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SB110

Museum Construction, Expansion, and Major Renovation Matching Grants

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In one sentence

This law creates a program in the Department of Education and Early Development that gives matching grants to museums located in Alaska for building new facilities, expanding existing ones by at least 10 percent, or making major renovations.

What it does

  • Establishes a matching grant program within the Department of Education and Early Development.
  • Provides funding for constructing new museum buildings.
  • Funds projects that increase an existing facility's size by at least 10 percent.
  • Supports physical upgrades to help museums better preserve and present artifacts.
  • Allows improvements to spaces specifically designed to enhance educational services provided to the public.
  • Requires applicants to provide matching funds equal to at least half of the total project cost.

Who it affects

  • Museums located in Alaska
  • The Department of Education and Early Development

Limits and unknowns

  • Grants are only available if the legislature sets aside enough money through appropriation.
  • Museums must provide at least 50 percent of the total project costs from other sources to qualify.
  • The Department of Education and Early Development has not yet written the specific rules for how people apply.

Plain language

Terms to know

Matching grant
A type of funding where the government pays up to half of a project cost only if the applicant provides at least an equal share from other sources.
Appropriation
The official act by which lawmakers set aside money, required before these grants can be awarded.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION GRANTS An Act establishing the museum construction and major expansion matching grant program; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) Heard & Held -- Please Note Time Change --Text
  2. (S) FINANCE at 01:30 PM SENATE FINANCE 532Text
  3. (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE2024
  4. (S) FN1: (EED)2024
  5. (S) NR: YUNDT, BJORKMAN, STEVENS, KIEHL2024
  6. (S) DP: TOBIN2024
  7. (S) EDC RPT CS 1DP 4NR NEW TITLE2024
  8. (S) Moved CSSB 110(EDC) Out of CommitteeText
  9. (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  10. (S) Heard & HeldText
  11. (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  12. (S) Minutes (SEDC)Min
  13. (S) Heard & HeldText
  14. (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  15. (S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --Text
  16. (S) EDUCATION at 03:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)Text
  17. (S) EDC, FIN363
  18. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS363