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Budget plan shifts veterinary funding into competitive grants to address vet shortages, secretary says
Summary
The governor’s budget would convert veterinary appropriations into a $33 million grant program intended to fund clinical services, diagnostics, training and research and to target veterinarian shortages in underserved regions.
The governor’s proposal would replace a direct line‑item appropriation to a single institution with a $33,000,000 Veterinary Training and Services Grants program, Secretary Redding told the House Appropriations Committee.
Members asked whether the change would reduce support for Penn Vet and how grants would operate. Redding said the change was intended to add flexibility: the department would issue…
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