HB 3113
Creates a state and federal grants coordinator position in the Regional Solutions Program.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
Committee
Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade
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Bill overview
This bill creates a new position within the Regional Solutions Program, called a State and Federal Grants Coordinator. This coordinator will work to help communities access state and federal funding by identifying barriers and connecting them with available resources. The coordinator will also work with lottery funds to match federal grants through the Federal Readiness and Leverage Fund. An emergency declaration allows the bill to take effect immediately.
Key provisions
- Establishes a State and Federal Grants Coordinator position within the Regional Solutions Program.
- Directs the coordinator to identify barriers communities face when applying for and managing state and federal funding.
- Allocates lottery funds to provide matching funds for federal grants through the Federal Readiness and Leverage Fund.
- Requires the coordinator to work with state agencies and local governments to develop regional implementation projects.
- Creates Regional Solutions Advisory Committees to assist with funding and project recommendations.
- Amends ORS 284.753 to require state agencies to consider regional priorities when awarding grants.
- Allocates $5,000,000 from the Administrative Services Economic Development Fund to the Oregon Business Development Department for matching federal grants.
Who is affected
- Local Communities
- State Agencies
- Oregon Businesses
- Philanthropic Organizations
- Federal Government
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