
Grant-In-Aid could be fully restored to $46M, undoing last year's cuts
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate nearly $46 million to the Grant-In-Aid bill — $4.2 million more than was recommended by Gov. John Carney.
The Joint Finance Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate nearly $46 million to the Grant-In-Aid bill — $4.2 million more than was recommended by Gov. John Carney.
Those comments are music to the ears of Sheila Bravo, CEO of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement.
Spurred by last week’s announcement that Maryland is looking at a $430 million budget surplus for the upcoming fiscal year, several nonprofit groups are teaming up to urge lawmakers and Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr.
Last week, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits endorsed the Step Up Oklahoma plan, encouraging the Legislature to consider a number of pieces of legislation and policy issues to shore up the state’s ailing budget.
Some human service providers directed their frustration at lawmakers for their inability to reach consensus on how to break the fiscal gridlock.
Some say the number of nonprofits isn't the issue; it's that the sector could work more efficiently if some organizations teamed up.
The state's largest nonprofit coalition, the CT Community Nonprofit Alliance, warned this week that a similar situation certainly would harm some of the state's most vulnerable citizens.
Instead of coming to the state with their hats in their hands, a group of nonprofit community providers are asking the state to change the way it serves those with disabilities and mental health or substance abuse disorders.
Alice Forrester, CEO of New Haven-based Clifford Beers Clinic; Pat Bourne, executive director of Sarah Inc.; and Gian-Carl Casa,...
Based on feedback provided by affected organizations to an informal request from the Center for Non-Profits, the current and potential consequences could be devastating if the funds are not released soon.