 101,650
56 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 95,000 $ 101,650
57 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 95,000 $ 101,650
58 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 95,000 $ 101,650
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1 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 95,000 $ 101,650
2 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington $ 95,000 $ 101,650
3 Felton Community Fire Co. Felton $ 95,000 $ 101,650
4 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 95,000 $ 101,650
5 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $ 95,000 $ 101,650
6 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly $ 95,000 $ 101,650
7 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston $ 95,000 $ 101,650
8 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic $ 95,000 $ 101,650
9 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 95,000 $ 101,650
10 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia $ 95,000 $ 101,650
11 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $ 95,000 $ 101,650
12 South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers $ 95,000 $ 101,650
13
14 Sussex County
15 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 95,000 $ 101,650
16 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades $ 95,000 $ 101,650
17 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville $ 95,000 $ 101,650
18 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $ 95,000 $ 101,650
19 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $ 95,000 $ 101,650
20 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 95,000 $ 101,650
21 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford $ 95,000 $ 101,650
22 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $ 95,000 $ 101,650
23 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $ 95,000 $ 101,650
24 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. Gumboro $ 95,000 $ 101,650
25 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 95,000 $ 101,650
26 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 95,000 $ 101,650
27 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 95,000 $ 101,650
28 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 95,000 $ 101,650
29 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 95,000 $ 101,650
30 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 95,000 $ 101,650
31 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $ 95,000 $ 101,650
32 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 95,000 $ 101,650
33 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $ 95,000 $ 101,650
34 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. Seaford $ 95,000 $ 101,650
35 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. Selbyville $ 95,000 $ 101,650
36
37 TOTAL $ 3,705,000 $ 3,964,350
38
39 (2) For the current fiscal year, a calculation was made to determine the increase that the New Castle County Volunteer
40 Fire Companies received for the insurance premium tax by calculating the difference between the two calendar years that
41 immediately precede the current calendar year. The Joint Finance Committee intends to review this allocation annually
42 for determination of the amount to be added to the base allocation to each Volunteer Fire Company in Kent and Sussex
43 Counties. At no time shall this amount be less than the base amount of $22,401 that was included in the Fiscal Year 1999
44 Grant-in-Aid Appropriation Bill.
45
46 (i) There is hereby appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums for operation of substations:
47
48 New Castle County
49 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. – 2 substations Newark $ 50,000 $ 60,000
50 Christiana Fire Co. – 2 substations Christiana $ 50,000 $ 60,000
51 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 25,000 $ 30,000
52 Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton $ 25,000 $ 30,000
53 Odessa Fire Co. Odessa $ 25,000 $ 30,000
54 Volunteer Hose Co. Middletown $ 25,000 $ 30,000
55 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $ 25,000 $ 30,000
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1 Kent County
2 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 25,000 $ 30,000
3
4 Sussex County
5 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 25,000 $ 30,000
6 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 25,000 $ 30,000
7 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 25,000 $ 30,000
8 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 25,000 $ 30,000
9 Lewes and Rehoboth Station 3 Rehoboth Beach $ 25,000 $ 30,000
10 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 25,000 $ 30,000
11 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 25,000 $ 30,000
12 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 25,000 $ 30,000
13 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 25,000 $ 30,000
14 Rehoboth Fire Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 25,000 $ 30,000
15 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $ 25,000 $ 30,000
16
17 TOTAL $ 525,000 $ 630,000
18
19 (j) There is appropriated to the listed organizations the following sums to be used for the operation and maintenance of
20 ambulances in the public service:
21
22 American Legion, Kent Post 14 – 4 ambulances Smyrna $ 60,000 $ 80,000
23 American Legion, Sussex Post 8 – 3 ambulances Georgetown $ 45,000 $ 60,000
24 Mid‑Sussex Rescue Squad – 4 ambulances Millsboro $ 60,000 $ 80,000
25
26 TOTAL $ 165,000 $ 220,000
27
28 TOTAL - Section 3 - Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies $ 11,634,433 $ 13,258,013
29
30 Section 4. (a) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant‑in‑Aid recipients in the amounts listed and shall be
31 used to furnish services through a duly selected service officer to Delaware Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States,
32 their widows and orphans, by providing contact services in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties:
33
34 American Legion, Callaway Kemp Raughley Tee Post 7 $ 12,750
35 American Legion, David C. Harrison Post 14 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
36 American Legion, Department of Delaware $ 65,000 $ 67,500
37 American Legion, Milford Post 3 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
38 American Legion, Oak Orchard-Riverdale Post 28 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
39 American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
40 American Legion, William T. Spooner Post 17 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
41 Delaware American Legion Foundation $ 12,500 $ 12,750
42 Delaware Veterans, Post 2 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
43 Disabled American Veterans $ 57,000 $ 59,000
44 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 1 $ 7,500
45 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 7 $ 7,500
46 National Association for Black Veterans, Chapter 94 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
47 Paralyzed Veterans of America Colonial Chapter , Colonial Chapter $ 45,000 $ 47,500
48 Peoples Community Center - Center for Transitioning Veterans $ 12,750
49 People's Place II $ 22,500 $ 30,000
50 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware $ 48,000 $ 50,000
51 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83 $ 61,970 $ 62,000
52 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 850 $ 45,000 $ 47,000
53
54 (b) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant‑in‑Aid recipients in the amounts listed for operations expenses:
55
56 American Legion, Callaway Kemp Raughley Tee Post 7 $ 12,750
57 American Legion, Canal Post 25 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
58 American Legion, David C. Harrison Post 14 $ 15,000
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1 American Legion, Department of Delaware $ 18,000 $ 20,000
12,750
2 American Legion, Milford Post 3 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
12,750
3 American Legion, Oak Orchard-Riverdale Post 28 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
12,750
4 American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
5 American Legion, William T. Spooner Post 17 $ 12,500 $ 2,500
2,500
6 Delaware American Legion Foundation $ 9,000 $ 12,750
7,500
7 Delaware Veterans, Post 2 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
15,000
8 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 1 $ 12,000
35,000
9 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 7 $ 12,750
5,000
10 Disabled American Veterans, Department of Delaware $ 12,500 $ 12,750
12,750
11 Home of the Brave Foundation $ 15,000
12 National Association for Black Veterans, Chapter 94 $ 12,500 $ 12,750
13 Paralyzed Veterans of America Colonial Chapter , Colonial Chapter $ 12,750
14 Peoples Community Center - Center for Transitioning Veterans $ 12,750
15 People's Place II $ 22,500 $ 839,000
16 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware $ 12,500 $
17 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8801 $
18 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1105 $
19 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83 $ 12,500 $
20 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 850 $ 12,500 $
21
22 (c) Expenses for Memorial Day programs incurred by local Posts in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties shall be
23 reimbursed out of operation expenses appropriated in subsection (b) of this Section on vouchers properly submitted to
24 and approved by their representative veterans' organizations.
25
26 (d) There is appropriated to the American Legion, Department of Delaware the following sums to be used for:
27
28 (i) the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Boys' State. $ 12,250 $
29
30 (ii) the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Trooper Youth
31 Week in conjunction with the Delaware State Police. $ 12,250 $
32
33 (e) There is appropriated to the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Delaware
34 the following sum to be used for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of
35 Girls' State. $ 12,250 $
36
37 TOTAL ‑ Section 4 - Veterans Organizations $ 698,220 $
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1 Section 5. To be considered for a Grant-in-Aid appropriation under Section 1 or Section 2 of this Act, an
2 agency must meet the following criteria:
3 (a) Be an incorporated non-profit (or under the umbrella of a parent organization which is also an incorporated
4 non-profit) and operating for two years before applying for Grant-in-Aid.
5 (b) Have bylaws that clearly state the purpose of the agency and include a definition of the duties of the Board
6 of Directors.
7 (c) Have an active, community-represented, volunteer Board of Directors that sets policies, goals, and
8 objectives and maintains minutes of regularly scheduled meetings and any special meetings.
9 (d) Have programs that are unduplicated by other state-supported agencies and satisfy unmet human needs of
10 the community; have personnel policies including job descriptions and classifications.
11 (e) Have competent executives, competent staffing, and reasonable facilities.
12 (f) Practice non-discrimination.
13 (g) Have accounting (budget) procedures and documents described in Section 9 of this Act.
14 (h) Use funds in accordance with the application.
15 (i) Demonstrate community support.
16 (j) Request funds only for a program which does not receive full funding from other sources of revenue.
17 (k) Must not request funds through a fiscal agent.
18 (l) Submit an annual electronic application by the deadline noticed in the Controller General’s Office Grants
19 Management System and on the Grant-in-Aid website.
20 Section 6. No funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended for:
21 (a) Providing child daycare.
22 (b) The purchase of capital equipment.
23 (c) The relocation, rehabilitation, renovation, or purchase of buildings.
24 (d) The payment of any part of an elected official’s salary or benefits.
25 (e) A political campaign or for partisan political purposes.
26 (f) The hiring of lobbyists or other lobbying services.
27 (g) Activities, programs, or services that benefit individuals who do not reside in Delaware.
28 Section 7. The Controller General may, from time to time, contract for or conduct performance and financial
29 audits of any non-state agency for which funds are appropriated in this Act. During the fiscal year, the Joint Finance
30 Committee Co-Chairs and the Office of the Controller General shall conduct random, in-depth assessments of agencies
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1 listed in this Act. Said assessments shall include, but not be limited to, a review of the agency’s performance measures,
2 program evaluation metrics, site visits, and meetings with agency Executive Directors and Board of Directors.
3 Section 8. Section 6505(d) of Title 29 of the Delaware Code provides that monies appropriated for Grant-in-
4 Aid in each fiscal year shall be paid in quarterly installments. For each fiscal year, payments shall be paid in four equal
5 installments, one each in July, October, January, and April. Upon notification by a Co-Chair of the Joint Finance
6 Committee or the Office of the Controller General, the State Treasurer shall be directed to withhold such installment
7 payment(s). An installment payment may also be delayed or withheld if the Grant-in-Aid recipient:
8 (a) Has not submitted a quarterly statement of expenditures if required to do so.
9 (b) Expended funds from Grant-in-Aid for purposes not intended by the General Assembly.
10 (c) Expended funds for uses listed in Section 6.
11 (d) Is ceasing some or all its activities, programs, or service(s) for which it has applied or is no longer in operation.
12 Any remaining funding may be reallocated upon approval from the Controller General as determined by the Co-Chairs of
13 the Joint Finance Committee.
14 (e) In the case of a senior center closing during the fiscal year, any remaining quarterly payments will be retained
15 in the Office of the Controller General. Disbursements from this account shall be made in consultation with the University
16 of Delaware and with the approval of the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
17 Section 9. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly that each Grant-in-Aid recipient shall submit one of the
18 following with its application for a grant award in each fiscal year:
19 (1) The most recent copy of the agency’s audit completed by either a Certified Public Accountant or a Public
20 Accountant. The audit must have been issued within the past three years.
21 (2) The most recent copy of the agency’s review or compilation of financial statements completed by either a
22 Certified Public Accountant or a Public Accountant. The review or compilation must have been issued
23 within the past three years.
24 (3) If the agency is not able to provide an audit or a review or compilation of financial statements, the agency
25 must submit a statement of the circumstances surrounding the reason in its electronic application. It
26 should also include any supporting financial documentation that may assist the Joint Finance Committee
27 in its application review, including but not limited to prepared profit and loss statements, relevant budget
28 materials, IRS Form 990s, or bank statements.
29 (4) The lack of an audit, review or compilation of financial statements, or supporting financial documentation
30 may impact the ultimate funding decision of the Joint Finance Committee.
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1 (b) Fire companies listed in this Act shall submit financial information on the form approved by the State
2 Treasurer, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General. Financial forms will be
3 submitted to the State Fire School, and they will be responsible for forwarding copies of the forms to the Office of the
4 Controller General. The listed fire companies in Section 3 of this Act are exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of
5 this section and are not required to submit an annual electronic application for funding for Grant-in-Aid.
6 (c) Non-compliance by a Grant-in-Aid recipient with the provisions of this Section shall automatically disqualify
7 the applicant for consideration of a Grant-in-Aid award in the next fiscal year.
8 Section 10. It is the intent of the Joint Finance Committee to review all Grant-in-Aid applications and give
9 consideration to the diversity of an agency’s revenues, including the percentage of revenues that are from other State
10 funding sources, agency grants, or contracts. The Joint Finance Committee will also consider the percentage of an agency’s
11 budget allocated to salaries and benefits.
12 Section 11. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to the County Seat Package, of that amount, $100,000 is
13 appropriated to the City of Dover, $14,000 is appropriated to the City of Georgetown, and the balance will be appropriated
14 by formula. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation to the Department of Finance, Office of the Secretary (25-01-
15 01), for the County Seat Package. Of that amount, $100,000 is appropriated to the City of Dover, $14,000 is appropriated to
16 the Town of Georgetown, and the balance will be appropriated by formula. Of the amount appropriated to the City of
17 Wilmington, up to $300,000 shall be used for public safety.
18 Section 12. (a) Section 1 of this Act makes provides an appropriation to the Department of Health and Social
19 Services, Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for Paramedic Program Operations for the state
20 component of the operational costs associated with each county’s paramedic service for Advanced Life Support. It is the
21 intent of the General Assembly that for each fiscal year, the state appropriation for county paramedic program operations
22 pursuant to 16 Del. C. Ch. 98 will be based on each county’s adopted budget for the fiscal year immediately prior to the
23 fiscal year in which the paramedic program is to be funded. Such payments shall be made pursuant to Section 8 of this Act.
24 Further, it is the intent of the General Assembly to review 16 Del. C. Ch. 98 to determine the most appropriate county and
25 state cost share for the continued support of this program.
26 (b) Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $3,000,000 to the Department of Health and Social Services,
27 Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant. These funds shall
28 be allocated equally among counties that operate an approved paramedic program and shall be used for operational costs.
29 The Department is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the Paramedic Program Operations
30 Block Grant at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year. To any extent necessary, the Office of Emergency
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1 Medical Services shall report to the Office of the Controller General and the Office of Management and Budget by May 1,
2 2026, if the Office has any suggested changes that should be considered in 16 Del. C. c. 98 or epilogue in the Grants-in-Aid
3 Act as it relates to facilitating the disbursement of the Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant or the calculation and
4 disbursement of the state component of the Paramedic Program Operations to allow for optimal use of the funding among
5 the counties that operate an approved paramedic program.
6 (b) (c) Emergency Medical Services shall have an audit performed by the State Auditor annually to ensure that
7 reimbursement to the counties for the state share of costs was for approved Advanced Life Support Services. Adjustments
8 shall be made to the final quarterly reimbursement based on the audit results.
9 Section 13. The sums appropriated to the various Senior Centers in Section 1 of this Act shall be made available
10 to the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities,
11 Administration/Community Services (35-14-01), to meet the State’s matching requirement for federal funds appropriated
12 under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Those senior centers receiving funds under the Older Americans Act
13 of 1965, as amended, shall present to the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities a proposal
14 for the expenditure of state funds. The proposal submitted to the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical
15 Disabilities shall be prepared in accordance with the guidelines established for the administration of programs under the
16 Older Americans Act. To be considered for funding, a senior center must meet the criteria established in Section 5. Funding
17 will be determined by the Joint Finance Committee based upon its evaluation and with advice from the University of
18 Delaware Institute for Public Administration (IPA). Any professional services contract the IPA provides to the Office of the
19 Controller General shall not contain an amount used to fund overhead or student tuition expenses.
20 Section 14. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Health and Social Services, Division
21 of Public Health, continue funding the Alliance for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention at the Fiscal Year 2006 contract
22 levels.
23 Section 15. (a) The funds appropriated in Section 1 for the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS),
24 Office of the Secretary, Administration (45-01-01), State Aid to Local Law Enforcement (SALLE), and Emergency Illegal
25 Drug Enforcement (EIDE), shall be allocated according to an application process administered by the DSHS with the award
26 amounts determined by the SALLE Committee. Expenditures from these funds must be approved by the Director of the
27 Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General.
28 (b) Local law enforcement agencies may combine their allocations, upon approval of the SALLE Committee, to
29 support a pool arrangement to fund a contiguous area served by more than one local law enforcement agency.
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1 (c) Each local law enforcement agency contracting for an allocation shall, not later than April 1 of the current
2 fiscal year, report in detail the plan under which such funds are being expended, and any other information requested by the
3 SALLE Committee. The DSHS shall submit an annual report to the members of the General Assembly, the Director of the
4 Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General on or before May 1 of the current fiscal year, detailing the
5 agencies that were awarded grants from these funds, the amount of the grants, and the purpose of the grants.
6 Section 16. Appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act to Emergency Medical Services, SALLE, and EIDE
7 shall not be subject to the provisions in Sections 5, 6, 8, and 9. Funds appropriated to SALLE and EIDE shall not be subject
8 to reversion at the end of the fiscal year if unexpended or unencumbered, and shall be continued for a period of up to three
9 years.
10 Section 17. Section 1 of this Act makes an appropriation to the Department of Safety and Homeland Security,
11 Office of the Secretary, Administration (45-01-01), for the Higher Education Public Safety Fund for municipalities with
12 local law enforcement agencies and fire departments serving higher education institutions that have on-campus residence
13 halls. Of that amount, $2,000,000 is appropriated to the City of Newark, and $1,650,000 is appropriated to the City of
14 Dover. Of the amount appropriated to the City of Dover, $500,000 shall be provided to the City of Dover Police
15 Department. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $1,650,000 to the Department of Safety and Homeland
16 Security, Office of the Secretary, Administration (45-01-01), for the Higher Education Public Safety Fund. This amount
17 shall be appropriated to the Mayor and the Council of Dover and shall be used to offset expenditures related to providing
18 police and fire services at the campuses of Delaware State University, Delaware Technical Community College, and the
19 University of Delaware in Dover.
20 Section 18. (a) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the
21 appropriation in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of the fiscal year for the agencies as follows:
22 ARC of Delaware
23 August Quarterly Festival Committee
24 Camp Barnes
25 City of Delaware City – Delaware City Day Committee
26 City of New Castle – Separation Day
27 Delaware Academy of Science
28 Delaware Association for Blind Athletes
29 Delaware Juneteenth Association
30 New Castle Historical Society
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1 (b) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to
2 any Grant-in-Aid recipient receiving an amount of $6,000 or less listed in Sections 2 or 4 of this Act at the beginning of the
3 first quarter of each fiscal year.
4 (c) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to the
5 fire companies listed in Section 3 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year.
6 (d) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to
7 organizations funded on a one-time basis in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year.
8 (e) For Fiscal Year 2025, the State Treasurer is authorized to make a one-time payment for specific organizations
9 listed in Section 2 that the Office of the Controller General identifies by notice to the State Treasurer to have been impacted
10 by the movement of funding from the Annual Appropriations Act to this Act. The one-time payment will only be for the
11 amount reallocated from the Annual Appropriations Act, and any additional funding above the reallocation amount
12 awarded through this Act will be subject to the provisions of 29 Del. C. § 6505(d). For Fiscal Year 2026 and beyond, it is
13 the intent of the Joint Finance Committee that these impacted organizations submit an electronic application in the
14 Controller General’s Office Grants Management System subject to the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 of this Act and that
15 any allocations provided will be awarded consistent with Section 8 and 29 Del. C. § 6505(d).
16 Section 19. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $200,000 for Collaborative for Innovation in Delaware Corporate
17 Governance to Judicial, Administrative Office of the Courts – Court Services, Office of the State Court Administrator (02-
18 17-01). The expenditure of these funds shall be used for the purposes of research conducted by the University of Delaware
19 Institute for Public Administration related to the Delaware corporate franchise. The provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 69 shall not
20 apply.
21 Section 20. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $5,000,000 $2,000,000 for Community Health Contingency to the
22 Department of Health and Social Services, Office of the Secretary (35-01-10). The expenditure of these funds shall be used
23 for the operation and continuation of health care services offered by various statewide Community Health Centers. The
24 distribution and expenditure of these funds shall be reported by the recipient Community Health Centers to the Department
25 of Health and Social Services, to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General by
26 February 1, 2025. 2026.
27 Section 21. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $5,000,000 for Health Care Contingency to the Department of
28 Health and Social Services, Medicaid and Medical Assistance (35-02-01). The expenditure of these funds shall be used to
29 support enhanced rates for private, non-pediatric skills nursing facilities beginning on January 1, 2026. This appropriation
30 may be substituted in whole or in part during the fiscal year by Hospital Quality Assessment dollars, should such funding
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1 become available. Enhanced rates shall require the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and
2 the Controller General.
3 Section 22. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $468,176 for Juvenile Civil Citation to Executive, Criminal Justice,
4 Delaware Justice Information System (10-07-02). The expenditure of these funds shall be contingent upon the passage of
5 House Bill 220 or similar legislation of the 153rd General Assembly.
6 Section 23. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $500,000 for Medical Debt Relief to Executive, Office of
7 Management and Budget, Contingencies and One-Time Items (10-02-11). The expenditure of these funds shall be used to
8 contract with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt to partner with providers and select debt collectors to purchase and forgive
9 debt owed by individuals earning less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level or whose debt exceeds 5 percent of their
10 annual income.
11 Section 24. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $550,000 for Right to Representation to Judicial, Administrative
12 Office of the Courts – Court Services, Office of the State Court Administrator (02-17-01). The expenditure of these funds
13 shall be used to carry out the services required in 25 Del. C. c. 56, with the funding disbursed contingent upon the
14 submission of the annual report not later than November 30, 2025, as described in 25 Del. C. § 5605 and upon approval of
15 the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
16 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 69 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code to the contrary, the State Court
17 Administrator shall provide the Right to Representation Coordinator within Delaware Volunteer Legal Services with the
18 Right to Representation appropriation in Judicial, Administrative Office of the Courts – Court Services, Office of the State
19 Court Administrator (02-17-01) to allow the Legal Aid Agencies to provide the services required under Chapter 56 of Title
20 25 of the Delaware Code.
21 Section 25. Section 2 of this Act provides a one-time appropriation of appropriates $6,400,000 $3,200,000 for
22 Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies. Of this amount, $100,000 $50,000 shall be provided
23 to each of the fire companies listed in Section 3(a) of this Act, $100,000 $50,000 shall be provided to the Wilmington Fire
24 Department, and $100,000 $50,000 shall be provided to each of the public service ambulance companies listed in Section
25 3(j) of this Act. The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total one-time payment of this
26 appropriation to the aforementioned organizations at the beginning of the first quarter of the fiscal year.
27 Section 26. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $1,683,329 for Senior Center Transportation Services. For
28 Fiscal Year 2026, this appropriation shall only be used for the operational expenses of providing transportation services for
29 homebound senior clients to and from the identified Senior Centers in Kent and Sussex counties. This amount shall be
30 allocated as follows:
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1 Cape Henlopen Senior Center $44,358
2 CHEER $649,450
3 Frederica Senior Center $91,564
4 Harrington Senior Center $37,575
5 Harvest Years Senior Center $121,748
6 Indian River Senior Center $2,163
7 Laurel Senior Center $102,055
8 Lewes Senior Center $27,937
9 Mamie Warren Senior Center $25,559
10 Milford Senior Center $119,467
11 Modern Maturity Center $415,142
12 Nanticoke Senior Center $46,311
13 (b) The payments of allocations in subsection (a) shall be made pursuant to Section 8 of this Act and Section
14 6505(d) of Title 29 of the Delaware Code.
15 (c) For Fiscal Year 2027 and beyond, it is the intent of the Joint Finance Committee that the appropriation for
16 Senior Center Transportation Services will become an electronic application process managed by the Controller General’s
17 Office. Eligibility criteria and application requirements will be determined by the Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs and
18 announced to the public on the Grant-in-Aid website and registered users of the Controller General’s Office Grants
19 Management System so that eligible applicants can submit an annual electronic application by the deadline noticed in the
20 Controller General’s Office Grants Management System consistent with other Grants-in-Aid applications.
21 Section 27. Section 2 of this Act makes provides an appropriation to the Delaware State Fair. Of that amount,
22 $5,000 shall be used for purses on Governor’s Day and shall be paid by the State Treasurer at the beginning of the first
23 quarter of each fiscal year. The remainder of the appropriation shall be paid in quarterly allotments, as provided in § 6505
24 of Title 29 of the Delaware Code, and used for prizes for achievements in agriculture, animal raising, and in works of
25 manual training and the domestic arts to be awarded at the annual State Fair.
26 Section 28. Notwithstanding any other law or provision to the contrary, the University of Delaware may not make
27 payments for utility bills and building permit fees owed to the City of Newark through the use of a credit card.
28 Section 29. (a) Amend § 1195, Title 30 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through
29 and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
30 § 1195. Senior Trust Fund.
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1 (a) An individual who claims an overpayment of taxes on an income tax return may designate that $1.00 or
2 more be deducted from the refund that would otherwise be payable to the individual and, instead be paid to
3 the Senior Trust Fund as established pursuant to § 4101(i) of Title 11 [repealed]. The Division of Revenue
4 shall determine the total amount designated pursuant to this subsection and shall transfer such amount to the
5 Senior Trust Fund.
6 (b) An individual who has an income tax liability may, in addition to the liability, include a donation of $1.00
7 or more to be paid to the Senior Trust Fund as established pursuant to § 4101(i) of Title 11 [repealed]. The
8 Division of Revenue shall determine the total amount designated pursuant to this subsection and shall transfer
9 such amount to the Senior Trust Fund.
10 (c) The Division of Revenue shall provide a space on the Delaware income tax return form whereby an
11 individual may voluntarily designate a contribution of an amount of $1.00 or more to the Senior Trust Fund.
12 (d) The amount designated by an individual on the income tax return form shall be deducted from the tax
13 refund to which the individual is entitled, or the amount designated may be added to the individual’s payment
14 of taxes due, but the amount may not be included in the general revenue of the State.
15 (b) Subsection (a) of this Section takes effect for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
16 (c) Notwithstanding 84 Del. Laws, c. 361. § 1, the Senior Trust Fund is reestablished for purposes of
17 receiving donations made under § 1195 of Title 30 of the Delaware Code for the tax year beginning on
18 January 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2024.
19 (d) Any balance remaining in the Senior Trust Fund may be utilized by the Department of Health and
20 Social Services, Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (35-14-00) in providing
21 assistance to the senior population.
22 Section 30. Amend § 1902, Title 14 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
23 insertions as shown by underline as follows:
24 § 1902. Power of district to levy taxes for school purposes.
25 (a) Any district may, in addition to the amounts apportioned to it by the Department of Education or appropriated
26 to it by the General Assembly, levy and collect additional taxes for school purposes upon the assessed value of all taxable
27 real estate in the district, except any of the following:
28 (9) Real estate owned by the Central Delaware Housing Collaborative.
29 Section 31. Amend the Fiscal Year 2026 One-Time Supplemental Appropriations Act (House Bill 226 of the
30 153rd General Assembly) by deleting Section 5 thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
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1 “Section 5. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $15,200 for Survey to Judicial, Administrative
2 Office of the Courts – Non-Judicial Services, Delaware Nursing Home Residents Quality Assurance Commission (02-18-
3 07). The expenditure of these funds shall be used for the purposes of conducting a resident, family, and staff engagement
4 and satisfaction research survey among Delaware’s assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. To any extent necessary,
5 the provisions of 29 Del. C. c. 69 shall not apply.”
6 Section 32. Notwithstanding the provisions of 14 Del. C. § 1028(k), § 1916, § 1924, and § 1925, beginning in
7 Fiscal Year 2026, the Department of Education shall administer the New Castle County Tax District such that each district
8 in the pool contribute the amount of revenue equal to that contributed in Fiscal Year 2025 and shall receive a share of the
9 pooled revenue equal to the amount received in Fiscal Year 2025.
10 Section 33. Contingent on the enactment of House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 91 and notwithstanding
11 Section 2 of House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 91, House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 91 takes effect
12 immediately and is to be implemented beginning July 1, 2025.
13 Section 34. Amend the Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Act (House Bill 225 of the 153rd General Assembly) by
14 deleting Section 345 thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
15 “Section 345. Pursuant to provisions of 14 Del. C. § 1902(b), all local districts shall be authorized to assess a local
16 match for Fiscal Year 2010 Reading Resource Teachers and Mathematics Resource Teachers/Specialists and Fiscal Year
17 2008 Extra Time. Amend Title 14 of Delaware Code, § 1902 with deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as
18 shown by underline as follows:
19 (c) Pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section, all local districts shall be authorized to assess a local
20 match for Fiscal Year 2010 Reading Resource Teachers and Mathematics Resource Teachers/Specialists and Fiscal Year
21 2008 Extra Time.”
SYNOPSIS
This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2026.
Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Centers $ 37,093,119
Section 2 – One-Times and Community Agencies $ 47,093,493
Section 3 – Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies $ 13,258,013
Section 4 – Veterans Organizations $ 839,000
GRAND TOTAL $ 98,283,625
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