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Legislative grant requests: Boys & Girls State, Tanner Dance LEAD, medical cannabis research and teacher apprenticeship pilot
Summary
During the RFA portion of the subcommittee meeting, sponsors requested funding for American Legion Boys & Girls State, the University of Utah Tanner Dance LEAD program for adults with disabilities, a one-time boost for the Center for Medical Cannabis Research and a $200,000 pilot for a teacher academy apprenticeship model.
Several community and university programs presented requests for grant funding at the committee's RFA segment, outlining program outcomes, costs and the public benefits they provide.
The American Legion asked for $100,000 to support Boys and Girls State at Weber State, with presenters citing civic-education outcomes and rising program costs; the request was described as split 50/50 between the boys and girls programs. Doug Case and Carrie Fisher noted that volunteers and private donors cover much of the event costs but that escalating…
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