AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how grants will be distributed or what happens if there are more requests than available funds.

Funding for Community Action Agencies

This act provides $30 million from the state's budget to help community action groups that support people in need.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates $30 million to the Department of Social Services.
• The money is used to give grants to community action agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• Community action agencies that receive funding
• People who get help from these agencies

Terms To Know

Grants

Money given by the government to support specific projects or organizations.

Fiscal Year

A period of one year used for budgeting and financial reporting, often starting on July 1st and ending June 30th.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the grants will be distributed among agencies.
• It is unclear what happens if there are more requests than available funds.

Official Summary Text

To provide critical funding to local community action agencies and protect the people the agencies serve.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 1015 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 128
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1015

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
REP. HADDAD, 54th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION
AGENCIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of thirty million dollars be appropriated to the 1
Department of Social Services, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year 2
ending June 30, 2027, for grants to community action agencies. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To provide critical funding to local community action agencies and
protect the people the agencies serve.