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Committee hears H.233 to streamline state grant processes and clarify indirect-cost rules
Summary
A bill to streamline state grant administration, create a cross‑agency study on grant processes, and allow applicants to request higher indirect rates was introduced to the House Committee on Government Operations & Military Affairs as H.233.
Representative (name on transcript) introduced H.233, a revision aimed at simplifying how state grants and subgrants are administered, especially for municipalities, sheriffs and nonprofits. She said the bill would create a study group to review agency grant processing and provide a mechanism for applicants to request a higher indirect rate when needed. "This bill is aimed at making those processes, more efficient and beneficial to the service delivery," the sponsor said.
Charlie Baker, executive director of the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, told the committee that regional planning commissions rely on grants for most of their budgets and that inconsistent agency practices create administrative burdens. Baker said…
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