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Agency analysts: civil-division grants drop $25.8 million in fiscal 2026
Summary
Department of Legislative Services analysis shows fiscal 2026 general‑fund funding for disparity grants and teacher retirement supplemental grants falls by $25.8 million after contingent reductions in the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (BARFA) of 2025; some counties gain while others lose.
Yashoda Rai, a legislative analyst, told the Appropriations Committee that the fiscal 2026 allowance for payments to civil divisions falls by $25,800,000 after accounting for contingent reductions in the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act (BARFA) of 2025.
Rai said the appropriation bundle covers three items: disparity grants for lower‑wealth counties set by statute, grants to offset local assumption of a portion of teacher retirement costs, and gaming grants to Calvert…
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