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United Way, sponsor brief committee on SB165 economic mobility initiative and $5M ask
Summary
Senator Fillmore and United Way of Salt Lake presented SB165, a $5 million economic mobility initiative to fund locally led partnerships that align services to improve outcomes for children and families; proposal would use partnership development and implementation grants to scale proven models.
Senator Fillmore and Bill Crim of United Way of Salt Lake presented SB165 to the appropriations subcommittee, describing a $5 million request to build statewide capacity for locally led partnerships aimed at improving child and family outcomes.
Crim described national and local models that align education, nonprofit, business and government actors to focus on measurable outcomes. He said the initiative — described using the REACH framework — would fund two grant types: partnership development grants to build shared objectives and implementation grants to scale successful local plans. Crim cited Utah examples like Promise South Salt Lake and said private philanthropic and national collaborators are prepared to invest if the state provides matching funds.
The $5 million in the governor’s budget aligns with the RFA being presented; committee members did not raise substantive objections during the briefing. The request will be considered in the broader appropriation process.
