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Rural catalyst grant bill pressed as means to fund small-town quality-of-life projects
Summary
Senate Bill 23‑90 would create a Rural Catalyst Fund and committee to distribute grants for small‑town quality‑of‑life projects, and regional councils urged larger funding and flexible matching rules so meaningful projects can move forward.
Senate Bill 23-90, introduced as a rural catalyst grant program, received testimony from regional planning councils, economic development organizations and agricultural groups urging the House Political Subdivisions Committee to support flexible state grants for small-town quality‑of‑life projects.
Senator Terry Wanzik, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the program would create a Rural Catalyst Committee and a grant fund administered by the Department of Commerce to support projects in arts and culture, community and economic development, education, health and wellness, and to help reopen rural grocery stores. Wanzik said the program’s design would…
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