CT has hundreds of millions in unspent federal funds. They plan to use the money for UConn, towns and more
After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, state lawmakers are expected to vote Monday on reallocating hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for high-priority fiscal items.
The four largest areas of funding are public higher education, children’s mental health, municipal aid, and $50 million for nonprofits that provide state services through contracts that traditionally cost less than those delivered by state employees.
The total allocation is $360 million, but that could be boosted to $400 million, depending on the size of the state surplus.
The package includes more than $115 million for the University of Connecticut, including $68.8 million for “temporary support” for UConn and $48 million for “temporary support” for the UConn Health Center in Farmington, according to a copy of the bill that was released early Monday morning.
The 350-page bill also calls for $128.8 million for the Connecticut State University system, which has been lobbying heavily for months for more funding.
In a highly unusual move, the legislature is not reopening the second year of the two-year state budget that provides $26 billion to run the state in the fiscal year that starts on July 1. Instead, they will be reallocating unspent federal funds that the state received during the coronavirus pandemic from the American Rescue Plan Act, known in the common parlance as ARPA.
Lawmakers are planning to create a new “Stabilization Support and ARPA Replacement Fund” that would be held by the state treasurer, separate from other funds.
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After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, state lawmakers are expected to vote Monday on reallocating hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for high-priority fiscal items.
The four largest areas of funding are public higher education, children’s mental health, municipal aid, and $50 million for nonprofits that provide state services through contracts that traditionally cost less than those delivered by state employees.
The total allocation is $360 million, but that could be boosted to $400 million, depending on the size of the state surplus.
The package includes more than $115 million for the University of Connecticut, including $68.8 million for “temporary support” for UConn and $48 million for “temporary support” for the UConn Health Center in Farmington, according to a copy of the bill that was released early Monday morning.
The 350-page bill also calls for $128.8 million for the Connecticut State University system, which has been lobbying heavily for months for more funding.
In a highly unusual move, the legislature is not reopening the second year of the two-year state budget that provides $26 billion to run the state in the fiscal year that starts on July 1. Instead, they will be reallocating unspent federal funds that the state received during the coronavirus pandemic from the American Rescue Plan Act, known in the common parlance as ARPA.
Lawmakers are planning to create a new “Stabilization Support and ARPA Replacement Fund” that would be held by the state treasurer, separate from other funds.
CT has hundreds of millions in unspent federal funds. They plan to use the money for UConn, towns and more
After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, state lawmakers are expected to vote Monday on reallocating hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for high-priority fiscal items.
www.courant.com