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Appropriations Committee unanimously adopts transparency measures for enhancement grants
Summary
The Michigan House Appropriations Committee adopted an H-1 substitute to House Bill 44 20 that requires the department to publish awarded enhancement grants, amounts awarded and funding status online and requires nonprofit grantees to provide IRS Form 990s.
The Michigan House Appropriations Committee adopted an H-1 substitute to House Bill 44 20 that requires the department to publish awarded enhancement grants, the amounts awarded and the status of those awards on its website and requires nonprofit grantees to provide their IRS Form 990 tax filings to the department.
Representative Farhat, speaking to the committee, said the measure is meant to increase accountability for use of public funds. “Transparency is paramount to the work that we do here, making sure that tax dollars are responsibly allocated and that people in Michigan know that we take it seriously,” Representative Farhat said. He praised the change that centralizes Form 990s…
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