AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN GRANTS-IN-AID FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026; SPECIFYING CERTAIN PROCEDURES, CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 ONE-TIME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT; AND AMENDING CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS.

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

This Act provides supplementary appropriations to certain Grants-in-Aid recipients for Fiscal Year 2026.

Section 1 – Government Units and Senior Centers $ 37,093,119
Section 2 – One-Times and Community Agencies $ 47,093,493
Section 3 – Fire Companies and Public Service Ambulance Companies $ 13,258,013
Section 4 – Veterans Organizations $ 839,000

GRAND TOTAL $ 98,283,625