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Commerce emergency rule expands community assistance grants, raises award cap to $1.5 million
Summary
The Arkansas Department of Commerce presented an emergency rule amending its Community Assistance Grant Program after a $10 million appropriation; the rule expands eligible applicants to certain nonprofits and raises the per-award cap from $50,000 to $1,500,000. The committee approved the emergency rule without objection.
Jay Quinley, director of legislative affairs for the Arkansas Department of Commerce, told the committee that an emergency rule amends the department's Community Assistance Grant Program to reflect a new appropriation of $10,000,000. The rule increases the pool of eligible applicants to include certain nonprofits and raises the award…
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