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Budget hearing spotlights specialty-crop grants, bioscience and grape-and-wine funds; several requests moved to one-time or omitted
Summary
Committee reviewed a range of grant and program requests: federal specialty crop block grant increases and carryover, a $5.5 million bioscience innovation grant request omitted by the House, $660,000 livestock planning carryover, and a proposed $80,000 grape-and-wine grant removed by a House change.
Senate appropriators examined multiple grant lines and program requests during the Department of Agriculture budget hearing convened March 6.
Staff summarized that the Armstrong executive recommendation included $5.5 million in special funds authority for bioscience innovation grants; the House did not include that funding. The executive also requested $660,000 for the livestock planning program; staff said the department did not require additional funding but carryover authority for unexpended funds was provided in…
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