Budget Amendment ID: FY2027-S4-89

ECO 89

Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program

Ms. Miranda, Messrs. Moore, Gómez and Collins, Ms. Kennedy, Mr. Brady, Ms. Howard, Messrs. Eldridge, Cronin and Oliveira, Ms. Jehlen and Messrs. Payano and O'Connor moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, by inserting after item 7003-0151 the following item:-

“xxxx-xxxx For a community empowerment and reinvestment grant program to be administered by the executive office of economic development for the purpose of developing, strengthening and investing in communities: (i) that are disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system; (ii) where a high percentage of individuals' incomes fall below 250 per cent of the federal poverty level; and (iii) with a large population of socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups; provided, that the board established in item 7002-2021 in section 2 of chapter 227 of the acts of 2020 shall continue to make recommendations to the executive office on the criteria for making grants available to communities and organizations; provided further, that eligible uses of grant funding shall include, but not be limited to, for socially and economically disadvantaged and historically underrepresented groups: (a) job training, job creation and job placement for those who face high barriers to employment in said communities; (b) transitional employment programs, social enterprise, pre-apprenticeship or other training programs; (c) school-based or community-based high school dropout prevention and re-engagement, and post-secondary education programs; (d) cooperative and small business development programs and community-based workforce development programs; and (e) programs focused on housing stabilization services, addiction treatment and trauma-informed mental health care...............................................$15,000,000

Marijuana Regulation Fund.............................................................100%”