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DELAWARE STATE SENATE
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 337
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE
30, 2027; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE
OF SUCH FUNDS; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 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 $ 4,231,543
6
7 TOTAL - Office of the Secretary $ 3,880,543 $ 4,231,543
8
9 (35-05-30) Public Health, Emergency Medical Services
10 Paramedic Program Operations $ 18,275,620 $ 19,053,743
11 Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant $ 3,000,000
12
13 TOTAL - Public Health, Emergency Medical Services $ 21,275,620 $ 22,053,743
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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 Senior Center $ 245,225 $ 259,811
$ 290,446 $ 311,919
7 Brandywine Senior Center $ 187,498 $ 199,493
$ 158,741 $ 169,059
8 Chesapeake & Delaware C & D Senior Center $ 270,431 $ 285,061
$ 525,511 $ 557,179
9 Cornerstone Senior Center $ 179,517 $ 192,015
$ 337,771 $ 360,748
10 De La Warr Senior Center $ 342,661 $ 365,794
$ 201,070 $ 215,561
11 Howard Weston Howard J. Weston Senior Center $ 526,972 $ 562,074
$ 256,251 $ 269,178
12 Jewish Community Center Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center $ 198,241 $ 210,577
$ 3,720,335 $ 3,958,469
13 M.O.T. MOT Senior Center
14 Mid-County Center
15 New Castle Senior Center
16 Newark Senior Center
17 Oak Grove Senior Center
18 Sellers Senior Center
19 TOTAL
20
21 Kent County
22 Frederica Senior Center $ 230,730 $ 244,543
165,071
23 Harrington Senior Center $ 154,853 $ 146,520
101,124
24 Harvest Years Senior Center $ 137,473 $ 229,581
267,486
25 Lillian Smith Senior Center $ 94,374 $ 644,133
1,798,458
26 Mamie Warren Mamie A. Warren Senior Center $ 216,828 $
27 Milford Senior Center $ 250,530 $
28 Modern Maturity Center $ 606,016 $
29 TOTAL $ 1,690,804 $
30
31 Sussex County
32 Bridgeville Senior Center $ 186,445 $ 197,883
$ 252,621 $ 267,888
33 Cape Henlopen Senior Center $ 149,921 $ 161,234
$ 158,869 $ 170,467
34 Georgetown CHEER Center $ 198,440 $ 210,259
$ 290,434 $ 306,212
35 Greenwood CHEER Center $ 248,634 $ 263,084
$ 159,883 $ 179,259
36 Indian River Senior Center $ 190,608 $ 203,214
$ 157,813 $ 169,377
37 Laurel Senior Center $ 292,917 $ 316,520
$ 159,826 $ 172,145
38 Lewes Harbour Lights CHEER Center $ 161,326 $ 173,002
$ 2,607,737 $ 2,790,544
39 Lewes Senior Citizens Center
40 Long Neck Pelican Cove CHEER Center
41 Milton CHEER Center
42 Nanticoke Senior Center
43 Ocean View CHEER Center
44 Roxana CHEER Center
45 TOTAL
46
47 City of Wilmington
48 Clarence Fraim Senior Center $ 236,937 $ 249,362
282,272
49 Claymore Senior Center $ 271,102 $ 124,367
50 Jimmy Jenkins Senior Center $ 118,060 $ 81,607
116,202
51 Los Abuelos - Latin American Community Center $ 71,262 $
87,859
52 Peoples Settlement Association $ 110,607 $ 213,620
216,571
53 Police Athletic League of Wilmington $
1,371,860
54 Saint Anthony's Senior Center $ 201,989 $
9,919,331
55 Saint Patrick's Senior Center $ 205,156 $
56 West Center City $ 119,042
57 Wilmington $ 217,925
58 TOTAL $ 1,552,080 $
59
60 TOTAL - Senior Centers $ 9,570,956 $
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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 Center Transportation
4
5 Kent County
6 Frederica Senior Center $ 90,000
7 Harrington Senior Center $ 39,500
8 Harvest Years Senior Center $ 127,500
9 Mamie A. Warren Senior Center $ 27,000
10 Milford Senior Center $ 125,500
11 Modern Maturity Center $ 415,142
12 TOTAL $ 824,642
13
14 Sussex County
15 Cape Henlopen Senior Center $ 48,760
16 CHEER $ 682,000
17 Laurel Senior Center $ 114,500
18 Lewes Senior Citizens Center $ 45,000
19 Nanticoke Senior Center $ 48,750
20 TOTAL $ 939,010
21
22 TOTAL - Senior Center Transportation $ 1,763,652
23
24 (45-01-01) Office of the Secretary, Administration
25 State Aid to Local Law Enforcement (SALLE) $ 372,000
26 Emergency Illegal Drug Enforcement (EIDE) $ 249,000
27 Local Police Coordination (PCC) $ 95,000
28 Higher Education Public Safety Fund $ 1,650,000
29 New Castle County Police $ 160,000
30 City of Dover Police Department $ 40,000
31
32 TOTAL - Office of the Secretary, Administration $ 2,366,000 $ 2,566,000
33
34 TOTAL ‑ Section 1 - Government Units and Senior Centers $ 37,093,119 $ 40,534,269
35
36 Section 2. Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant-in-Aid recipients in the amounts listed:
37 Category/Description Amount
38
39 One-Times
40 Collaborative for Innovation in Delaware Corporate Governance (02-17-01) $ 200,000
41 Community Empowerment Project - Prices Run Originals Festival $ 5,000
42 Community Health Contingency (35-01-10) $ 2,000,000
43 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) - Technology Updates (95-01-03) $ 100,000
44 Delaware Nursing Home Residents Quality Assurance Commission (02-18-07) $ 8,500
45 Delaware School Based Health Alliance $ 107,500
46 Delaware State Parks - First State Heritage Park (40-03-02) $ 20,000
47 Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (37-06-40) $ 140,000
48 Education Compensation System Review and Modernization (95-01-01) $ 50,000
49 Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site $ 10,000
50 Government Performance Reviews (10-02-11) $ 500,000
51 Grant-In-Aid Study (01-08-02) $ 200,000
52 Health Care Contingency (35-02-01) $ 5,000,000
53 Healthcare Workforce (10-02-11) $ 250,000
54 Housing Initiatives (35-07-02) $ 1,000,000
55 Ingleside Homes $ 100,000
56 Juvenile Civil Citation (10-07-02) $ 468,176
57 Kind to Kids Foundation $ 200,000
58 Medical Debt Relief (10-02-11) $ 500,000
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1 New Castle County $ 2,002,300
2 North Wilmington Public Library (20-08-01) $ 350,000
3 Public Education Funding Commission (95-01-05) $ 250,000 528,049
4 Right to Representation (02-17-01) $ 550,000 240,000
5 Senior Center Contingency (01-08-02) 3,200,000
6 State Fire Prevention Commission (75-03-01) $
7 Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies $ 40,000
8 Sussex County Return Day $ 50,000
9 Tech Council of Delaware $ 150,000
10 The Queen 1789 Foundation $ 20,000
11 Village of Arden $ 7,635,349
12 TOTAL - One-Times $
13 $ 13,866,676 $
14 Aging
15 Bridgeville Senior Center $ 9,000 $ 10,000
16 Cape Henlopen Senior Center 11,000
17 CHEER $ 10,700 $ 350,000
18 Delaware Senior Olympics 40,000
19 Greater Lewes Community Village $ 325,000 $ 50,000
20 Harrington Senior Center 28,000
21 Harvest Years Senior Center $ 51,000
22 Indian River Senior Center 5,000
23 Ingleside Homes $ 10,000 $ 72,450
24 Lillian Smith Senior Center 12,000
25 Lorelton Foundation $ 24,000 $ 20,000
26 Lutheran Senior Services of Dover 19,640
27 Mamie A. Warren Senior Center $ 47,500 $ 12,000
28 Meals on Wheels of Lewes and Rehoboth 85,000
29 Modern Maturity Center $ 292,000
30 Nanticoke Senior Center 54,000
31 Newark Senior Center $ 69,000 $ 35,000
32 Police Athletic League of Wilmington - Senior Program
33 prAmere Events $ 10,000 $ 2,000
34 Senior Center Transportation Services
35 Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization $ 10,000 $ 54,000
36 St. Anthony's Community Center 89,000
37 TOTAL - Aging $ 15,000 $ 1,292,090
38
39 Arts, Historical, or Recreation $ 10,000 $
40 1st Delaware Regiment Living History Corporation
41 Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware $ 82,500 $
42 Archaeological Society of Delaware
43 August Quarterly Festival Committee $ 272,950 $
44 Chinese American Community Center
45 City of Delaware City - Delaware City Day Committee $ 50,000 $
46 City of Harrington - Parks and Recreation Department
47 City of New Castle - Separation Day $ 32,000 $
48 Cityfest
49 Delaware Academy of Science $ 87,500
50 Delaware Agricultural Museum
51 Delaware Botanic Gardens $
52 Delaware Children's Museum
53 Delaware Contemporary $ 1,683,329
54 Delaware Greenways
55 Delaware Juneteenth Association $
56 Delaware Museum of Nature and Science
57 Delaware Preservation Fund $ 85,000 $
58 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame
$ 2,929,479 $
$ 5,000
10,000
$ 8,240
100,000
$ 24,727
$ 62,000 $ 36,050
39,000
$ 13,000 $ 60,000
47,750
$ 40,000
185,000
$ 20,000
100,000
$ 30,000
$ 32,569
63,000
$ 25,000
$ 150,000 $ 30,000
30,000
$ 5,000 $
$ 90,000 $
$ 20,000 $
$
$
$ 17,000 $
$
$ 25,000 $
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1 Delaware State Fair $ 170,000 $ 180,000
2 Delaware State Police Museum 75,000
3 Delaware Symphony Orchestra $ 55,000 $ 5,000
4 Delaware Zoological Society 15,750
5 Diamond State Black Film Festival $ 25,000
6 Dover Art League 31,000
7 Duck Creek Historical Society $ 12,500 $ 37,500
8 Fort Delaware Society 18,000
9 Fort Miles Historical Association $
10 Friends of Auburn Heights 120,000
11 Friends of Cooch's Bridge Historic Site $ 20,000 $ 5,000
12 Friends of Historic Camden 15,000
13 Friends of Historic Riverview Cemetery $ 35,000 $ 7,500
14 Friends of Milford Museum 80,000
15 Friends of the African Union Church Cemetery $ 10,000
16 Friends of the Claymont Stone School 20,000
17 Friends of White Clay Creek State Park $ 108,000 $ 22,000
18 Friends of Wilmington Parks 5,000
19 Greater Harrington Historical Society $ 30,000
20 Greenbank Mill Associates 30,000
21 Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum $ 10,000
22 Historic Georgetown Association 5,000
23 Historic Red Clay Valley $ 5,000
24 Historical Society of Delaware
25 Holy Trinity Old Swedes Foundation $ 160,000
26 Inner City Cultural League 8,200
27 Jewish Federation of Delaware $ 8,000 $
28 Kalmar Nyckel Foundation 130,500
29 Lewes Base Ball Club $ 100,000
30 Lewes Historical Society
31 Little League Senior Softball World Series $ 20,000 $ 72,800
32 Milford Historical Society 4,000
33 Milton Historical Society $ 42,500
34 Music School of Delaware 35,000
35 Nanticoke Indians Association $ 22,000 $ 10,000
36 New Castle Historical Society 12,000
37 Newark Arts Alliance $ 23,000 $ 21,500
38 Old Brandywine Village 40,000
39 Overfalls Foundation $ 15,450
40 People to People International 25,000
41 Port Penn Historical Society $ 30,000
42 Preservation Delaware 10,000
43 Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation $ 6,000
44 Redding House Foundation 5,000
45 Rehoboth Beach Historical Society $ 30,000 7,500
46 Seaford Historical Society 5,000
47 Sister Cities of Wilmington $ 150,000 $
48 Sussex County Return Day 35,000
49 TOTAL - Arts, Historical, or Recreation $ 15,000
50 8,240
51 Economic, Housing, or Labor Services $ 120,000 $ 35,000
52 1212 Corporation 2,471,776
53 Better Homes of Seaford $
54 Braven Incorporated
55 Central Baptist Community Development Corporation $ 67,800 $
56 Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity
57 Central Delaware Housing Collaborative $
58 Challenge Program
$
$
$
$
$ 17,130 $
$ 30,000 $
$
$ 5,000 $
$ 20,600 $
$
$
$
$
$
$ 6,000
$ 30,000 $
$ 13,729 $
$
$ 25,000 $
$ 2,114,758 $
$ 60,000
$ 28,000 $ 30,000
$ 25,000
$ 75,300 $ 75,350
$ 16,000
$ 40,000 $ 100,000
$ 30,000 $ 40,000
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1 Claymont Renaissance Development Corporation $ 50,000 $ 75,000
2 Community Education Building 10,400
3 Community Resource Center $ 10,300 $ 20,000
4 Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation 12,400
5 Delaware Center for Justice $ 5,150 $ 185,000
6 Delaware Manufactured Homeowners Association 35,000
7 Delaware Restaurant Association Educational Foundation $ 12,240 $ 11,250
8 Delmarva Clergy United in Social Action Foundation 8,000
9 Diamond State CLT $ 179,400 $
10 Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing 75,000
11 Downtown Dover Partnership $ 14,500 $ 150,000
12 Family Promise of Northern New Castle County
13 Family Promise of Southern Delaware $ 11,000 $ 23,000
14 Gateway House 11,100
15 Good Neighbors Home Repair $ 11,000
16 Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County 6,100
17 HELP Initiative $ 5,000 10,000
18 Hispanic American Association of Delaware 5,100
19 Housing Alliance Delaware $
20 Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware 60,000
21 Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware $ 100,000 $ 30,300
22 Jobs for Delaware Graduates 5,250
23 Labor Economic Education emPowerment $ 1,395,197
24 Laurel Redevelopment Corporation 31,000
25 Leadership Delaware $ 11,000 $
26 Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay 13,500
27 Milford Housing Development Corporation $ 10,900 $ 150,000
28 Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation
29 NeighborGood Partners $ 6,000 $ 93,500
30 New Castle County Hope Center 70,000
31 Project New Start $ 5,750 $ 125,000
32 Roofs from the Heart 75,000
33 SCORE Delaware $ 5,000 $ 17,200
34 Shepherd Place 25,000
35 Sojourners Place $ 10,000 16,000
36 Spur Impact Association 90,000
37 Supportive Transitional & Emergency Housing Ministry (STEHM) $ 55,000 $ 121,200
38 Sussex Community Crisis Housing Services 5,250
39 Sussex County Habitat for Humanity $ 30,000 $ 44,000
40 Teen Warehouse 90,000
41 The Way Home $ 5,150 $ 20,000
42 Veterans Watchmaker Initiative 150,000
43 Warriors Helping Warriors $ 115,000
44 Wdbid Management Company 10,000
45 Wilmington HOPE Commission $
46 World Trade Center Delaware 10,000
47 TOTAL - Economic, Housing, or Labor Services $ 5,150 388,000
48 364,000
49 Family and Youth Services $ 11,000 $ 4,493,097
50 100 Black Men of Delaware
51 A Better Chance for Our Children $
52 ARK Educational Consulting
53 Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children $ 90,000 $
54 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware
55 Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware $ 68,000 $
56 Brandywinebots Robotics Club
57 Breaking Barriers $ 90,000 $
58 Camp Barnes
$
$ 17,000 $
$
$ 13,000 $
$ 75,000 $
$ 120,000 $
$ 5,150 $
$ 43,260 $
$ 46,350 $
$ 15,000 $
$ 100,000 $
$ 110,000 $
$ 6,000 $
$ 13,500
$
$ 365,650 $
$ 360,500 $
$ 3,912,447 $
$ 5,000
45,000
$ 40,000 $ 10,000
15,000
$ 90,000
1,350,000
$ 7,000
$ 76,500 $ 60,000
$ 1,200,000 $
$
$ 15,000
$ 58,830 $
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1 CHILD, Inc. $ 1,469,389 $ 1,476,267
2 Children & Families First Delaware 866,933
3 Children's Advocacy Center of Delaware $ 825,650 $
4 Choir School of Delaware $ 1,136,800 $ 1,217,656
5 Civil Air Patrol 13,000
6 Communities In Schools Delaware $ 22,500
7 Connecting Generations
8 Delaware Academy of Vocal Arts $ 20,000 $ 255,000
9 Delaware Adolescent Program 415,000
10 Delaware Aerospace Education Foundation $
11 Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame 50,000
12 Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children $ 896,000
13 Delaware Center for Geographic Education 115,000
14 Delaware Council on Economic Education $ 10,000 $
15 Delaware Futures 7,500
16 Delaware Guidance Services for Children & Youth $ 75,000
17 Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education 50,000
18 Delaware Law Related Education Center $ 110,000 $ 57,250
19 Delaware Multicultural and Civic Organization (DEMCO) 60,000
20 Delaware Nanticoke Rotary Foundation $ 275,200
21 Delaware Wrestling Alliance 130,000
22 Duffy’s Hope $ 25,000
23 EDGE for Tomorrow 80,000
24 Elizabeth W. Murphey School $ 40,000
25 Engineer Early Association 90,000
26 First State Squash $ 215,000
27 Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering (FAME) 5,000
28 Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay $ 175,000
29 Girls Inc. of Delaware 10,000
30 Gloves Against Drugs Foundation $ 9,000
31 Green Beret Project 335,000
32 Harry K Foundation $ 93,500
33 Healthy Foods for Healthy Kids 232,300
34 Hilltop Lutheran Neighborhood Center $ 8,000
35 Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation of Delaware 250,000
36 Junior Achievement of Delaware $ 72,000 $ 9,000
37 Kappa Mainstream Leadership 50,000
38 Kind to Kids Foundation $ 170,500
39 More Than Fitness 7,000
40 New Hope Recreation and Development Center $ 80,000 $ 107,500
41 New Zion Laurel United Methodist Church 42,420
42 Pathways to Success $ 201,000 $ 300,000
43 Pet-Assisted Visitation Volunteer Services 80,000
44 Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation $ 16,900
45 Police Athletic League of Delaware $ 160,000 $ 20,000
46 Police Athletic League of Dover 80,000
47 Police Athletic League of Wilmington $ 10,750
48 Prevent Child Abuse Delaware 98,500
49 Project Reach Out $ 202,505
50 Read Aloud Delaware $ 325,500 $ 50,000
51 Reading Assist Institute 156,500
52 Reed's Refuge Center $ 58,000
53 Richard Allen Coalition $ 230,000 $ 10,000
54 Safe Kids Delaware 255,000
55 School Nutrition AgriCulture (SNAC) Garden Foundation $ 375,000
56 Supporting Kidds $ 100,000 $ 25,000
57 TeenSHARP
58 Tomaros Change $ 21,000
6,600
$ 42,670 $ 7,000
5,000
$
$ 5,170 $
$
$ 42,000 $
$ 250,660 $
$
$
$
$ 40,000 $
$
$
$ 200,500 $
$ 40,000 $
$
$
$
$ 250,000 $
$
$ 20,000 $
$ 40,000
$
$
$
$
$ 5,500
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1 Urban Promise Wilmington $ 45,000 $ 50,000
55,570
2 Urban Youth Golf Program Association $ 160,000
3,500
3 West End Neighborhood House $ 10,000
10,000
4 West Side New Beginnings $ 20,000
5 Wilmington Childrens Chorus $ 11,605,351
6 Wilmington Youth Rowing Association $ 53,960
85,000
7 Women and Children Transformation Ministry International $ 50,000
47,500
8 Zoe Ministries $ 57,500 14,000
15,500
9 TOTAL - Family and Youth Services $ 10,642,939 $ 20,000
20,137
10 142,669
32,000
11 Health or Disability Services 60,000
63,483
12 321 Foundation $ 20,000 15,000
45,000
13 Adult Special Education Program $ 45,000
14 AIDS Delaware $ 75,000 $ 20,000
35,000
15 ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter $ 47,875 $ 125,000
130,000
16 Alzheimer's Association - Delaware Valley Chapter $ 45,000 $ 10,000
15,000
17 Amanecer Counseling & Resource Center $ 12,605 $ 15,000
7,500
18 American Lung Association $ 11,000
50,000
19 ARC of Delaware $ 45,000
8,000
20 Art Works for All $ 18,000 $ 50,000
50,000
21 atTAcK addiction $ 140,669 $ 20,000
261,977
22 Autism Delaware $ 29,000 $ 130,000
725,000
23 Best Buddies $ 7,500
120,000
24 Blindsight Delaware $ 62,283 $ 350,000
7,500
25 Brain Injury Association of Delaware Brain Injury Association of America, Delaware Chapter $ 12,500
51,000
26 Brandywine Counseling & Community Services $ 35,000 $ 58,000
5,000
27 CAMP Rehoboth $ 38,000 $ 40,000
17,800
28 Cancer Care Connection $ 7,500 110,257
25,000
29 Cancer Support Community Delaware $
30 Center for Therapeutic and Educational Riding $
31 Children's Beach House $ 100,000 $
32 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Poison Control Center $ 136,620 $
33 Chimes Foundation $
34 Collaborative Effort to Reinforce Transition Success $ 7,500 $
35 Community Collaboration of Delaware $
36 Community Integrated Services $
37 Delaware Association for Blind Athletes $ 10,000 $
38 Delaware Association for Children of Alcoholics $
39 Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition $
40 Delaware Care Plan $
41 Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children and Families $
42 Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens (DFRC) $ 45,407 $
43 Delaware HIV Services $ 15,500 $
44 Delaware Hospice $
45 Delaware School Based Health Alliance $ 122,500 $
46 Delmarva Adult & Teen Challenge - Home of Hope $ 653,727 $
47 Donate Delaware $ 5,000 $
48 Down Syndrome Association of Delaware $ 117,500 $
49 Easterseals - Delaware & Maryland Eastern Shore $ 330,000 $
50 Embrace Delaware $
51 Endless Possibilities In The Community (EPIC) $ 10,000 $
52 Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware $ 49,847 $
53 Exceptional Care for Children $
54 Faith Deanna Johnson Foundation $
55 Gift of Life Donor Program $
56 Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County $
57 Holcomb Associates $
58 House of Pride $
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1 Independent Resources $ 8,000
2 Jewish Family Services of Delaware
3 Junior League of Wilmington $ 200,000 $ 212,000
4 Kent-Sussex Industries 6,000
5 La Red Health Center $
6 Limen House 168,113
7 Lori's Hands $ 158,113 $ 50,000
8 Make-A-Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley
9 Mary Campbell Center $ 49,500 $ 130,000
10 Mental Health Association in Delaware 9,000
11 National Alliance for the Mentally Ill on Mental Illness in Delaware Foundation $ 60,000
12 New Castle Prevention Coalition
13 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Colonial Chapter $ 287,500
14 Planned Parenthood of Delaware 80,000
15 Ronald McDonald House of Delaware $
16 Sean Locke 24 Foundation 212,250
17 Southbridge Medical Advisory Council $ 25,500
18 Southern Delaware Therapeutic and Recreational Horseback Riding 53,400
19 Special Olympics Delaware $ 52,000
20 Survivors of Abuse in Recovery 57,000
21 Tova Community Health $ 145,000 $ 20,000
22 Waggies by Maggie & Friends
23 Westside Family Healthcare $ 117,724
24 What Is Your Voice 20,000
25 Yes U Can Corporation $ 90,000
26 TOTAL - Health or Disability Services 90,000
27 $
28 Neighborhood and Community Services 285,280
29 American Red Cross Delmarva Chapter $ 54,000 $ 25,000
30 Bellevue Community Center
31 Bernard and Ruth Siegel Jewish Community Center $ 220,000
32 Brandywine Community Resource Council 6,500
33 Catholic Charities $ 12,500
34 CenDel Foundation
35 Charity Crossing $ 15,000 $ 5,512,050
36 City of Love Church
37 Community Legal Aid Society $
38 ContactLifeline
39 CSO - Commodore Center $
40 Delaware Center for Horticulture
41 Delaware Center for Inland Bays $
42 Delaware City Community Center
43 Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence $ 20,000 $
44 Delaware Coalition Against Gun Violence
45 Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council $ 200,000 $
46 Delaware Crime Stoppers
47 Delaware Humanities Forum $
48 Delaware Nature Society
49 Delaware Public Media $
50 Delaware Rural Water Association
51 Delaware Safety Council $ 5,010,544 $
52 Delaware Volunteer Legal Services
53 Delmarva Public Radio $ 86,000
54 Do Care Doula Foundation 377,000
55 Dover Century Club $ 375,000 $
56 Faithful Friends Animal Society 17,900
57 First State Community Action $ 17,100 $ 505,000
58 Food Bank of Delaware 229,000
$ 499,000 $
7,500
$ 220,000 $ 10,000
40,000
$ 353,340
103,000
$ 5,000 $ 40,000
55,000
$ 275,000
39,000
$ 343,340 $ 23,292
19,500
$ 15,000
105,000
$ 46,604
170,000
$ 50,000 $ 260,000
20,000
$ 235,074 $ 67,000
114,200
$ 10,240
$ 17,000
112,000
$ 12,500 $ 250,000
265,000
$
$
$
$ 162,000 $
$ 252,000 $
$ 17,000 $
$
$
$
$ 5,000
$ 7,500 $
$ 105,000 $
$ 154,000 $
$ 257,000 $
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1 Gumboro Community Center $ 30,000
2 Hope Dining Room $ 6,000 $ 7,000
3 Humane Animal Partners $ 60,000 $ 70,000
4 Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Dover & Vicinity $ 37,500
5 Kingswood Community Center $ 222,500
6 La Esperanza Center $ 57,000
7 Latin American Community Center $ 186,000
8 Literacy Delaware $ 12,000
9 Local Journalism Initiative $ 50,000
10 Love Inc of Mid-Delmarva $ 11,000 $ 150,000
11 Lutheran Community Services $ 110,000
12 Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute $ 20,000 $ 25,000
13 Martin Luther King Center $ 140,000
14 Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League $ 110,500
15 Ministry of Caring $ 776,200 $ 984,200
16 Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy $ 13,000 $ 18,000
17 Neighborhood House $ 213,000 $ 218,000
18 New Knollwood Community Center $ 85,000 $ 90,000
19 Newark Community Radio $ 10,000
20 Ocean Waves Quilt Guild $ 2,500
21 Partnership for the Delaware Estuary $ 65,500
22 People's Community Center $ 85,000 $ 55,000
23 People's Place II $ 1,338,100 $ 1,377,049
24 Plastic Free Delaware $ 22,000 $ 27,000
25 Rose Hill Community Center $ 272,000 $ 277,000
26 Salvation Army $ 187,000
27 Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice $ 10,000
28 Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association $ 4,500
29 St. Patrick's Center $ 40,000 $ 43,000
30 Sussex Land Foundation $ 10,000
31 Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research $ 55,000 $ 60,000
32 Urban Bike Project of Wilmington $ 21,119
33 USO Delaware $ 52,000 $ 56,000
34 WHYY $ 190,000 $ 225,000
35 YMCA of Delaware $ 300,000 $ 310,000
36 YWCA Delaware $ 406,000 $ 450,000
37 TOTAL - Neighborhood and Community Services $ 8,616,650 $ 9,336,444
38
39 TOTAL - Section 2 - One-Times and Community Agencies $ 47,093,493 $ 42,346,157
40
41 Section 3. (a) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the prevention and
42 extinguishment of fires throughout the State and for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment:
43
44 New Castle County
45 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 37,500 $ 39,000
46 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. Belvedere $ 37,500 $ 39,000
47 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte $ 37,500 $ 39,000
48 Christiana Fire Co. Christiana $ 37,500 $ 39,000
49 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 37,500 $ 39,000
50 Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights $ 37,500 $ 39,000
51 Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $ 37,500 $ 39,000
52 Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere $ 37,500 $ 39,000
53 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park $ 37,500 $ 39,000
54 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle $ 37,500 $ 39,000
55 Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin $ 37,500 $ 39,000
56 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace $ 37,500 $ 39,000
57 Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton $ 37,500 $ 39,000
58 Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale $ 37,500 $ 39,000
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1 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport $ 37,500 $ 39,000
2 Odessa Fire Co. 37,500 $ 39,000
3 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. Odessa $ 37,500 $ 39,000
4 Talleyville Fire Co. 37,500 $ 39,000
5 Townsend Fire Co. Port Penn $ 37,500 $ 39,000
6 Volunteer Hose Co. 37,500 $ 39,000
7 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Talleyville $ 37,500 $ 39,000
8
9 Kent County Townsend $
10 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co.
11 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Middletown $
12 Carlisle Fire Co.
13 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $
14 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1
15 Clayton Fire Co. Bowers $ 37,500 $ 39,000
16 Dover Fire Dept. Camden 39,000
17 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Milford $ 37,500 $ 39,000
18 Felton Community Fire Co. Cheswold 39,000
19 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Smyrna $ 37,500 $ 39,000
20 Harrington Fire Co. Clayton 39,000
21 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Dover $ 37,500 $ 39,000
22 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington 39,000
23 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Felton $ 37,500 $ 39,000
24 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica 39,000
25 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Harrington $ 37,500 $ 39,000
26 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly 39,000
27 South Bowers Fire Co. Houston $ 37,500 $ 39,000
28 Leipsic 39,000
29 Sussex County Little Creek $ 37,500 $ 39,000
30 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia 39,000
31 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $ 37,500 $ 39,000
32 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. South Bowers 39,000
33 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. $ 37,500 $
34 Delmar Fire Dept.
35 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. $ 37,500 $
36 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co.
37 Georgetown Fire Co. $ 37,500 $
38 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co.
39 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. $ 37,500 $
40 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co.
41 Laurel Fire Dept. $ 37,500 $
42 Lewes Fire Dept.
43 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. $ 37,500 $
44 Millsboro Fire Co.
45 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. $ 37,500 $
46 Milton Fire Dept.
47 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. $ 37,500 $
48 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co.
49 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. $ 37,500 $
50 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co.
51 Bethany Beach $ 37,500 $ 39,000
52 TOTAL Blades 39,000
Bridgeville $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Dagsboro 39,000
Delmar $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Ellendale 39,000
Frankford $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Georgetown 39,000
Greenwood $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Gumboro 39,000
Indian River $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Laurel 39,000
Lewes $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Slaughter Beach 39,000
Millsboro $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Millville 39,000
Milton $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Rehoboth Beach 39,000
Roxana $ 37,500 $ 39,000
Seaford 39,000
Selbyville $ 37,500 $ 39,000
$ 37,500 $ 2,340,000
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 37,500 $
$ 2,250,000 $
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1 (b) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
2 ambulances in the public service:
3
4 New Castle County
5 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. – 5 ambulances Newark $ 100,000 $ 122,500
6 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance Belvedere $ 20,000 $ 24,500
7 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 – 3 ambulances Bellefonte $ 60,000 $ 73,500
8 Christiana Fire Co. – 9 ambulances 11 ambulances Christiana $ 180,000 $ 269,500
9 Claymont Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Claymont $ 60,000 $ 73,500
10 Cranston Heights Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Cranston Heights $ 40,000 $ 49,000
11 Delaware City Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Delaware City $ 40,000 $ 49,000
12 Elsmere Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Elsmere $ 40,000 $ 49,000
13 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances Richardson Park $ 40,000 $ 49,000
14 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances New Castle $ 40,000 $ 49,000
15 Hockessin Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Hockessin $ 40,000 $ 49,000
16 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Holloway Terrace $ 40,000 $ 49,000
17 Mill Creek Fire Co. – 6 ambulances 7 ambulances Marshallton $ 120,000 $ 171,500
18 Minquadale Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Minquadale $ 40,000 $ 49,000
19 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 ambulances Newport $ 40,000 $ 49,000
20 Odessa Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Odessa $ 60,000 $ 73,500
21 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance Port Penn $ 20,000 $ 24,500
22 Talleyville Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Talleyville $ 60,000 $ 73,500
23 Townsend Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Townsend $ 60,000 $ 73,500
24 Volunteer Hose Co. – 4 ambulances Middletown $ 80,000 $ 98,000
25 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Wilmington Manor $ 60,000 $ 73,500
26
27 Kent County
28 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 ambulance Bowers $ 20,000 $ 24,500
29 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Camden $ 60,000 $ 73,500
30 Carlisle Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Milford $ 60,000 $ 73,500
31 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Cheswold $ 40,000 $ 49,000
32 Felton Community Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Felton $ 40,000 $ 49,000
33 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Frederica $ 40,000 $ 49,000
34 Harrington Fire Co. – 4 ambulances Harrington $ 80,000 $ 98,000
35 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Hartly $ 40,000 $ 49,000
36 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Houston $ 40,000 $ 49,000
37 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Leipsic $ 40,000 $ 49,000
38 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances 3 ambulances Magnolia $ 40,000 $ 73,500
39 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Marydel $ 60,000 $ 73,500
40
41 Sussex County
42 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Bethany Beach $ 60,000 $ 73,500
43 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances 3 ambulances Blades $ 40,000 $ 73,500
44 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Bridgeville $ 40,000 $ 49,000
45 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Dagsboro $ 40,000 $ 49,000
46 Delmar Fire Dept. – 3 ambulances Delmar $ 60,000 $ 73,500
47 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Ellendale $ 40,000 $ 49,000
48 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Frankford $ 40,000 $ 49,000
49 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Greenwood $ 40,000 $ 49,000
50 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances 2 ambulances Gumboro $ 60,000 $ 49,000
51 Laurel Fire Dept. – 2 ambulances Laurel $ 40,000 $ 49,000
52 Lewes Fire Dept. – 6 ambulances Lewes $ 120,000 $ 147,000
53 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Slaughter Beach $ 40,000 $ 49,000
54 Millsboro Fire Co. – 5 ambulances Millsboro $ 100,000 $ 122,500
55 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances Millville $ 80,000 $ 98,000
56 Milton Fire Dept. – 3 ambulances Milton $ 60,000 $ 73,500
57 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances 5 ambulances Rehoboth Beach $ 80,000 $ 122,500
58 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. – 4 ambulances Roxana $ 80,000 $ 98,000
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1 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 ambulances Seaford $ 60,000 $ 73,500
2 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 ambulances Selbyville $ 40,000 $ 49,000
3
4 TOTAL $ 2,920,000 $ 3,699,500
5
6 (c) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
7 rescue trucks in the public service:
8
9 New Castle County
10 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 8,000 $ 9,000
11 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington $ 8,000 $ 9,000
12 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte $ 8,000 $ 9,000
13 Christiana Fire Co. Christiana $ 8,000 $ 9,000
14 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 8,000 $ 9,000
15 Cranston Heights Fire Co. Cranston Heights $ 8,000 $ 9,000
16 Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $ 8,000 $ 9,000
17 Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere $ 8,000 $ 9,000
18 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park $ 8,000 $ 9,000
19 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle $ 8,000 $ 9,000
20 Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin $ 8,000 $ 9,000
21 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. Holloway Terrace $ 8,000 $ 9,000
22 Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton $ 8,000 $ 9,000
23 Minquadale Fire Co. Minquadale $ 8,000 $ 9,000
24 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 Newport $ 8,000 $ 9,000
25 Odessa Fire Co. Odessa $ 8,000 $ 9,000
26 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. Port Penn $ 8,000 $ 9,000
27 Talleyville Fire Co. Talleyville $ 8,000 $ 9,000
28 Townsend Fire Co. Townsend $ 8,000 $ 9,000
29 Volunteer Hose Co. Middletown $ 8,000 $ 9,000
30 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $ 8,000 $ 9,000
31
32 Kent County
33 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 8,000 $ 9,000
34 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 8,000 $ 9,000
35 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 8,000 $ 9,000
36 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 8,000 $ 9,000
37 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 8,000 $ 9,000
38 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 8,000 $ 9,000
39 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 8,000 $ 9,000
40 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington $ 8,000 $ 9,000
41 Felton Community Fire Co. Felton $ 8,000 $ 9,000
42 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 8,000 $ 9,000
43 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $ 8,000 $ 9,000
44 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly $ 8,000 $ 9,000
45 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston $ 8,000 $ 9,000
46 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic $ 8,000 $ 9,000
47 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 8,000 $ 9,000
48 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia $ 8,000 $ 9,000
49 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $ 8,000 $ 9,000
50 South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers $ 8,000 $ 9,000
51
52 Sussex County
53 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 8,000 $ 9,000
54 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades $ 8,000 $ 9,000
55 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville $ 8,000 $ 9,000
56 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $ 8,000 $ 9,000
57 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $ 8,000 $ 9,000
58 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 8,000 $ 9,000
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1 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford $ 8,000 $ 9,000
2 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $ 8,000 $ 9,000
3 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $ 8,000 $ 9,000
4 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. Gumboro $ 8,000 $ 9,000
5 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 8,000 $ 9,000
6 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 8,000 $ 9,000
7 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 8,000 $ 9,000
8 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 8,000 $ 9,000
9 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 8,000 $ 9,000
10 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 8,000 $ 9,000
11 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $ 8,000 $ 9,000
12 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 8,000 $ 9,000
13 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $ 8,000 $ 9,000
14 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. Seaford $ 8,000 $ 9,000
15 Selbyville Fire Co. Selbyville $ 8,000 $ 9,000
16
17 TOTAL $ 480,000 $ 540,000
18
19 (d) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance of aerial or
20 platform trucks and for the training of personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires throughout Delaware:
21
22 New Castle County
23 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. Newark $ 16,000
24 Belvedere Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington $ 16,000
25 Brandywine Hundred Fire Co. No. 1 Bellefonte $ 16,000
26 Christiana Fire Co. Christiana $ 16,000
27 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 16,000
28 Delaware City Fire Co. Delaware City $ 16,000
29 Elsmere Fire Co. Elsmere $ 16,000
30 Five Points Fire Co. No. 1 Richardson Park $ 16,000
31 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 New Castle $ 16,000
32 Hockessin Fire Co. Hockessin $ 16,000
33 Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton $ 16,000
34 Odessa Fire Co. Odessa $ 16,000
35 Talleyville Fire Co. Talleyville $ 16,000
36 Volunteer Hose Co. Middletown $ 16,000
37 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $ 16,000
38
39 Kent County
40 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 16,000
41 Camden-Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 16,000
42 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 16,000
43 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 16,000
44 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 16,000
45 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 16,000
46 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 16,000
47 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 16,000
48 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $ 16,000
49 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 16,000
50
51 Sussex County
52 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 16,000
53 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $ 16,000
54 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $ 16,000
55 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 16,000
56 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $ 16,000
57 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $ 16,000
58 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 16,000
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1 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 16,000
2 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 16,000
3 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 16,000
4 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 16,000
5 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $ 16,000
6 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 16,000
7 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxanna $ 16,000
8 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. Seaford $ 16,000
9 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. Selbyville $ 16,000
10
11 TOTAL $ 640,000 $ 656,000
12
13 (e) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to be used for the maintenance and operation of
14 rescue boats in the public service:
15
16 New Castle County
17 Delaware City Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Delaware City $ 8,000
18 Good Will Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats New Castle $ 8,000
19 Holloway Terrace Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats 3 rescue boats Holloway Terrace $ 8,000 $ 12,000
20 Minquas Fire Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats Newport $ 8,000
21 Odessa Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Odessa $ 4,000
22 Port Penn Volunteer Fire Co. – 3 rescue boats Port Penn $ 12,000
23 Townsend Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Townsend $ 8,000
24 Volunteer Hose Co. – 1 rescue boat Middletown $ 4,000
25
26 Kent County
27 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Bowers Beach $ 8,000
28 Carlisle Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Milford $ 4,000
29 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Cheswold $ 4,000
30 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 – 2 rescue boats Smyrna $ 8,000
31 Dover Fire Dept. – 1 rescue boat Dover $ 4,000
32 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats 1 rescue boat Frederica $ 8,000 $ 4,000
33 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Leipsic $ 8,000
34 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Little Creek $ 8,000
35 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Magnolia $ 8,000
36 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Marydel $ 4,000
37 South Bowers Fire Co. – 3 rescue boats South Bowers $ 12,000
38
39 Sussex County
40 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Bethany Beach $ 4,000
41 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Blades $ 4,000
42 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Dagsboro $ 4,000
43 Delmar Fire Dept. - 1 rescue boat Delmar $ 4,000
44 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Indian River $ 8,000
45 Laurel Fire Dept. – 1 rescue boat Laurel $ 4,000
46 Lewes Fire Dept. – 3 rescue boats Lewes $ 12,000
47 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Slaughter Beach $ 8,000
48 Millsboro Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Millsboro $ 8,000
49 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Millville $ 4,000
50 Milton Fire Dept. – 2 rescue boats Milton $ 8,000
51 Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Co. – 2 rescue boats Rehoboth $ 8,000
52 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Roxana $ 4,000
53 Seaford Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Seaford $ 4,000
54 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. – 1 rescue boat Selbyville $ 4,000
55
56 TOTAL $ 224,000
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1 (f) There is appropriated to the Mayor and Council of Wilmington the following sums to be used for:
2
3 (i) the prevention and extinguishment of fires throughout the City of
4 Wilmington and for the maintenance of the apparatus and equipment
5 of the fire companies organized and equipped in the City. $ 257,663 $ 268,000
6 26,000
7 (ii) the maintenance of aerial or platform trucks and for the training of 16,000
8 personnel in the techniques of extinguishing high-rise fires 310,000
9 throughout the City of Wilmington. $ 42,000
42,000
10 42,000
42,000
11 (iii) the maintenance and operation of 2 rescue boats 4 rescue boats 42,000
42,000
12 in the public service. $ 8,000 $ 42,000
42,000
13 42,000
42,000
14 TOTAL $ 291,663 $ 42,000
42,000
15 42,000
42,000
16 (g) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to help level up the insurance premium tax 42,000
42,000
17 revenues to be used for the maintenance of apparatus and equipment: 42,000
42,000
18
42,000
19 Kent County 42,000
42,000
20 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 42,000
42,000
21 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 42,000
42,000
22 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 42,000
42,000
23 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 42,000
42,000
24 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 42,000
42,000
25 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 42,000
42,000
26 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 42,000
42,000
27 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington $ 42,000
42,000
28 Felton Community Fire Co. Felton $
29 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $
30 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $
31 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly $
32 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston $
33 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic $
34 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $
35 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia $
36 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $
37 South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers $
38
39 Sussex County
40 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $
41 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades $
42 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville $
43 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $
44 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $
45 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $
46 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford $
47 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $
48 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $
49 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. Gumboro $
50 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $
51 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $
52 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $
53 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $
54 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $
55 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $
56 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $
57 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $
58 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $
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1 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. Seaford $ 42,000
2 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. Selbyville $ 42,000
3
4 TOTAL $ 1,638,000
5
6 (h) (1) There is appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums to provide Insurance Rebate Equalization for
7 operations of volunteer fire companies:
8
9 Kent County
10 Bowers Volunteer Fire Co. Bowers $ 101,650 $ 130,000
11 Camden‑Wyoming Fire Co. Camden $ 101,650 $ 130,000
12 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 101,650 $ 130,000
13 Cheswold Volunteer Fire Co. Cheswold $ 101,650 $ 130,000
14 Citizens' Hose Co. No. 1 Smyrna $ 101,650 $ 130,000
15 Clayton Fire Co. Clayton $ 101,650 $ 130,000
16 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 101,650 $ 130,000
17 Farmington Volunteer Fire Co. Farmington $ 101,650 $ 130,000
18 Felton Community Fire Co. Felton $ 101,650 $ 130,000
19 Frederica Volunteer Fire Co. Frederica $ 101,650 $ 130,000
20 Harrington Fire Co. Harrington $ 101,650 $ 130,000
21 Hartly Volunteer Fire Co. Hartly $ 101,650 $ 130,000
22 Houston Volunteer Fire Co. Houston $ 101,650 $ 130,000
23 Leipsic Volunteer Fire Co. Leipsic $ 101,650 $ 130,000
24 Little Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Little Creek $ 101,650 $ 130,000
25 Magnolia Volunteer Fire Co. Magnolia $ 101,650 $ 130,000
26 Marydel Volunteer Fire Co. Marydel $ 101,650 $ 130,000
27 South Bowers Fire Co. South Bowers $ 101,650 $ 130,000
28
29 Sussex County
30 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 101,650 $ 130,000
31 Blades Volunteer Fire Co. Blades $ 101,650 $ 130,000
32 Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Co. Bridgeville $ 101,650 $ 130,000
33 Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Co. Dagsboro $ 101,650 $ 130,000
34 Delmar Fire Dept. Delmar $ 101,650 $ 130,000
35 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 101,650 $ 130,000
36 Frankford Volunteer Fire Co. Frankford $ 101,650 $ 130,000
37 Georgetown Fire Co. Georgetown $ 101,650 $ 130,000
38 Greenwood Volunteer Fire Co. Greenwood $ 101,650 $ 130,000
39 Gumboro Volunteer Fire Co. Gumboro $ 101,650 $ 130,000
40 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 101,650 $ 130,000
41 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 101,650 $ 130,000
42 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 101,650 $ 130,000
43 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 101,650 $ 130,000
44 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 101,650 $ 130,000
45 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 101,650 $ 130,000
46 Milton Fire Dept. Milton $ 101,650 $ 130,000
47 Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 101,650 $ 130,000
48 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $ 101,650 $ 130,000
49 Seaford Volunteer Fire Dept. Seaford $ 101,650 $ 130,000
50 Selbyville Volunteer Fire Co. Selbyville $ 101,650 $ 130,000
51
52 TOTAL $ 3,964,350 $ 5,070,000
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1 (2) For the current fiscal year, a calculation was made to determine the increase that the New Castle County Volunteer
2 Fire Companies received for the insurance premium tax by calculating the difference between the two calendar years that
3 immediately precede the current calendar year. The Joint Finance Committee intends to review this allocation annually
4 for determination of the amount to be added to the base allocation to each Volunteer Fire Company in Kent and Sussex
5 Counties. At no time shall this amount be less than the base amount of $22,401 that was included in the Fiscal Year 1999
6 Grant-in-Aid Appropriation Bill.
7
8 (i) There is hereby appropriated to the listed fire companies the following sums for operation of substations:
9
10 New Castle County
11 Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Co. – 2 substations Newark $ 60,000 $ 70,000
12 Christiana Fire Co. – 2 substations Christiana $ 60,000 $ 70,000
13 Claymont Fire Co. Claymont $ 30,000 $ 35,000
14 Mill Creek Fire Co. Marshallton $ 30,000 $ 35,000
15 Odessa Fire Co. Odessa $ 30,000 $ 35,000
16 Volunteer Hose Co. Middletown $ 30,000 $ 35,000
17 Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Co. Wilmington Manor $ 30,000 $ 35,000
18
19 Kent County
20 Carlisle Fire Co. Milford $ 35,000
21 Dover Fire Dept. Dover $ 30,000 $ 35,000
22
23 Sussex County
24 Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co. Bethany Beach $ 30,000 $ 35,000
25 Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Ellendale $ 30,000 $ 35,000
26 Indian River Volunteer Fire Co. Indian River $ 30,000 $ 35,000
27 Laurel Fire Dept. Laurel $ 30,000 $ 35,000
28 Lewes and Rehoboth Station 3 Rehoboth Beach $ 30,000 $ 35,000
29 Lewes Fire Dept. Lewes $ 30,000 $ 35,000
30 Memorial Volunteer Fire Co. Slaughter Beach $ 30,000 $ 35,000
31 Millsboro Fire Co. Millsboro $ 30,000 $ 35,000
32 Millville Volunteer Fire Co. Millville $ 30,000 $ 35,000
33 Rehoboth Fire Volunteer Fire Co. Rehoboth Beach $ 30,000 $ 35,000
34 Roxana Volunteer Fire Co. Roxana $ 30,000 $ 35,000
35
36 TOTAL $ 630,000 $ 770,000
37
38 (j) There is appropriated to the listed organizations the following sums to be used for the operation and maintenance of
39 ambulances in the public service:
40
41 American Legion, Kent Post 14 – 4 ambulances Smyrna $ 80,000 $ 98,000
42 American Legion, Sussex Post 8 – 3 ambulances Georgetown $ 60,000 $ 98,000
43 4 ambulances
44 Mid‑Sussex Rescue Squad – 4 ambulances Millsboro $ 80,000 $ 98,000
45
46 TOTAL $ 220,000 $ 294,000
47
48 TOTAL - Section 3 - Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies $ 13,258,013 $ 15,541,500
49
50 Section 4. (a) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant‑in‑Aid recipients in the amounts listed and shall be
51 used to furnish services through a duly selected service officer to Delaware Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States,
52 their widows and orphans, by providing contact services in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties:
53
54 American Legion, Callaway Kemp Raughley Tee Post 7 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
55 American Legion, David C. Harrison Post 14 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
56 American Legion, Department of Delaware $ 67,500 $ 72,000
57 American Legion, Milford Post 3 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
58 American Legion, Nanticoke Post 6 $ 5,000
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1 American Legion, Oak Orchard-Riverdale Post 28 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
2 American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
3 American Legion, William T. Spooner Post 17 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
4 Delaware American Legion Foundation $ 12,750 $ 13,500
5 Delaware Veterans, Post 2 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
6 Disabled American Veterans $ 59,000 $ 61,500
7 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 1 $ 7,500 $ 10,000
8 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 6 $ 10,000
9 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 7 $ 7,500 $ 10,000
10 Janie's Hands Veterans Transitional Housing Program $ 15,000
11 National Association for Black Veterans, Chapter 94 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
12 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Colonial Chapter $ 47,500 $ 49,875
13 Peoples Community Center - Center for Transitioning Veterans $ 12,750
14 People's Place II $ 30,000 $ 32,000
15 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware $ 50,000 $ 52,500
16 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7234 $ 5,000
17 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83 $ 62,000 $ 65,000
18 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 850 $ 47,000 $ 47,000
19
20 (b) Funds are hereby appropriated to the following Grant‑in‑Aid recipients in the amounts listed for operations expenses:
21
22 American Legion, Callaway Kemp Raughley Tee Post 7 $ 12,750 $ 12,750
23 American Legion, Canal Post 25 $ 12,750 $ 12,750
24 American Legion, David C. Harrison Post 14 $ 15,000 $ 16,000
25 American Legion, Department of Delaware $ 20,000 $ 21,000
26 American Legion, Milford Post 3 $ 12,750 $ 13,000
27 American Legion, Nanticoke Post 6 $ 12,000
28 American Legion, Oak Orchard-Riverdale Post 28 $ 12,750 $ 13,000
29 American Legion, Walter L. Fox Post 2 $ 12,750 $ 13,000
30 American Legion, William T. Spooner Post 17 $ 12,750 $ 13,000
31 Delaware American Legion Foundation $ 12,750 $ 13,000
32 Delaware Veterans, Post 2 $ 12,750 $ 15,000
33 Disabled American Veterans $ 12,750 $ 13,500
34 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 1 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
35 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 6 $ 2,500
36 Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 7 $ 2,500 $ 2,500
37 Home of the Brave Foundation $ 7,500 $ 13,500
38 Janie's Hands Veterans Transitional Housing Program $ 35,000
39 National Association for Black Veterans, Chapter 94 $ 12,750 $ 13,500
40 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Colonial Chapter $ 15,000 $ 15,750
41 Peoples Community Center - Center for Transitioning Veterans $ 12,000
42 People's Place II $ 35,000
43 Sussex County Amvets, Post 2 $ 10,000
44 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Department of Delaware $ 12,750 $ 15,000
45 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 7234 $ 15,000
46 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8801 $ 5,000 $ 15,000
47 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1105 $ 12,750 $ 15,000
48 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 83 $ 12,750 $ 15,000
49 Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 850 $ 15,000 $ 15,000
50
51 (c) Expenses for Memorial Day programs incurred by local Posts in Sussex, Kent and New Castle Counties shall be
52 reimbursed out of operation expenses appropriated in subsection (b) of this Section on vouchers properly submitted to
53 and approved by their representative veterans' organizations.
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1 (d) There is appropriated to the American Legion, Department of Delaware the following sums to be used for:
2
3 (i) the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Boys' State. $ 12,750 $ 13,500
13,500
4
13,500
5 (ii) the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of Trooper Youth 985,125
6 Week in conjunction with the Delaware State Police. $ 12,750 $
7
8 (e) There is appropriated to the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Delaware
9 the following sum to be used for the bearing of expenses incident to the holding of
10 Girls' State. $ 12,750 $
11
12 TOTAL ‑ Section 4 - Veterans Organizations $ 839,000 $
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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
20 Public 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
22 either a 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
25 agency must submit a statement of the circumstances surrounding the reason in its electronic application. It should
26 also include any supporting financial documentation that may assist the Joint Finance Committee in its application
27 review, including but not limited to prepared profit and loss statements, relevant budget materials, IRS Form 990s,
28 or bank statements.
29 (4) The lack of an audit, review or compilation of financial statements, or supporting financial
30 documentation 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 provides an appropriation to the Department of Finance, Office of the Secretary
13 (25-01-01), for the County Seat Package. Of that amount, $100,000 $375,000 is appropriated to the City of Dover, $14,000
14 $90,000 is appropriated to the Town of Georgetown, and the balance will be appropriated by formula. Of the amount
15 appropriated to the City of Wilmington, up to $300,000 shall be used for public safety.
16 Section 12. (a) Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation to the Department of Health and Social Services,
17 Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for Paramedic Program Operations for the state component of the
18 operational costs associated with each county’s paramedic service for Advanced Life Support. It is the intent of the General
19 Assembly that for each fiscal year, the state appropriation for county paramedic program operations pursuant to 16 Del. C.
20 Ch. 98 will be based on each county’s adopted budget for the fiscal year immediately prior to the fiscal year in which the
21 paramedic program is to be funded. Such payments shall be made pursuant to Section 8 of this Act. Further, it is the intent
22 of the General Assembly to review 16 Del. C. Ch. 98 to determine the most appropriate county and state cost share for the
23 continued support of this program.
24 (b) Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $3,000,000 to the Department of Health and Social Services,
25 Public Health, Emergency Medical Services (35-05-30), for Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant. These funds shall
26 be allocated equally among counties that operate an approved paramedic program and shall be used for operational costs.
27 The Department is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the Paramedic Program Operations
28 Block Grant at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year. To any extent necessary, the Office of Emergency
29 Medical Services shall report to the Office of the Controller General and the Office of Management and Budget by May 1,
30 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
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1 Act as it relates to facilitating the disbursement of the Paramedic Program Operations Block Grant or the calculation and
2 disbursement of the state component of the Paramedic Program Operations to allow for optimal use of the funding among
3 the counties that operate an approved paramedic program.
4 (c) Emergency Medical Services shall have an audit performed by the State Auditor annually to ensure that
5 reimbursement to the counties for the state share of costs was for approved Advanced Life Support Services. Adjustments
6 shall be made to the final quarterly reimbursement based on the audit results.
7 Section 13. (a) The sums appropriated to the various Senior Centers and Senior Center Transportation in
8 Section 1 of this Act shall be made available to the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Services for
9 Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, Administration/Community Services (35-14-01), to meet the State’s matching
10 requirement for federal funds appropriated under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. Those senior centers
11 receiving funds under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended, shall present to the Division of Services for Aging
12 and Adults with Physical Disabilities a proposal for the expenditure of state funds. The proposal submitted to the Division
13 of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities shall be prepared in accordance with the guidelines established
14 for the administration of programs under the Older Americans Act.
15 (b) To be considered for funding, a senior center must meet the criteria established in Section 5, and in addition,
16 offer a minimum of each of the following:
17 (1) Congregate meals offered at least once daily during regularly scheduled senior center hours. Meals
18 provided should comply with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
19 (2) Transportation to and from a center should be available at least twice daily during regularly scheduled
20 senior center hours.
21 (3) Social and recreational activities, or other types of health, wellness, physical fitness, educational
22 enrichment, support, or outreach program offerings, must be available daily during regularly scheduled senior
23 center hours.
24 (c) Funding will be determined by the Joint Finance Committee based upon its evaluation and with advice from
25 the University of Delaware Institute for Public Administration (IPA). Any professional services contract the IPA provides
26 to the Office of the Controller General shall not contain an amount used to fund overhead or student tuition expenses.
27 Section 14. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department of Health and Social Services, Division
28 of Public Health, continue funding the Alliance for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention at the Fiscal Year 2006 contract
29 levels.
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1 Section 15. (a) The funds appropriated in Section 1 for the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS),
2 Office of the Secretary, Administration (45-01-01), State Aid to Local Law Enforcement (SALLE), and Emergency Illegal
3 Drug Enforcement (EIDE), shall be allocated according to an application process administered by the DSHS with the award
4 amounts determined by the SALLE Committee. Expenditures from these funds must be approved by the Director of the
5 Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General.
6 (b) Local law enforcement agencies may combine their allocations, upon approval of the SALLE Committee, to
7 support a pool arrangement to fund a contiguous area served by more than one local law enforcement agency.
8 (c) Each local law enforcement agency contracting for an allocation shall, not later than April 1 of the current
9 fiscal year, report in detail the plan under which such funds are being expended, and any other information requested by the
10 SALLE Committee. The DSHS shall submit an annual report to the members of the General Assembly, the Director of the
11 Office of Management and Budget, and the Controller General on or before May 1 of the current fiscal year, detailing the
12 agencies that were awarded grants from these funds, the amount of the grants, and the purpose of the grants.
13 Section 16. Appropriations made in Section 1 of this Act to Emergency Medical Services, SALLE, and EIDE
14 shall not be subject to the provisions in Sections 5, 6, 8, and 9. Funds appropriated to SALLE and EIDE shall not be subject
15 to reversion at the end of the fiscal year if unexpended or unencumbered, and shall be continued for a period of up to three
16 years.
17 Section 17. Section 1 of this Act provides an appropriation of $1,650,000 to the Department of Safety and
18 Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary, Administration (45-01-01), for the Higher Education Public Safety Fund. This
19 amount shall be appropriated to the Mayor and the City Council of Dover and shall be used to offset expenditures related to
20 providing police and fire services at the campuses of Delaware State University, Delaware Technical Community College,
21 and the University of Delaware in Dover. The Department is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment
22 of the Higher Education Public Safety Fund at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year.
23 Section 18. (a) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the
24 appropriation in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of the fiscal year for the agencies as follows:
25 ARC of Delaware
26 August Quarterly Festival Committee
27 Camp Barnes
28 City of Delaware City – Delaware City Day Committee
29 City of New Castle – Separation Day
30 Delaware Academy of Science
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1 Delaware Association for Blind Athletes
2 Delaware Juneteenth Association
3 New Castle Historical Society
4 (b) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to
5 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
6 first quarter of each fiscal year.
7 (c) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to the
8 fire companies and public service ambulance companies listed in Section 3 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter
9 of each fiscal year.
10 (d) The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps to make a total payment of the appropriation to
11 organizations funded on a one-time basis in Section 2 of this Act at the beginning of the first quarter of each fiscal year.
12 Section 19. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $140,000 to the Department of Services for Children, Youth and
13 Their Families (37-06-40) for the support of children in custody or care of the Department. The expenditure of these funds
14 shall be contingent upon the passage of House Bill 341 or similar legislation of the 153rd General Assembly.
15 Section 20. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $50,000 for the Education Compensation System Review and
16 Modernization (95-01-01). The Department of Education ("Department"), in consultation with the Office of Management
17 and Budget, local education agencies, charter schools, employee organizations, and other stakeholders as deemed
18 appropriate, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the compensation provisions contained in Chapter 13, Title 14, of the
19 Delaware Code. The review shall be limited to compensation provisions contained in 14 Del. C. § 1305(k) through (o) and
20 § 1305(r) through (t), together with any related statutes, regulations, policies, and funding mechanisms associated with
21 salary supplements, salary stipends, educational attainment supplements, certification supplements, incentive payments, and
22 other state-funded compensation adjustments. The review shall not include the compensation provisions contained in 14
23 Del. C. § 1305(a) through (j), and nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the Department to recommend
24 modifications to the state salary schedule, experience-based compensation structure, degree classifications, or other
25 compensation components established under those subsections. The Department shall identify and recommend statutory
26 revisions necessary to establish a comprehensive, streamlined, and standardized compensation framework that:
27 (1) Creates uniform methodologies for the administration of state-funded salary supplements, stipends,
28 incentives, and additional compensation payments.
29 (2) Consolidates, where appropriate, compensation adjustments currently authorized under 14 Del. C.
30 §1305(k) through (o) and §1305(r) through (t).
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1 (3) Establishes transparent and consistent statewide standards for determining compensation associated
2 with educational attainment beyond the salary schedule, certifications, licensure, professional responsibilities,
3 leadership assignments, hard-to-staff positions, recruitment incentives, retention incentives, and other
4 compensation adjustments.
5 (4) Reduces reliance on separate statutory enactments establishing individual compensation supplements,
6 stipends, or incentive programs for specific employee groups.
7 (5) Creates a framework capable of accommodating future compensation enhancements through a
8 standardized structure rather than through multiple stand-alone legislative initiatives.
9 (b) On or before January 31, 2027, the Department shall submit a report and recommendations to the Governor,
10 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Controller General, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance
11 Committee, the Chair and Vice Chair of the House Education Committee, and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate
12 Education Committee. The report shall include:
13 (1) Findings from the review.
14 (2) Recommended amendments to Chapter 13, Title 14 of the Delaware Code.
15 (3) Identification of statutory provisions that may be consolidated, repealed, or incorporated into a unified
16 compensation structure.
17 (c) It is the intent of the General Assembly that the recommendations developed pursuant to this section provide a
18 comprehensive compensation framework for supplements, stipends, incentives, and related compensation adjustments,
19 thereby reducing the need for future stand-alone legislation establishing separate compensation programs for individual
20 classifications of education employees.
21 Section 21. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $1,000,000 for Housing Initiatives to Department of Health and
22 Social Services, Social Services, State Service Centers (35-07-02). The expenditure of these funds shall be used for
23 supplemental emergency transitional housing payments to vendors for shelter operations. A report detailing the distribution
24 and expenditure of these funds shall be reported to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller
25 General by May 1, 2027.
26 Section 22. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $528,049 for Senior Center Contingency (01-08-02). It is the
27 intent of the General Assembly that this funding be used for the purposes of supporting the reopening and operation of the
28 Wilmington Senior Center (“WSC”), subject to the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding any other law or
29 provision to the contrary, no Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations provided to the WSC under Section 2 of this Act may be
30 disbursed until the Executive Director, Board President, and Treasurer of the WSC jointly submit to the Co-Chairs of the
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1 Joint Finance Committee a written report containing a proposed reopening plan and certify that the information contained
2 therein is true, accurate, and complete to the best of their knowledge. The report and reopening plan must include all of the
3 following:
4 (1) The names and positions of the officers, employees, consultants, contractors, and key volunteers
5 responsible for the planning and reopening of the WSC.
6 (2) A detailed timeline for reopening the WSC, including actions completed since the closure of the
7 facility in March 2026, actions remaining to be completed, anticipated completion dates for each action, the
8 projected reopening date, and an explanation of how the WSC intends to achieve such milestones.
9 (3) A description of the circumstances that led to the closure of the WSC and the corrective actions taken,
10 planned, or under consideration to address those circumstances.
11 (4) Whether the WSC has identified any individual or individuals whose actions or omissions materially
12 contributed to the circumstances resulting in the closure of the WSC and, to the extent permitted by law, whether
13 any corrective, disciplinary, governance, legal, or other actions have been taken or are under consideration in
14 response.
15 (5) A description of any changes implemented or proposed with respect to the WSC's governance,
16 organizational structure, financial management, internal controls, policies, procedures, staffing, or leadership.
17 (6) A detailed operating budget demonstrating how the appropriations provided under this Act would be
18 utilized to support the reopening and ongoing operation of the WSC, including anticipated revenues, expenditures,
19 and cash-flow needs.
20 (7) Whether the WSC has engaged, or intends to engage, an independent Certified Public Accountant to
21 conduct a financial audit or review of the WSC's operations and finances. Upon completion, a copy of any such
22 audit or review shall be provided to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
23 (8) A description of any real property sold, under rental agreements, transferred, or otherwise disposed of
24 by the WSC during the preceding 5 years, including the date of disposition, sale price or other consideration
25 received, purchaser or transferee, and an accounting of how the proceeds were utilized. The report shall identify
26 the current balance of any proceeds that remain available to the WSC.
27 (b) Upon receipt and review of the report and reopening plan required under subsection (a), the Co-Chairs of the
28 Joint Finance Committee may authorize the Controller General to release all or a portion of the appropriations otherwise
29 payable to the WSC under this Act. The Co-Chairs may condition the release of funds on the completion of milestones
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1 identified in the reopening plan and may require the submission of periodic progress, financial, and expenditure reports, or
2 other documentation demonstrating compliance with the reopening plan and the appropriate use of State funds.
3 (c) The Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee may direct the Controller General to withhold any remaining
4 appropriations provided under this Act until any requested information or documentation has been submitted and reviewed.
5 (d) In the event that any funding from the Senior Center Contingency is not provided to the WSC, the Co-Chairs
6 may reallocate any remaining funding consistent with Section 8(d) and (e) of this Act.
7 Section 23. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $240,000 for State Fire Prevention Commission (75-03-01). It is the
8 intent of the General Assembly that the expenditure of these funds shall be used to fund the processing fees or otherwise of
9 the mandatory criminal history background checks administered through IdentoGO to ensure that volunteers of fire
10 companies do not face out-of-pocket costs.
11 Section 24. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $3,200,000 for Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service
12 Ambulance Companies. Of this amount, $50,000 shall be provided to each of the fire companies listed in Section 3(a) of
13 this Act, $50,000 shall be provided to the Wilmington Fire Department, and $50,000 shall be provided to each of the public
14 service ambulance companies listed in Section 3(j) of this Act. The State Treasurer is authorized to take the necessary steps
15 to make a total one-time payment of this appropriation to the aforementioned organizations at the beginning of the first
16 quarter of the fiscal year.
17 Section 25. Section 2 of this Act provides an appropriation to the Delaware State Fair. Of that amount, $5,000
18 shall be used for purses on Governor’s Day and shall be paid by the State Treasurer at the beginning of the first quarter of
19 each fiscal year. The remainder of the appropriation shall be paid in quarterly allotments, as provided in § 6505 of Title 29
20 of the Delaware Code, and used for prizes for achievements in agriculture, animal raising, and in works of manual training
21 and the domestic arts to be awarded at the annual State Fair.
22 Section 26. Section 2 of this Act appropriates $55,000 for the People’s Community Center. It is the intent of the
23 General Assembly that this funding be used for the purposes of supporting the programming provided by its Center for
24 Children and Youth. The People’s Community Center shall submit to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee
25 through the Office of the Controller General a quarterly report of the program's progress, which shall include the number of
26 children served and a report of all expenditures related to the program that used Grant-in-Aid funds.
27 Section 27. (a) Section 2 of this Act appropriates $3,200,000 for Statewide Fire Companies and Public Service
28 Ambulance Companies. Of this amount, $50,000 is allocated to the Marydel Volunteer Fire Company (“MVFC”). Section 3
29 of this Act appropriates $297,500 to the MVFC. On April 27, 2026, the Office of Auditor of Accounts (“OAOA”) issued a
30 report to the Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission regarding an investigation involving the MVFC. Notwithstanding
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1 any other law or provision to the contrary, no Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations provided to the MVFC under Sections 2 or 3
2 of this Act shall be disbursed until the President and Treasurer of the MVFC jointly certify and submit a written report to
3 the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee. Such certification shall attest that the information contained in the report is
4 true, accurate, and complete to the best of their knowledge. The report shall address all of the following:
5 (1) Each finding, allegation, or concern identified in the OAOA report, and the corrective actions taken,
6 planned, or under consideration by the MVFC to address such matters.
7 (2) Whether the MVFC has implemented, or intends to implement, any changes to its governance,
8 organizational structure, financial controls, policies, procedures, or leadership structure, including a description of
9 any such changes.
10 (3) Whether any individual identified as having participated in, contributed to, or been responsible for the
11 conduct described in the OAOA report has been subject to disciplinary action, removal, referral to law
12 enforcement, or referral to any other appropriate authority, to the extent permitted by law.
13 (4) The status of each recommendation contained in the OAOA report, including whether the
14 recommendation has been implemented, is in the process of being implemented, or will not be implemented,
15 together with an anticipated implementation timeline, if applicable.
16 (5) Whether the MVFC has engaged, or intends to engage, an independent Certified Public Accountant to
17 conduct a comprehensive financial audit. Upon completion of such audit, a copy of the final audit report shall be
18 provided to the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.
19 (b) Upon receipt and review of the report required under subsection (a), the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance
20 Committee may direct the Controller General to release all or a portion of the appropriations otherwise payable to the
21 MVFC under this Act. The Co-Chairs may request additional information or documentation from the MVFC as a condition
22 of releasing funds and may direct that payments remain withheld until such information is provided.
23 Section 28. The Office of Management and Budget, with the approval of the Office of the Controller General,
24 shall be authorized to identify, reallocate, and reclassify 2.0 vacant FTEs and associated funding into the Office of
25 Management and Budget, Budget Development and Planning (10-02-10) for the purposes of local zoning ordinance
26 coordination and support, contingent upon the passage of House Substitute 1 for House Bill 450 or similar legislation of the
27 153rd General Assembly.
28 Section 29. Notwithstanding any other law or provision to the contrary, the Department of State shall identify an
29 appropriate funding source and provide up to $150,000 to support the STAR Fund, administered by the Division of Small
30 Business, as established by Senate Bill 327 of the 152nd General Assembly. On or before May 1, 2027, the Department of
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1 State, through the Division of Small Business, shall submit a report to the Director of the Office of Management and
2 Budget and the Controller General that includes all the following:
3 (1) The funding source identified pursuant to this section.
4 (2) The distribution and expenditure of funds of the STAR Fund since the program’s inception.
5 (3) The number of individuals who have received STAR Fund awards since the program’s inception and
6 the amount awarded to each recipient, or aggregate award information if individual award amounts are not
7 intended to be disclosed.
8 (4) Recommendations regarding the establishment of dedicated funding source for the STAR Fund,
9 including a recommended annual funding amount.
10 (5) Any other information the Division determines is relevant to the administration of the STAR Fund.
11 Section 30. The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) may seek authorization from the federal
12 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish an indirect medical education program for institutions
13 participating in a graduate medical education program. Upon federal CMS approval, DHSS is authorized to request
14 additional spending authority, as necessary, to implement the program. Payments to institutions pursuant to this section of
15 epilogue are contingent upon the receipt of the nonfederal share. In the event the funds are not available, the State of
16 Delaware is not obligated to make payments under this section of epilogue.
17 Section 31. Each volunteer fire company and auxiliary organization shall submit a semiannual Volunteer and
18 Personnel Roster (the “roster”) to the Delaware Department of Finance (DOF) and the State Fire Prevention Commission.
19 The roster shall be submitted electronically in a format prescribed by the DOF and must include each individual’s full legal
20 name, full Social Security number, address, membership category, company name or affiliation, and an indication of
21 whether the individual meets the qualifications for an active volunteer and/or a lifetime member. For purposes of this
22 section, “Personnel” includes all members of a volunteer fire company or auxiliary organization, including active and
23 lifetime members, Fire Police, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel, administrative officers, members of Boards
24 of Directors and Trustees, Executive Officers (including Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries, and Treasurers), auxiliary
25 members, support personnel, junior members, chaplains, and any other paid staff.
26 Section 32. 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 33. Amend Chapter 7, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
29 insertions as shown by underline as follows:
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1 § 705. Reporting by insurers of gross premiums; payments to fire companies or departments and the State
2 Insurance Coverage Office based on the Insurance Commissioner’s reports.
3 (d) Payments made from the special fund under paragraph (c)(1) of this section are to be used as follows:
4 (1) For the City of Wilmington, for the Firemen’s Pension Fund of the Bureau of Fire in the City of
5 Wilmington for assisting and maintaining the fire department.
6 (2) For the County of New Castle outside the City of Wilmington, Kent County, and Sussex County, for
7 assisting and maintaining the fire companies or departments in each of these areas.
8 Section 34. Amend Chapter 83, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through
9 and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
10 § 8318. Compensatory payments for certain exempt properties owned by the State.
11 (c) The total amount of payments made by the Secretary with respect to all county seats shall not exceed
12 $3,900,000 $4,250,000 in any state fiscal year.
13 (e) The appropriation in the Grants-In-Aid Act for the compensatory payments shall not be subject to the limitation
14 in § 6533(f) of Title 29.
15 Section 35. Amend the Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations Act (Senate Bill 335 of the 153rd General Assembly) by
16 deleting Section 8(g)(3) thereof in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
17 “(3) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary and subject to the approval of the Office of Management and
18 Budget, state agency teachers shall be authorized to receive a salary supplement in addition to the salary derived
19 by subsection (g)(1) for such employees. Such salary supplements shall be paid up to the equivalent of, but in no
20 case to exceed, the average of the three highest salaries for like positions paid by school districts. The first revision
21 shall be calculated by the Office of Management and Budget for implementation in Fiscal Year 2027 and shall be
22 calculated every three fiscal years thereafter. All pay changes shall be effective on the first day of the first full pay
23 cycle of the fiscal year.”
24 Section 36. Section 1 of 85 Del. Laws c. 63 appropriated one-time funding of $1,485.0 in Smart Food Program to
25 Executive, Office of Management and Budget, Contingencies and One-Time Items (10-02-11). These funds shall be
26 reprogrammed to support initiatives focused on improving food access and nutrition in the SNAP and WIC programs.
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SYNOPSIS
This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2027.
Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Centers $ 40,534,269
Section 2 – One-Times and Community Agencies $ 42,346,157
Section 3 – Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies $ 15,541,500
Section 4 – Veterans Organizations $ 985,125
GRAND TOTAL $ 99,407,051
Author: Joint Finance Committee
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