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Department of Commerce requests modest increases for community programs, coordinates Head Start support

2232035 · February 5, 2025
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The Department of Commerce asked for $650,000 for business recruitment and community assistance programs and described coordination with federal Head Start providers and community action agencies; department officials said state Head Start funding is about $1.9 million and federal dollars are much larger.

The Department of Commerce presented a $650,000 request covering business recruitment and support for community expansion and nutrition-assistance pass-throughs, a Commerce official told the Appropriations and Budget Committee.

Marshall Vouts, director of community development for the Department of Commerce, explained that one line item supports a pass-through to community action agencies and Head Start coordination. “It is not necessarily a 1 for 1 match,” Vouts said of the state Head Start…

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