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     ARTICLE 13 AS AMENDED

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RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026

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     SECTION 1. Subject to the conditions, limitations and restrictions hereinafter contained in

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this act, the following general revenue amounts are hereby appropriated out of any money in the

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treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

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The amounts identified for federal funds and restricted receipts shall be made available pursuant to

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§ 35-4-22 and chapter 41 of title 42. For the purposes and functions hereinafter mentioned, the state

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controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw the state controller’s orders upon the general

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treasurer for the payment of such sums or such portions thereof as may be required from time to

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time upon receipt by the state controller of properly authenticated vouchers.

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      FY 2026 FY 2026 FY 2026

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      Enacted Change FINAL

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Administration

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Central Management

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General Revenues 4,359,358 (364,055) 3,995,303

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 33,000,000 (26,168,445) 6,831,555

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Community Learning Center Programming

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Support Grant 0 2,000,000 2,000,000

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Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure 0 4,400,236 4,400,236

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Public Health Response Warehouse Support 0 1,000,562 1,000,562

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Restricted Receipts 193,701 0 193,701

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Total - Central Management 37,553,059 (19,131,702) 18,421,357

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Legal Services

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General Revenues 2,872,990 (92,294) 2,780,696

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Accounts and Control

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General Revenues 5,804,845 214,013 6,018,858

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Restricted Receipts - OPEB Board Administration 150,959 23,575 174,534

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Restricted Receipts - Grants Management

 

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Administration 2,540,109 (1,385,873) 1,154,236

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Total - Accounts and Control 8,495,913 (1,148,285) 7,347,628

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Office of Management and Budget

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General Revenues 11,000,012 (726,931) 10,273,081

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 151,689 (1,097) 150,592

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Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund

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CPF Administration 530,582 922,803 1,453,385

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Pandemic Recovery Office 1,436,547 (211,894) 1,224,653

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Restricted Receipts 300,000 0 300,000

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Other Funds 1,242,011 (71,378) 1,170,633

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Total - Office of Management and Budget 14,660,841 (88,497) 14,572,344

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Purchasing

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General Revenues 4,008,986 (170,228) 3,838,758

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Restricted Receipts 1,262,987 511,718 1,774,705

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Other Funds 636,500 10,265 646,765

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Total - Purchasing 5,908,473 351,755 6,260,228

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Human Resources

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General Revenues 889,580 86,675 976,255

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Personnel Appeal Board

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General Revenues 160,838 (9,891) 150,947

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Information Technology

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General Revenues 1,838,147 222,030 2,060,177

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     Of this amount, $1,360,177 is provided for the state match for the State and Local

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Cybersecurity Grant Program. Provided further that any unexpended or unencumbered balances

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as of June 30, 2026 are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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ERP Implementation Support 0 563,506 563,506

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Restricted Receipts 1,162,424 34,969,669 36,132,093

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Total - Information Technology 3,000,571 35,755,205 38,755,776

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Library and Information Services

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General Revenues 2,143,053 18,188 2,161,241

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Federal Funds 1,617,500 (5,765) 1,611,735

 

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Restricted Receipts 6,990 0 6,990

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Total - Library and Information Services 3,767,543 12,423 3,779,966

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Planning

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General Revenues 1,222,229 (68,716) 1,153,513

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Federal Funds 3,050 (3,050) 0

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Restricted Receipts 50,000 0 50,000

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Other Funds

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Air Quality Modeling 24,000 0 24,000

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Federal Highway - PL Systems Planning 3,821,438 (34,123) 3,787,315

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State Transportation Planning Match 504,926 150,794 655,720

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FTA - Metro Planning Grant 1,525,830 22,142 1,547,972

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Total - Planning 7,151,473 67,047 7,218,520

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General

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General Revenues

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Miscellaneous Grants/Payments 811,678 0 811,678

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Torts Court Awards 1,750,000 (250,000) 1,500,000

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Wrongful Conviction Awards 1,000,000 (1,000,000) 0

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Resource Sharing and State Library Aid 12,095,022 0 12,095,022

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Library Construction Aid 2,115,628 0 2,115,628

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Hospital Financing Support Debt Service Reserve

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Fund (Pursuant to P.L. 2026, Ch. 1) 0 18,000,000 18,000,000

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Federal Funds- Capital Projects Fund

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Community Learning Center Municipal

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Grant Program 0 70,765,063 70,765,063

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Restricted Receipts 1,113,557 482,443 1,596,000

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Other Funds

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Security Measures State Buildings 700,000 48,142 748,142

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Cranston Street Armory 600,000 (500,000) 100,000

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State House Renovations 1,759,000 4,058,137 5,817,137

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Zambarano Buildings and Campus 4,500,000 18,775,952 23,275,952

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Replacement of Fueling Tanks 430,000 1,061,480 1,491,480

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Environmental Compliance 225,000 475,605 700,605

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Big River Management Area 797,000 649,895 1,446,895

 

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Shepard Building Upgrades 2,805,000 1,663,020 4,468,020

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RI Convention Center Authority 2,800,000 0 2,800,000

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Pastore Center Power Plant 2,000,000 552,612 2,552,612

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DoIT Enterprise Operations Center 5,550,000 (1,382,995) 4,167,005

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Cannon Building 150,000 47,658 197,658

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Old State House 600,000 1,179,347 1,779,347

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State Office Building 500,000 600,111 1,100,111

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State Office Reorganization & Relocation 750,000 1,012,964 1,762,964

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William Powers Building 2,500,000 2,300,453 4,800,453

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Pastore Center Non-Hospital Buildings Asset

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Protection 7,750,000 11,069,333 18,819,333

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Washington County Government Center 100,000 27,311 127,311

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Chapin Health Laboratory 100,000 100,655 200,655

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560 Jefferson Blvd Asset Protection 2,050,000 (203,580) 1,846,420

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Arrigan Center 200,000 94,888 294,888

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Civic Center 3,800,000 0 3,800,000

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Veterans Auditorium 380,000 0 380,000

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Pastore Center Hospital Buildings Asset

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Protection 1,000,000 988,418 1,988,418

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Pastore Campus Infrastructure 15,000,000 19,227,222 34,227,222

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Community Facilities Asset Protection 225,000 490,380 715,380

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Medical Examiners - New Facility 50,000 1,742,038 1,792,038

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Group Home Replacement & Rehabilitation 5,000,000 1,984,225 6,984,225

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Expo Center 500,000 922,590 1,422,590

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Group Homes Consolidation 5,350,000 1,780,051 7,130,051

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Accessibility - Facility Renovations 0 420,686 420,686

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BHDDH Group Homes 0 139,769 139,769

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Hospital Reorganization 0 12,175,644 12,175,644

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Pastore Center Buildings Demolition 0 5,545,540 5,545,540

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Statewide Facility Master Plan 0 545,258 545,258

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State Land Use Planning Study 0 250,000 250,000

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Zambarano LTAC Hospital 0 6,439,929 6,439,929

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Total - General 87,056,885 182,280,244 269,337,129

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Debt Service Payments

 

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General Revenues 178,801,286 (13,260,160) 165,541,126

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Other Funds

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Transportation Debt Service 32,982,697 (330,710) 32,651,987

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Investment Receipts - Bond Funds 100,000 0 100,000

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Total - Debt Service Payments 211,883,983 (13,590,870) 198,293,113

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Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange

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General Revenues 1,889,227 (776,000) 1,113,227

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Federal Funds 10,758,473 (1,203,479) 9,554,994

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Restricted Receipts 17,298,973 4,055,119 21,354,092

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Total - Rhode Island Health Benefits

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Exchange 29,946,673 2,075,640 32,022,313

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Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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General Revenues 2,308,469 (492,065) 1,816,404

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Other Funds 108,978 174 109,152

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Total - Division of Equity, Diversity &

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Inclusion 2,417,447 (491,891) 1,925,556

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Capital Asset Management and Maintenance

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General Revenues 10,990,302 98,234 11,088,536

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Federal Funds 0 750,000 750,000

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Total - Capital Asset Management and Maintenance 10,990,302 848,234 11,838,536

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Statewide Personnel and Operations

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FEMA Contingency Reserve

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General Revenues 2,500,000 (559,909) 1,940,091

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Primary Care Health Assessment State Cost

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General Revenues 750,000 (750,000) 0

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Federal Funds 100,500 (100,500) 0

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Restricted Receipts 44,575 (44,575) 0

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Other Funds 477,295 (477,295) 0

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Total - Statewide Personnel and Operations 3,872,370 (1,932,279) 1,940,091

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Grand Total - Administration 430,628,941 184,991,514 615,620,455

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Office of Energy Resources

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General Revenues 0 275,313 275,313

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     Provided that $56,111 is allocated to support the electric bicycle rebate program and

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$219,202 is for the electric leaf blower rebate program. Provided further that unexpended or

 

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unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2026 are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 31,554,214 (15,716,395) 15,837,819

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Electric Heat Pump Grant Program 0 697,440 697,440

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Restricted Receipts 39,089,028 (1,384,204) 37,704,824

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Other Funds

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National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula

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Program 4,668,785 2,401,355 7,070,140

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Energy Efficiency Improvements 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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Grand Total – Office of Energy Resources 76,312,027 (13,726,491) 62,585,536

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Business Regulation

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Central Management

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General Revenues 4,360,810 (417,655) 3,943,155

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Restricted Receipts 39,014 0 39,014

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Total - Central Management 4,399,824 (417,655) 3,982,169

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Banking Regulation

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General Revenues 2,107,972 (68,694) 2,039,278

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Restricted Receipts 50,000 50,000 100,000

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Total - Banking Regulation 2,157,972 (18,694) 2,139,278

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Securities Regulation

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General Revenues 1,000,863 (5,105) 995,758

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Insurance Regulation

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General Revenues 5,125,539 5,773 5,131,312

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Restricted Receipts 1,617,538 800,000 2,417,538

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Total - Insurance Regulation 6,743,077 805,773 7,548,850

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Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner

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General Revenues 3,107,152 (75,848) 3,031,304

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 439,300 90,000 529,300

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Rural Health Transformation Program 0 414,675 414,675

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Restricted Receipts 603,592 (7,267) 596,325

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Total - Office of the Health Insurance

 

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Commissioner 4,150,044 421,560 4,571,604

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Board of Accountancy

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General Revenues 5,490 0 5,490

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Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics Licensing

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General Revenues 1,268,739 95,957 1,364,696

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Restricted Receipts 1,045,581 201,906 1,247,487

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Total - Commercial Licensing and Gaming and Athletics

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Licensing 2,314,320 297,863 2,612,183

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Building, Design and Fire Professionals

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General Revenues 8,793,216 242,341 9,035,557

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Federal Funds 346,788 (2,500) 344,288

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Restricted Receipts 2,130,377 310,041 2,440,418

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Other Funds

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Quonset Development Corporation 52,983 14,323 67,306

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Fire Academy Expansion 7,000,000 839,925 7,839,925

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Total - Building, Design and Fire

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Professionals 18,323,364 1,404,130 19,727,494

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Grand Total - Business Regulation 39,094,954 2,487,872 41,582,826

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RI Cannabis Control Commission

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Restricted Receipts 7,303,563 (17,033) 7,286,530

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Executive Office of Commerce

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Central Management

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General Revenues 2,369,982 16,871 2,386,853

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Quasi-Public Appropriations

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General Revenues

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Rhode Island Commerce Corporation 8,506,041 0 8,506,041

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Airport Impact Aid 1,010,036 0 1,010,036

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     Sixty percent (60%) of the first $1,000,000 appropriated for airport impact aid shall be

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distributed to each airport serving more than 1,000,000 passengers based upon its percentage of the

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total passengers served by all airports serving more than 1,000,000 passengers. Forty percent (40%)

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of the first $1,000,000 shall be distributed based on the share of landings during calendar year 2025

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at North Central Airport, Newport-Middletown Airport, Block Island Airport, Quonset Airport,

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T.F. Green International Airport and Westerly Airport, respectively. The Rhode Island commerce

 

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corporation shall make an impact payment to the towns or cities in which the airport is located

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based on this calculation. Each community upon which any part of the above airports is located

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shall receive at least $25,000.

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STAC Research Alliance 900,000 0 900,000

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Innovative Matching Grants/Internships 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 1,245,050 0 1,245,050

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Polaris Manufacturing Grant 500,000 0 500,000

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East Providence Waterfront Commission 50,000 0 50,000

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Urban Ventures 140,000 0 140,000

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Chafee Center at Bryant 476,200 0 476,200

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Blackstone Valley Visitor Center 75,000 0 75,000

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Industrial Recreational Building Authority

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Obligations 105,094 0 105,094

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Port of Davisville 0 279 279

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Other Funds

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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I-195 Redevelopment District Commission 700,000 34,602 734,602

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I-195 Park Improvements 1,100,000 1,374,643 2,474,643

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Quonset Infrastructure 2,500,000 0 2,500,000

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PFAS Mitigation at Quonset Business Park 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

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Total - Quasi-Public Appropriations 19,307,421 1,409,524 20,716,945

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Economic Development Initiatives Fund

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General Revenues

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Rebuild RI Tax Credit Fund 10,085,000 0 10,085,000

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Destination Marketing 1,400,000 0 1,400,000

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RI Innovation Ecosystem 250,000 0 250,000

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 20,000,000 (19,305,563) 694,437

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Assistance to Impacted Industries 0 1,341,963 1,341,963

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Total - Economic Development Initiatives

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Fund 31,735,000 (17,963,600) 13,771,400

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Commerce Programs

 

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General Revenues

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Wavemaker Fellowship 2,566,621 0 2,566,621

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Air Service Development Fund 2,728,800 0 2,728,800

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Main Street RI Streetscape Improvement Fund 125,000 0 125,000

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds – Capital Projects Fund

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Broadband 0 24,644,868 24,644,868

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Bioscience Investments 0 24,189,278 24,189,278

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Total - Commerce Programs 5,420,421 48,834,146 54,254,567

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Grand Total - Executive Office of

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Commerce 58,832,824 32,296,941 91,129,765

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Housing

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General Revenues 6,464,465 502,660 6,967,125

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     Provided that $100,000 shall support Sojourner House’s supportive housing and rapid

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rehousing activities.

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 15,596,037 6,060,779 21,656,816

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Homelessness Assistance Program 0 9,010,861 9,010,861

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Development of Affordable Housing 0 40,002,001 40,002,001

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Home Repair and Community Revitalization 0 9,738,194 9,738,194

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Homelessness Infrastructure 0 4,185,576 4,185,576

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Housing Related Infrastructure 0 1,927,964 1,927,964

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Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative 0 719,104 719,104

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Municipal Planning 0 1,658,224 1,658,224

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Predevelopment and Capacity Building 0 41,192 41,192

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Site Acquisition 0 900 900

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Proactive Housing Development 0 700,000 700,000

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Statewide Housing Plan 0 1,017,513 1,017,513

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Targeted Housing Development 0 18,001,903 18,001,903

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Workforce Housing 0 8,325,097 8,325,097

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Restricted Receipts 23,018,954 16,789,136 39,808,090

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Grand Total - Housing 45,079,456 118,681,104 163,760,560

 

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Labor and Training

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Central Management

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General Revenues 1,661,890 (209,450) 1,452,440

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Restricted Receipts 488,494 (71,995) 416,499

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Total - Central Management 2,150,384 (281,445) 1,868,939

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Workforce Development Services

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General Revenues 878,758 1,105 879,863

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Federal Funds 19,112,629 1,528,002 20,640,631

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Other Funds 0 41,336 41,336

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Total - Workforce Development Services 19,991,387 1,570,443 21,561,830

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Workforce Regulation and Safety

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General Revenues 5,347,291 65,466 5,412,757

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Income Support

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General Revenues 3,684,566 199,291 3,883,857

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Federal Funds

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Federal Funds 22,883,898 534,009 23,417,907

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution 0 1,196 1,196

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Restricted Receipts 4,635,586 549,819 5,185,405

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Other Funds

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Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 287,480,146 966,971 288,447,117

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Employment Security Fund 249,200,000 19,200,000 268,400,000

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Total - Income Support 567,884,196 21,451,286 589,335,482

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Injured Workers Services

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Restricted Receipts 11,233,092 1,189,330 12,422,422

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Labor Relations Board

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General Revenues 556,737 75,807 632,544

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Governor’s Workforce Board

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General Revenues 6,050,000 565,780 6,615,780

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     Provided that $600,000 of these funds shall be used for enhanced training for direct care

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and support services staff to improve resident quality of care and address the changing health care

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needs of nursing facility residents due to higher acuity and increased cognitive impairments

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pursuant to § 23-17.5-36.

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Federal Funds

 

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Rural Health Transformation Program 0 361,584 361,584

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Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

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Enhanced Real Jobs 0 65,508 65,508

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Restricted Receipts 19,054,596 1,610,479 20,665,075

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     Provided that at least $150,000 of these funds shall be used to provide hospitality industry

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workforce training grants including, but not limited to, certified food and alcohol safety training

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programs offered in multiple languages.

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Total - Governor’s Workforce Board 25,104,596 2,603,351 27,707,947

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Grand Total - Labor and Training 632,267,683 26,674,238 658,941,921

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Department of Revenue

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Director of Revenue

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General Revenues 3,168,518 (239,886) 2,928,632

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Office of Revenue Analysis

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General Revenues 1,173,041 30,757 1,203,798

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Lottery Division

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Other Funds

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Other Funds 448,042,227 (14,705,340) 433,336,887

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Lottery Building Enhancements 0 756,319 756,319

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Total - Lottery Division 448,042,227 (13,949,021) 434,093,206

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Municipal Finance

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General Revenues 2,045,839 (41,494) 2,004,345

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Taxation

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General Revenues 38,331,490 (242,921) 38,088,569

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Restricted Receipts 4,660,479 (2,899,352) 1,761,127

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Other Funds

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Motor Fuel Tax Evasion 175,000 0 175,000

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Total - Taxation 43,166,969 (3,142,273) 40,024,696

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Registry of Motor Vehicles

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General Revenues 35,374,576 1,419,872 36,794,448

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Federal Funds 493,061 (93,061) 400,000

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Restricted Receipts 5,429,330 200,000 5,629,330

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Total - Registry of Motor Vehicles 41,296,967 1,526,811 42,823,778

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State Aid

 

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General Revenues

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Distressed Communities Relief Fund 14,884,458 0 14,884,458

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Payment in Lieu of Tax Exempt Properties 51,317,647 0 51,317,647

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Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Payments 239,547,419 2,817 239,550,236

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Property Revaluation Program 712,390 0 712,390

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Tangible Tax Exemption Program 25,903,228 5,241 25,908,469

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Restricted Receipts 995,120 129,880 1,125,000

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Total - State Aid 333,360,262 137,938 333,498,200

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Collections

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General Revenues 994,263 81,979 1,076,242

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Grand Total - Revenue 873,248,086 (15,595,189) 857,652,897

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Legislature

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General Revenues 58,734,623 8,425,979 67,160,602

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Restricted Receipts 2,690,297 48,607 2,738,904

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Grand Total - Legislature 61,424,920 8,474,586 69,899,506

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Lieutenant Governor

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General Revenues 1,519,219 13,043 1,532,262

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Secretary of State

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Administration

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General Revenues 5,975,167 190,914 6,166,081

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     Provided that $100,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Council for the

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Humanities for grant making to civic and cultural organizations, and $50,000 to support Rhode

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Island’s participation in the We the People Civics Challenge.

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Corporations

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General Revenues 2,913,879 (234,144) 2,679,735

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State Archives

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General Revenues 356,659 97,534 454,193

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Restricted Receipts 404,790 (18,631) 386,159

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Other Funds

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Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

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Rhode Island Archives and History Center 0 60,000 60,000

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Total - State Archives 761,449 138,903 900,352

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Elections and Civics

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General Revenues 2,107,040 (350,018) 1,757,022

 

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Federal Funds 2,000,000 0 2,000,000

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Total - Elections and Civics 4,107,040 (350,018) 3,757,022

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State Library

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General Revenues 668,263 (5,695) 662,568

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     Provided that $125,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Historical Society and

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$18,000 be allocated to support the Newport Historical Society, pursuant to §§ 29-2-1 and 29-2-2,

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and $25,000 be allocated to support the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.

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Office of Public Information

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General Revenues 840,724 (11,441) 829,283

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Receipted Receipts 25,000 0 25,000

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Total - Office of Public Information 865,724 (11,441) 854,283

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Grand Total - Secretary of State 15,291,522 (271,481) 15,020,041

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General Treasurer

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Treasury

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General Revenues 3,665,773 786,537 4,452,310

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     Provided that unexpended or unencumbered balances for the Medical Debt Relief program

17

as of June 30, 2026 are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

18

Federal Funds 365,134 (3,358) 361,776

19

Other Funds

20

Temporary Disability Insurance Fund 246,415 (526) 245,889

21

Tuition Savings Program - Administration 388,916 (16,292) 372,624

22

Total - Treasury 4,666,238 766,361 5,432,599

23

State Retirement System

24

Restricted Receipts

25

Admin Expenses - State Retirement System 13,193,967 (23,242) 13,170,725

26

Retirement - Treasury Investment Operations 2,846,571 191,370 3,037,941

27

Defined Contribution - Administration 277,654 (19,151) 258,503

28

Total - State Retirement System 16,318,192 148,977 16,467,169

29

Unclaimed Property

30

Restricted Receipts 3,338,043 32,855 3,370,898

31

Crime Victim Compensation

32

General Revenues 934,450 504 934,954

33

Federal Funds 467,993 0 467,993

34

Restricted Receipts 250,000 (29,751) 220,249

 

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Total - Crime Victim Compensation 1,652,443 (29,247) 1,623,196

2

Grand Total - General Treasurer 25,974,916 918,946 26,893,862

3

Board of Elections

4

General Revenues 4,474,931 506,347 4,981,278

5

Rhode Island Ethics Commission

6

General Revenues 2,419,632 40,783 2,460,415

7

Office of Governor

8

General Revenues

9

General Revenues 9,184,918 34,593 9,219,511

10

Contingency Fund 150,000 0 150,000

11

Grand Total - Office of Governor 9,334,918 34,593 9,369,511

12

Commission for Human Rights

13

General Revenues 2,249,158 36,699 2,285,857

14

Federal Funds 523,529 (25,306) 498,223

15

Grand Total - Commission for Human Rights 2,772,687 11,393 2,784,080

16

Public Utilities Commission

17

Federal Funds 753,555 17,552 771,107

18

Restricted Receipts 14,754,719 142,294 14,897,013

19

Grand Total - Public Utilities Commission 15,508,274 159,846 15,668,120

20

Executive Office of Health and Human Services

21

Central Management

22

General Revenues

23

General Revenues 32,413,726 496,315 32,910,041

24

     Provided that of this amount, $900,000 will be for Mobile Response and Stabilization

25

Services for uninsured and underinsured child and youth and cover services and costs not otherwise

26

reimbursed. Also $500,000 is for Thundermist’s Family Residency Program contingent upon

27

receiving federal funds and $150,000 will be for an Olmstead Plan Coordinator.

28

H.R. 1 Preventive Health Care Provider Access Fund 0 1,000,000 1,000,000

29

     Provided that funding is to be made available to health care providers ineligible for federal

30

Medicaid reimbursement pursuant to Section 71113 of P.L. 119-21. Any unspent funds are

31

automatically reappropriated to fiscal year 2027.

32

All-Payer Claims Database 509,950 31,160 541,110

33

Health System Planning and Oversight 777,260 (82,610) 694,650

34

Medicaid Enterprise System 1,873,838 (1,134,991) 738,847

 

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Medicaid Management Information System 6,064,700 1,462,975 7,527,675

2

Unified Health Infrastructure Project 22,368,654 (7,286,326) 15,082,328

3

Federal Funds

4

Federal Funds 70,793,907 5,655,677 76,449,584

5

All-Payer Claims Database 10,212,239 (2,718,244) 7,493,995

6

Health System Planning and Oversight 153,750 1,583,250 1,737,000

7

Medicaid Enterprise System 12,364,541 (5,714,922) 6,649,619

8

Medicaid Management Information System 19,566,585 7,657,041 27,223,626

9

Rural Health Transformation Program 0 5,649,573 5,649,573

10

Unified Health Infrastructure Project 56,336,615 (853,219) 55,483,396

11

     Provided that of this amount, $960,784 shall be for statewide interagency initiatives to

12

implement and support the community engagement requirements of the federal reconciliation bill

13

known as H.R. 1, to be developed and administered in coordination with the Department of Human

14

Services and the Department of Labor and Training, to the extent compliance with guidance from

15

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

16

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

17

Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics 205,295 1,703,127 1,908,422

18

Restricted Receipts

19

Restricted Receipts 15,463,598 16,310,181 31,773,779

20

Unified Health Infrastructure Project 0 7,587,139 7,587,139

21

Total - Central Management 249,104,658 31,346,126 280,450,784

22

Medical Assistance

23

General Revenues

24

Managed Care 464,278,305 (12,453,741) 451,824,564

25

Hospitals 136,238,010 428,323 136,666,333

26

Nursing Facilities 204,266,507 (10,382,507) 193,884,000

27

Home and Community Based Services 125,703,952 984,048 126,688,000

28

Other Services 160,879,834 (27,090,071) 133,789,763

29

Pharmacy 100,069,654 (5,298,975) 94,770,679

30

Rhody Health 234,976,854 33,466,840 268,443,694

31

Federal Funds

32

Managed Care 653,184,013 (15,008,577) 638,175,436

33

Hospitals 285,888,183 (6,154,515) 279,733,668

34

Nursing Facilities 273,055,474 (13,939,474) 259,116,000

 

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Home and Community Based Services 168,075,434 1,236,566 169,312,000

2

Other Services 796,373,214 (50,318,972) 746,054,242

3

Pharmacy 4,130,346 (3,701,025) 429,321

4

Rhody Health 326,578,917 45,060,790 371,639,707

5

Other Programs 32,611,481 12,788,519 45,400,000

6

Restricted Receipts 11,021,948 (3,649,355) 7,372,593

7

Total - Medical Assistance 3,977,332,126 (54,032,126) 3,923,300,000

8

Grand Total – Executive Office of Health

9

and Human Services 4,226,436,784 (22,686,000) 4,203,750,784

10

Children, Youth and Families

11

Central Management

12

General Revenues 17,937,159 2,411,228 20,348,387

13

     The director of the department of children, youth and families shall provide to the speaker

14

of the house and president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 30,

15

2025, a report on the process to maintain accreditation in accordance with § 42-72-5.3. The report

16

shall, at minimum, provide data regarding recruitment and retention efforts, including maintaining

17

a diverse workforce, documentation of newly filled and vacated positions, and progress in reducing

18

worker caseloads.

19

     It shall also contain the number of filled full-time equivalent positions compared to the

20

department’s authorization and disaggregated by job classification, and as compared to the staffing

21

recommended in the October 1, 2020 accreditation plan that was funded beginning in the fiscal

22

year 2022 budget. The report shall also include information on turnover assumptions, expressed

23

as funded positions compared to filled and authorized.

24

Federal Funds

25

Federal Funds 15,237,654 6,321,923 21,559,577

26

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

27

Provider Workforce Stabilization 0 257,093 257,093

28

Total - Central Management 33,174,813 8,990,244 42,165,057

29

Children's Behavioral Health Services

30

General Revenues 7,109,636 1,963,945 9,073,581

31

Federal Funds

32

Federal Funds 8,824,070 (440,778) 8,383,292

33

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

34

Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility 0 225,495 225,495

 

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Residential Treatment Facility 0 6,335,635 6,335,635

2

Total - Children's Behavioral Health Services 15,933,706 8,084,297 24,018,003

3

Youth Development Services

4

General Revenues 25,678,366 1,811,657 27,490,023

5

Federal Funds 647,931 9,493 657,424

6

Restricted Receipts 1,500 (1,500) 0

7

Other Funds

8

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

9

Training School Asset Protection 250,000 323,459 573,459

10

Residential Treatment Facilities 11,000,000 9,168,000 20,168,000

11

Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

12

Modifications 0 6,335,635 6,335,635

13

Total - Youth Development Services 37,577,797 17,646,744 55,224,541

14

Child Welfare

15

General Revenues 211,849,897 (3,194,805) 208,655,092

16

Federal Funds 93,910,710 (3,525,445) 90,385,265

17

Restricted Receipts 1,743,471 127,133 1,870,604

18

Total - Child Welfare 307,504,078 (6,593,117) 300,910,961

19

Higher Education Incentive Grants

20

General Revenues 200,000 0 200,000

21

     Provided that these funds and any unexpended or unencumbered previous years’ funding

22

are to be used exclusively to fund awards to eligible youth.

23

Grand Total - Children, Youth and

24

Families 394,390,394 28,128,168 422,518,562

25

Health

26

Central Management

27

General Revenues

28

General Revenues 2,588,732 (588,634) 2,000,098

29

     Of this amount, $50,000 is to support the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource

30

Foundation and the organization’s new survivorship and well-being center in Lincoln, RI.

31

Psychiatry Resource Network 750,000 123 750,123

32

Primary Care Training Sites Program 2,000,000 502,422 2,502,422

33

     Provided that unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2026 are hereby

34

reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

 

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Federal Funds 4,884,431 853,865 5,738,296

2

Restricted Receipts 22,233,391 5,787,392 28,020,783

3

     Provided that the disbursement of any indirect cost recoveries on federal grants budgeted

4

in this line item that are derived from grants authorized under The Coronavirus Preparedness and

5

Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 116-123); The Families First Coronavirus

6

Response Act (P.L. 116-127); The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (P.L. 116-

7

136); The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139); the

8

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260); and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

9

(P.L. 117-2), are hereby subject to the review and prior approval of the director of management and

10

budget. No obligation or expenditure of these funds shall take place without such approval.

11

Total - Central Management 32,456,554 6,555,168 39,011,722

12

Community Health and Equity

13

General Revenues 2,051,358 718 2,052,076

14

Federal Funds 88,096,432 1,442,680 89,539,112

15

Restricted Receipts 67,695,968 (14,858,963) 52,837,005

16

Total - Community Health and Equity 157,843,758 (13,415,565) 144,428,193

17

Environmental Health

18

General Revenues 6,836,896 403,097 7,239,993

19

Federal Funds 14,433,189 (843,484) 13,589,705

20

Restricted Receipts 1,104,785 53,291 1,158,076

21

Total - Environmental Health 22,374,870 (387,096) 21,987,774

22

Health Laboratories

23

General Revenues 9,514,520 1,265,129 10,779,649

24

Federal Funds 2,666,663 225,700 2,892,363

25

Other Funds

26

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

27

Health Laboratories & Medical Examiner

28

Equipment 400,000 550,736 950,736

29

New Health Laboratory Building 8,363,883 6,742,388 15,106,271

30

Total - Health Laboratories 20,945,066 8,783,953 29,729,019

31

State Medical Examiners

32

General Revenues 4,521,784 (322,864) 4,198,920

33

Federal Funds 67,325 0 67,325

34

Total – State Medical Examiners 4,589,109 (322,864) 4,266,245

 

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Healthcare Quality and Safety

2

General Revenues 7,868,321 183,160 8,051,481

3

Federal Funds 6,746,561 788,639 7,535,200

4

Restricted Receipts 1,199,564 (152,271) 1,047,293

5

Total – Healthcare Quality and Safety 15,814,446 819,528 16,633,974

6

Policy, Information and Communications

7

General Revenues 2,785,613 (139,025) 2,646,588

8

     Provided that $200,000 of this amount and its corresponding federal match is used for loan

9

repayment assistance specifically for primary care physicians and pediatricians through the Health

10

Professional Loan Repayment Program authorized by § 23-14.1.

11

Federal Funds

12

Federal Funds 5,593,898 145,097 5,738,995

13

Rural Health Transformation Program 0 2,345,713 2,345,713

14

Restricted Receipts 842,433 (42,630) 799,803

15

Total - Policy, Information and

16

Communications 9,221,944 2,309,155 11,531,099

17

Emergency Preparedness and Infectious Disease

18

General Revenues 1,907,851 (164,678) 1,743,173

19

Federal Funds 15,196,529 1,691,217 16,887,746

20

Total – Emergency Preparedness and

21

Infectious Disease 17,104,380 1,526,539 18,630,919

22

COVID-19

23

Federal Funds

24

Federal Funds 15,176,647 2,384,012 17,560,659

25

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

26

COVID-19 Operational Support 0 229,342 229,342

27

Total – COVID-19 15,176,647 2,613,354 17,790,001

28

Grand Total - Health 295,526,774 8,482,172 304,008,946

29

Human Services

30

Central Management

31

General Revenues 8,050,831 (1,391,873) 6,658,958

32

     Of this amount, $400,000 is to support the domestic violence prevention fund to provide

33

direct services through the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, $25,000 for the Center for

34

Southeast Asians, $450,000 to support Project Reach activities provided by the RI Alliance of Boys

 

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and Girls Clubs, $300,000 is for outreach and supportive services through Day One, $950,000 is

2

for food collection and distribution through the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, $500,000 for

3

services provided to the homeless at Crossroads Rhode Island, $600,000 for the Community Action

4

Fund, $250,000 is for the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence’s Reduction Strategy,

5

$200,000 to provide operational support to the United Way’s 211 system, $125,000 is to support

6

services provided to the immigrant and refugee population through Higher Ground International,

7

$50,000 is for services provided to refugees through the Refugee Dream Center and $150,000 for

8

the Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI.

9

     The director of the department of human services shall provide to the speaker of the house,

10

president of the senate, and chairs of the house and senate finance committees at least every sixty

11

(60) days beginning August 1, 2022, a report on its progress in recruiting and retaining customer

12

serving staff. The report shall include: documentation of newly filled and vacated positions,

13

including lateral transfers, position titles, civil service information, including numbers of eligible

14

and available candidates, plans for future testing and numbers of eligible and available candidates

15

resulting from such testing, impacts on caseload backlogs and call center wait times, as well as

16

other pertinent information as determined by the director.

17

Federal Funds 8,064,314 452,931 8,517,245

18

     Of this amount, $3.0 million is to sustain Early Head Start and Head Start programs.

19

Restricted Receipts 300,000 1,060,207 1,360,207

20

Total - Central Management 16,415,145 121,265 16,536,410

21

Child Support Enforcement

22

General Revenues 4,390,046 110,877 4,500,923

23

Federal Funds 10,229,053 (1,475,268) 8,753,785

24

Restricted Receipts 3,816,099 391,310 4,207,409

25

Total - Child Support Enforcement 18,435,198 (973,081) 17,462,117

26

Individual and Family Support

27

General Revenues 35,143,366 (581,136) 34,562,230

28

Federal Funds

29

Federal Funds 128,579,088 10,789,211 139,368,299

30

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

31

Child Care Support 0 1,004,309 1,004,309

32

Restricted Receipts 115,000 0 115,000

33

Other Funds

34

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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Blind Vending Facilities 165,000 0 165,000

2

Total - Individual and Family Support 164,002,454 11,212,384 175,214,838

3

Office of Veterans Services

4

General Revenues 33,499,864 (538,599) 32,961,265

5

     Of this amount, $200,000 is to provide support services through veterans’ organizations,

6

$50,000 is to support Operation Stand Down, and $100,000 is to support the Veterans Services

7

Officers (VSO) program through the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

8

Federal Funds 15,752,830 1,624,289 17,377,119

9

Restricted Receipts 1,725,342 (393,921) 1,331,421

10

Other Funds

11

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

12

Veterans Home Asset Protection 665,000 442,224 1,107,224

13

Veterans Memorial Cemetery Asset Protection 300,000 415,003 715,003

14

Total - Office of Veterans Services 51,943,036 1,548,996 53,492,032

15

Health Care Eligibility

16

General Revenues 10,511,087 513,511 11,024,598

17

Federal Funds 16,662,419 309,990 16,972,409

18

Total - Health Care Eligibility 27,173,506 823,501 27,997,007

19

Supplemental Security Income Program

20

General Revenues 16,680,780 30,300 16,711,080

21

Rhode Island Works

22

General Revenues 9,891,538 (10,142) 9,881,396

23

Federal Funds 109,225,738 (19,764,474) 89,461,264

24

Total - Rhode Island Works 119,117,276 (19,774,616) 99,342,660

25

Other Programs

26

General Revenues 2,231,840 3,748,198 5,980,038

27

Federal Funds

28

Federal Funds 382,432,873 (36,822,408) 345,610,465

29

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

30

Retail SNAP Incentives Pilot Program 0 1,350 1,350

31

Restricted Receipts 8,000 350,000 358,000

32

Total - Other Programs 384,672,713 (32,722,860) 351,949,853

33

Office of Healthy Aging

34

General Revenues 15,623,340 (734,103) 14,889,237

 

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     Of this amount, $325,000 is to provide elder services, including respite, through the

2

Diocese of Providence; $40,000 is for ombudsman services provided by the Alliance for Long

3

Term Care in accordance with chapter 66.7 of title 42; and $1,600,000 is for Senior Services

4

Support and $730,000 is for elderly nutrition, of which $680,000 is for Meals on Wheels.

5

Federal Funds 19,011,572 (626,688) 18,384,884

6

Restricted Receipts 46,200 138,068 184,268

7

Other Funds

8

Intermodal Surface Transportation Fund 4,267,406 19,460 4,286,866

9

     The Office shall reimburse the Rhode Island public transit authority for the elderly/disabled

10

transportation program expenses no later than fifteen (15) days of the authority’s submission of a

11

request for payment.

12

Total - Office of Healthy Aging 38,948,518 (1,203,263) 37,745,255

13

Grand Total - Human Services 837,388,626 (40,937,374) 796,451,252

14

Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

15

Central Management

16

General Revenues 8,058,892 2,105,705 10,164,597

17

Federal Funds 2,631,491 (829,069) 1,802,422

18

Restricted Receipts 559,071 1,186,952 1,746,023

19

Total - Central Management 11,249,454 2,463,588 13,713,042

20

Services for the Developmentally Disabled

21

General Revenues 218,735,702 5,318,262 224,053,964

22

     Provided that of this general revenue funding, an amount certified by the department shall

23

be expended on certain community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental

24

disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed

25

consumer direct care service worker raises and associated payroll costs as authorized by BHDDH

26

and to finance the new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent Decree

27

Addendum. Any increase for direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting

28

must first receive the approval of BHDDH.

29

     Provided further that of this general revenue funding, $928,200 shall be expended on a

30

Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment

31

services, or which a total of $650,000 shall be expended specifically on those who self-direct for

32

creation of regional service advisement models and pool of substitute staff. All unexpended or

33

unencumbered balances of this designation at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to

34

the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same purpose.

 

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Federal Funds 286,950,145 2,998,425 289,948,570

2

     Provided that of this federal funding, an amount certified by the department shall be

3

expended on certain community-based department of behavioral healthcare, developmental

4

disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH) developmental disability private provider and self-directed

5

consumer direct care service worker raises and associated payroll costs as authorized by BHDDH

6

and to finance the new services rates implemented by BHDDH pursuant to the Consent Decree

7

Addendum. Any increase for direct support staff and residential or other community-based setting

8

must first receive the approval of BHDDH.

9

     Provided further that of this federal funding, $371,800 shall be expended on a

10

Transformation Fund to be used for I/DD integrated day activities and supported employment

11

services. All unexpended or unencumbered balances of this designation at the end of the fiscal year

12

shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same

13

purpose.

14

Restricted Receipts 1,300,866 711,700 2,012,566

15

Other Funds

16

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

17

DD Residential Support 100,000 195,618 295,618

18

Total - Services for the Developmentally

19

Disabled 507,086,713 9,224,005 516,310,718

20

Behavioral Healthcare Services

21

General Revenues 4,817,486 397,689 5,215,175

22

Federal Funds

23

Federal Funds 32,467,553 3,856,223 36,323,776

24

     Provided that $250,000 from Social Services Block Grant funds is awarded to The

25

Providence Center to coordinate with Oasis Wellness and Recovery Center for its support and

26

services program offered to individuals with behavioral health issues.

27

Rural Health Transformation Program 0 452,647 452,647

28

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

29

9-8-8 Hotline 1,800,000 612,677 2,412,677

30

Crisis Intervention Trainings 0 1,217,506 1,217,506

31

Restricted Receipts 5,416,046 10,563,831 15,979,877

32

     Provided that $450,000 $486,850 from the opioid stewardship fund is distributed equally

33

to the seven regional substance abuse prevention task forces to fund priorities determined by each

34

Task Force.

 

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Total - Behavioral Healthcare Services 44,501,085 17,100,573 61,601,658

2

Hospital and Community Rehabilitative Services

3

General Revenues 53,723,206 10,266,909 63,990,115

4

Federal Funds 61,515,889 (11,466,581) 50,049,308

5

Restricted Receipts 4,634,700 889,515 5,524,215

6

Other Funds

7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

8

Hospital Equipment 300,000 312,311 612,311

9

Total - Hospital and Community Rehabilitative

10

Services 120,173,795 2,154 120,175,949

11

State of RI Psychiatric Hospital

12

General Revenues 33,443,552 443,890 33,887,442

13

Restricted Receipts 144,000 0 144,000

14

Other Funds

15

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

16

RISPH Equipment 100,000 0 100,000

17

Total - State of RI Psychiatric Hospital 33,687,552 443,890 34,131,442

18

Grand Total - Behavioral Healthcare,

19

Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 716,698,599 29,234,210 745,932,809

20

Office of the Child Advocate

21

General Revenues 2,264,613 (79,603) 2,185,010

22

Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

23

General Revenues 786,233 (18,570) 767,663

24

Restricted Receipts 142,921 66,368 209,289

25

Grand Total - Comm. On Deaf and

26

Hard-of-Hearing 929,154 47,798 976,952

27

Governor’s Commission on Disabilities

28

General Revenues

29

General Revenues 870,754 24,087 894,841

30

Livable Home Modification Grant Program 515,278 585,533 1,100,811

31

     Provided that this will be used for home modification and accessibility enhancements to

32

construct, retrofit, and/or renovate residences to allow individuals to remain in community settings.

33

This will be in consultation with the executive office of health and human services. All unexpended

34

or unencumbered balances, at the end of the fiscal year, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal

 

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year, and made immediately available for the same purpose.

2

Federal Funds 340,067 25 340,092

3

Restricted Receipts 79,943 (12,753) 67,190

4

Grand Total - Governor’s Commission

5

on Disabilities 1,806,042 596,892 2,402,934

6

Office of the Mental Health Advocate

7

General Revenues 1,117,164 (184,723) 932,441

8

Elementary and Secondary Education

9

Administration of the Comprehensive Education Strategy

10

General Revenues 34,222,798 4,978,723 39,201,521

11

     Provided that $90,000 be allocated to support the hospital school at Hasbro Children’s

12

Hospital pursuant to § 16-7-20; $395,000 be allocated to support child opportunity zones through

13

agreements with the department of elementary and secondary education to strengthen education,

14

health and social services for students and their families as a strategy to accelerate student

15

achievement; $450,000 and 3.0 full-time equivalent positions be allocated to support a special

16

education function to facilitate individualized education program (IEP) and 504 services; and

17

further provided that $130,000 be allocated to City Year for the Whole School Whole Child

18

Program, which provides individualized support to at-risk students; and further provided that all

19

unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June 30, 2026, relating to the Learn365RI program

20

are hereby reappropriated to the following fiscal year.

21

     Provided further that of this amount, $1,860,000 is allocated toward a special education

22

settlement to provide compensatory special education services, related administrative costs, and

23

attorneys’ fees pursuant to a legal settlement authorized by the Rhode Island board of education,

24

of which all unexpended or unencumbered balances at the end of the fiscal year shall be

25

reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made immediately available for the same purpose until

26

the requirements of the settlement agreement have been satisfied.

27

Federal Funds

28

Federal Funds 255,593,813 15,223,355 270,817,168

29

     Provided that $684,000 from the department’s administrative share of Individuals with

30

Disabilities Education Act funds be allocated to the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities to

31

support the Rhode Island Vision Education and Services Program.

32

Rural Health Transformation Program 0 1,051,421 1,051,421

33

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

34

Adult Education Providers 128,373 1,410,989 1,539,362

 

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Out of School Time Education Providers 0 2,047,238 2,047,238

2

Restricted Receipts

3

Restricted Receipts 1,724,551 410,348 2,134,899

4

HRIC Adult Education Grants 3,500,000 0 3,500,000

5

Total - Admin. of the Comprehensive Ed.

6

Strategy 295,169,535 25,122,074 320,291,609

7

Davies Career and Technical School

8

General Revenues 18,532,152 951,765 19,483,917

9

Federal Funds 924,285 312,154 1,236,439

10

Restricted Receipts 5,471,394 151,212 5,622,606

11

Other Funds

12

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

13

Davies School HVAC 50,000 151,286 201,286

14

Davies School Asset Protection 750,000 149,614 899,614

15

Davies School Healthcare Classroom

16

Renovations 6,911,727 (6,911,727) 0

17

Davies School Wing Renovation 34,515,423 (25,892,838) 8,622,585

18

Total - Davies Career and Technical School 67,154,981 (31,088,534) 36,066,447

19

RI School for the Deaf

20

General Revenues 8,809,938 19,673 8,829,611

21

Federal Funds 271,830 (46,465) 225,365

22

Restricted Receipts 1,097,000 505,000 1,602,000

23

Other Funds

24

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

25

School for the Deaf Asset Protection 100,000 311,780 411,780

26

Total - RI School for the Deaf 10,278,768 789,988 11,068,756

27

Metropolitan Career and Technical School

28

General Revenues 12,966,926 0 12,966,926

29

Other Funds

30

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

31

MET School Asset Protection 250,000 1,971,348 2,221,348

32

Total - Metropolitan Career and Technical

33

School 13,216,926 1,971,348 15,188,274

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Education Aid

 

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General Revenues 1,272,230,353 42,542 1,272,272,895

2

     Provided that the criteria for the allocation of early childhood funds shall prioritize pre-

3

kindergarten seats and classrooms for four-year-olds whose family income is at or below one

4

hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines and who reside in communities

5

with higher concentrations of low performing schools.

6

Restricted Receipts 38,952,936 9,630,716 48,583,652

7

Total - Education Aid 1,311,183,289 9,673,258 1,320,856,547

8

Central Falls School District

9

General Revenues 54,567,882 0 54,567,882

10

School Construction Aid

11

General Revenues

12

School Housing Aid 119,887,755 (5,868,581) 114,019,174

13

Teachers' Retirement

14

General Revenues 137,991,006 (4,390,928) 133,600,078

15

Grand Total - Elementary and Secondary

16

Education 2,009,450,142 (3,791,375) 2,005,658,767

17

Public Higher Education

18

Office of Postsecondary Commissioner

19

General Revenues 33,322,291 (449,285) 32,873,006

20

     Provided that $455,000 shall be allocated to Onward We Learn pursuant to § 16-70-5,

21

$75,000 shall be allocated to Best Buddies Rhode Island to support its programs for children with

22

developmental and intellectual disabilities. It is also provided that $7,367,460 $7,536,773 shall be

23

allocated to the Rhode Island promise scholarship program; $151,410 shall be used to support

24

Rhode Island’s membership in the New England Board of Higher Education; $5,476,723

25

$4,971,825 shall be allocated to the Rhode Island hope scholarship program; and $100,000 shall be

26

allocated to the Rhode Island School for Progressive Education to support access to higher

27

education opportunities for teachers of color.

28

Federal Funds

29

Federal Funds 5,582,208 (212,342) 5,369,866

30

Guaranty Agency Administration 60,000 0 60,000

31

Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

32

Fresh Start Scholarship 0 1,199,287 1,199,287

33

RI Reconnect 0 4,600,385 4,600,385

34

RIC Cybersecurity Center 0 475,006 475,006

 

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Restricted Receipts

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Restricted Receipts 8,383,189 (65,235) 8,317,954

3

Tuition Savings Program - Scholarships

4

and Grants 3,400,000 0 3,400,000

5

Other Funds

6

Nursing Education Center - Operating 3,295,810 69,836 3,365,646

7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

8

WEC Expansion - Annex Site 1,220,000 (820,000) 400,000

9

Total - Office of Postsecondary

10

Commissioner 55,263,498 4,797,652 60,061,150

11

University of Rhode Island

12

General Revenues

13

General Revenues 115,308,021 (68,907) 115,239,114

14

     Provided that in order to leverage federal funding and support economic development,

15

$700,000 shall be allocated to the small business development center, $125,000 shall be allocated

16

to the Institute for Labor Studies & Research, $50,000 shall be allocated to Special Olympics Rhode

17

Island to support its mission of providing athletic opportunities for individuals with intellectual and

18

developmental disabilities, and $874,069 shall be used to support programming related to career

19

readiness, career placement, internships, and work-based learning.

20

Debt Service 31,526,482 3,228,750 34,755,232

21

RI State Forensics Laboratory 1,803,420 0 1,803,420

22

Other Funds

23

University and College Funds 847,374,010 (1,497,801) 845,876,209

24

Debt - Dining Services 781,957 4,070 786,027

25

Debt - Education and General 5,076,811 (700) 5,076,111

26

Debt - Health Services 16,032 (50) 15,982

27

Debt - Housing Loan Funds 13,863,455 24,359 13,887,814

28

Debt - Memorial Union 758,853 1,792 760,645

29

Debt - Ryan Center 2,888,322 (511,944) 2,376,378

30

Debt - Parking Authority 889,077 (79,798) 809,279

31

URI Restricted Debt Service - Energy

32

Conservation 536,169 0 536,169

33

URI Debt Service - Energy Conservation 1,956,906 0 1,956,906

34

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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Asset Protection 14,606,536 3,313,057 17,919,593

2

Mechanical, Electric, and Plumbing

3

Improvements 7,293,838 (1,989,199) 5,304,639

4

Fire Protection Academic Buildings 1,641,903 1,789,836 3,431,739

5

Bay Campus 8,146,722 (43,200) 8,103,522

6

Athletics Complex 33,942,707 3,377,715 37,320,422

7

     Provided that total Rhode Island capital plan funds provide no more than 80.0 percent of

8

the total project.

9

Stormwater Management 4,252,678 (1,048,324) 3,204,354

10

PFAS Removal Water Treatment Plant 13,759,400 (13,509,400) 250,000

11

Campus Accessibility 2,300,000 0 2,300,000

12

Building Envelope Improvements 3,000,000 0 3,000,000

13

Total - University of Rhode Island 1,111,723,299 (7,009,744) 1,104,713,555

14

     Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as

15

of June 30, 2026 relating to the university of Rhode Island are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year

16

2027.

17

Rhode Island College

18

General Revenues

19

General Revenues 70,714,722 (95,387) 70,619,335

20

Provided that $464,377 shall be used to support programming related to career readiness, career

21

placement, internships, and work-based learning.

22

Debt Service 7,933,336 796,740 8,730,076

23

Rhode Island Vision Education and Services

24

Program 1,800,000 0 1,800,000

25

Other Funds

26

University and College Funds 120,309,539 5,949,928 126,259,467

27

Debt - Education and General 1,478,585 (762,376) 716,209

28

Debt - Student Union 212,200 0 212,200

29

Debt - G.O. Debt Service 1,585,353 0 1,585,353

30

Debt - Energy Conservation 762,375 0 762,375

31

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

32

Asset Protection 5,950,000 5,136,325 11,086,325

33

Infrastructure Modernization 5,675,000 6,172,208 11,847,208

34

Phase IV: Whipple Hall 0 500,000 500,000

 

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Total - Rhode Island College 216,421,110 17,697,438 234,118,548

2

     Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as

3

of June 30, 2026, relating to Rhode Island college are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2027.

4

Community College of Rhode Island

5

General Revenues

6

General Revenues 63,740,346 555,615 64,295,961

7

     Provided that $391,175 shall be used to support programming related to career readiness,

8

career placement, internships, and work-based learning.

9

Debt Service 1,097,898 (5,760) 1,092,138

10

Restricted Receipts 953,442 15,333 968,775

11

Other Funds

12

University and College Funds 114,885,691 4,564,291 119,449,982

13

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

14

Asset Protection 3,469,452 1,222,758 4,692,210

15

Data, Cabling, and Power Infrastructure 5,750,000 (5,000,000) 750,000

16

Flanagan Campus Renovations 3,200,000 (1,700,000) 1,500,000

17

CCRI Renovation and Modernization

18

Phase I 15,000,000 (1,250,000) 13,750,000

19

CCRI Renovation and Modernization

20

Phase II - IV 6,100,000 (5,600,000) 500,000

21

CCRI Accessibility Improvements 290,000 10,000 300,000

22

Total - Community College of RI 214,486,829 (7,187,763) 207,299,066

23

     Notwithstanding the provisions of § 35-3-15, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as

24

of June 30, 2026, relating to the community college of Rhode Island are hereby reappropriated to

25

fiscal year 2027.

26

Grand Total - Public Higher Education 1,597,894,736 8,297,583 1,606,192,319

27

RI State Council on the Arts

28

General Revenues

29

Operating Support 1,224,685 1,443 1,226,128

30

Grants 1,190,000 0 1,190,000

31

     Provided that $400,000 be provided to support the operational costs of WaterFire

32

Providence art installations.

33

Federal Funds 1,022,711 70,862 1,093,573

34

Restricted Receipts 115,058 (115,058) 0

 

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Other Funds

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Art for Public Facilities 690,000 11,000 701,000

3

Grand Total - RI State Council on the Arts 4,242,454 (31,753) 4,210,701

4

RI Atomic Energy Commission

5

General Revenues 1,278,282 3,909 1,282,191

6

Federal Funds 0 7,936 7,936

7

Restricted Receipts 25,036 10,000 35,036

8

Other Funds

9

URI Sponsored Research 361,177 (33,093) 328,084

10

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

11

Asset Protection 50,000 7,966 57,966

12

Grand Total - RI Atomic Energy

13

Commission 1,714,495 (3,282) 1,711,213

14

RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission

15

General Revenues 1,969,751 (152,718) 1,817,033

16

     Provided that $30,000 support the operational costs of the Fort Adams Trust’s restoration

17

activities and that $25,000 shall be allocated to Rhode Island Slave History Medallions.

18

Federal Funds 822,451 (15,198) 807,253

19

Restricted Receipts 511,827 0 511,827

20

Other Funds

21

RIDOT Project Review 144,602 (4,202) 140,400

22

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

23

Archaeological Collection Facility 0 50,000 50,000

24

Grand Total - RI Historical Preservation and

25

Heritage Comm. 3,448,631 (122,118) 3,326,513

26

Attorney General

27

Criminal

28

General Revenues 23,147,524 643,171 23,790,695

29

Federal Funds 3,404,012 (215,563) 3,188,449

30

Restricted Receipts 2,096,085 (143,314) 1,952,771

31

Total - Criminal 28,647,621 284,294 28,931,915

32

Civil

33

General Revenues 7,301,706 (856,568) 6,445,138

34

Federal Funds 100,000 25,553 125,553

 

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Restricted Receipts 4,724,238 49,076 4,773,314

2

Total - Civil 12,125,944 (781,939) 11,344,005

3

Bureau of Criminal Identification

4

General Revenues 2,440,742 26,983 2,467,725

5

Federal Funds 64,547 (30,000) 34,547

6

Restricted Receipts 1,329,498 607,284 1,936,782

7

Total - Bureau of Criminal Identification 3,834,787 604,267 4,439,054

8

General

9

General Revenues 5,354,455 331,878 5,686,333

10

Other Funds

11

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

12

Building Renovations and Repairs 2,525,000 (2,525,000) 0

13

Total - General 7,879,455 (2,193,122) 5,686,333

14

Grand Total - Attorney General 52,487,807 (2,086,500) 50,401,307

15

Corrections

16

Central Management

17

General Revenues 24,875,748 765,443 25,641,191

18

Federal Funds 0 177,680 177,680

19

Total – Central Management 24,875,748 943,123 25,818,871

20

Parole Board

21

General Revenues 1,673,257 (61,155) 1,612,102

22

Custody and Security

23

General Revenues 182,260,831 1,315,196 183,576,027

24

Federal Funds 1,371,846 200,245 1,572,091

25

Other Funds

26

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

27

Intake Service Center HVAC 27,818,335 (19,277,223) 8,541,112

28

Total - Custody and Security 211,451,012 (17,761,782) 193,689,230

29

Institutional Support

30

General Revenues 40,099,600 1,123,674 41,223,274

31

Other Funds

32

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

33

Asset Protection 8,277,650 2,100,000 10,377,650

34

Correctional Facilities – Renovations 3,179,677 (3,179,677) 0

 

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Total - Institutional Support 51,556,927 43,997 51,600,924

2

Institutional Based Rehab/Population Management

3

General Revenues 15,027,101 (468,665) 14,558,436

4

     Provided that $1,050,000 be allocated to Crossroads Rhode Island for sex offender

5

discharge planning.

6

     The director of the department of corrections shall provide to the speaker of the house and

7

president of the senate at least every ninety (90) days beginning September 1, 2022, a report on

8

efforts to modernize the correctional industries program. The report shall, at minimum, provide

9

data on the past ninety (90) days regarding program participation; changes made in programming

10

to more closely align with industry needs; new or terminated partnerships with employers,

11

nonprofits, and advocacy groups; current program expenses and revenues; and the employment

12

status of all persons on the day of discharge from department care who participated in the

13

correctional industries program.

14

Federal Funds 386,256 391,550 777,806

15

Restricted Receipts 1,300,000 193,379 1,493,379

16

Total - Institutional Based Rehab/Population

17

Mgt. 16,713,357 116,264 16,829,621

18

Healthcare Services

19

General Revenues 37,051,880 3,124,127 40,176,007

20

Community Corrections

21

General Revenues 23,026,186 (316,473) 22,709,713

22

Federal Funds 0 47,814 47,814

23

Restricted Receipts 3,091 (604) 2,487

24

Total - Community Corrections 23,029,277 (269,263) 22,760,014

25

Grand Total - Corrections 366,351,458 (13,864,689) 352,486,769

26

Judiciary

27

Supreme Court

28

General Revenues

29

General Revenues 36,665,481 1,811,372 38,476,853

30

     Provided however, that no more than $1,430,073 in combined total shall be offset to the

31

public defender’s office, the attorney general’s office, the department of corrections, the department

32

of children, youth and families, and the department of public safety for square-footage occupancy

33

costs in public courthouses and further provided that $500,000 be allocated to the Rhode Island

34

Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the domestic abuse court advocacy project pursuant to §

 

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12-29-7 and that $90,000 be allocated to Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. to provide housing and

2

eviction defense to indigent individuals.

3

Defense of Indigents 7,875,432 (20,000) 7,855,432

4

Federal Funds 205,395 (74,085) 131,310

5

Restricted Receipts 4,312,243 (59,477) 4,252,766

6

Other Funds

7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

8

Judicial Complexes - HVAC 500,000 5,885 505,885

9

Judicial Complexes Asset Protection 1,500,000 22,618 1,522,618

10

Judicial Complexes Fan Coil Unit

11

Replacements 500,000 3,082 503,082

12

Garrahy Courthouse Restoration 1,125,000 18,183 1,143,183

13

Total - Supreme Court 52,683,551 1,707,578 54,391,129

14

Judicial Tenure and Discipline

15

General Revenues 188,686 89 188,775

16

Superior Court

17

General Revenues 30,216,228 66,823 30,283,051

18

Restricted Receipts 325,000 0 325,000

19

Total - Superior Court 30,541,228 66,823 30,608,051

20

Family Court

21

General Revenues 29,167,951 66,679 29,234,630

22

Federal Funds 5,392,549 (421,847) 4,970,702

23

Total - Family Court 34,560,500 (355,168) 34,205,332

24

District Court

25

General Revenues 17,697,776 73,018 17,770,794

26

Federal Funds 696,951 (374,123) 322,828

27

Restricted Receipts 60,000 0 60,000

28

Total - District Court 18,454,727 (301,105) 18,153,622

29

Traffic Tribunal

30

General Revenues 11,704,985 36,532 11,741,517

31

Workers' Compensation Court

32

Restricted Receipts 11,090,756 (7,217) 11,083,539

33

Grand Total - Judiciary 159,224,433 1,147,532 160,371,965

34

Military Staff

 

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General Revenues 3,424,058 84,034 3,508,092

2

Federal Funds 28,982,412 38,849,854 67,832,266

3

Restricted Receipts

4

RI Military Family Relief Fund 55,000 0 55,000

5

RING Counterdrug Program 11,000 0 11,000

6

Other Funds

7

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

8

Aviation Readiness Center 4,538,673 (4,020,059) 518,614

9

Asset Protection 2,564,675 (192,808) 2,371,867

10

Quonset Airport Runway Reconstruction 446,663 380,922 827,585

11

Counter-Drug Training Facility 1,025,250 1,558,558 2,583,808

12

Squadron Ops Facility (Air Guard) 600,000 0 600,000

13

Quonset Air National Guard HQ Facility 0 1,893,948 1,893,948

14

Grand Total - Military Staff 41,647,731 38,554,449 80,202,180

15

Public Safety

16

Central Management

17

General Revenues 1,899,154 9,487,402 11,386,556

18

     Provided that $400,000 $558,089 shall be allocated to support the Family Service of Rhode

19

Island’s GO Team program of on-scene support to children who are victims of violence and other

20

traumas. It is also provided that $9,047,396 shall be allocated as the state contribution for the

21

statewide body-worn camera program, subject to all program and reporting rules, regulations,

22

policies, and guidelines prescribed in the Rhode Island General Laws. Notwithstanding the

23

provision of § 35-3-15 of the general laws, all unexpended or unencumbered balances as of June

24

30, 2026 from this appropriation are hereby reappropriated to fiscal year 2027.

25

Federal Funds

26

Federal Funds 18,479,969 (4,076,435) 14,403,534

27

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

28

Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence 29,753 4,501,250 4,531,003

29

Restricted Receipts 738,584 220,244 958,828

30

Total - Central Management 21,147,460 10,132,461 31,279,921

31

E-911 Emergency Telephone System

32

Restricted Receipts 10,730,138 243,942 10,974,080

33

Security Services

34

General Revenues 33,685,555 (2,679,484) 31,006,071

 

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Municipal Police Training Academy

2

General Revenues 349,440 16,020 365,460

3

Federal Funds 417,455 71,773 489,228

4

Total - Municipal Police Training Academy 766,895 87,793 854,688

5

State Police

6

General Revenues 96,907,970 1,632,633 98,540,603

7

Federal Funds 8,126,146 2,732,983 10,859,129

8

Restricted Receipts 2,845,158 0 2,845,158

9

Other Funds

10

Airport Corporation Assistance 151,310 (540) 150,770

11

Road Construction Reimbursement 3,355,100 2,200,000 5,555,100

12

Weight and Measurement Reimbursement 402,401 226,281 628,682

13

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

14

DPS Asset Protection 1,205,000 1,911,587 3,116,587

15

Southern Barracks 16,750,000 12,243,957 28,993,957

16

Training Academy Upgrades 1,550,000 325,148 1,875,148

17

Statewide Communications System Network 245,048 0 245,048

18

Total - State Police 131,538,133 21,272,049 152,810,182

19

Grand Total - Public Safety 197,868,181 29,056,761 226,924,942

20

Office of Public Defender

21

General Revenues 18,178,679 11,095 18,189,774

22

Federal Funds 85,035 0 85,035

23

Grand Total - Office of Public Defender 18,263,714 11,095 18,274,809

24

Emergency Management Agency

25

General Revenues 7,457,256 186,926 7,644,182

26

     Provided that of this general revenue amount, $250,000 is to be used to cover security

27

expenses incurred by state agencies associated with the FIFA 2026 World Cup that would not be

28

reimbursed by other available funding sources. All unexpended or unencumbered balances of this

29

designation, as of June 30, 2026, shall be reappropriated to the ensuing fiscal year and made

30

immediately available for the same purpose.

31

Federal Funds 34,906,616 12,840,348 47,746,964

32

Restricted Receipts 428,308 213,109 641,417

33

Other Funds

34

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

 

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RI Statewide Communications Infrastructure 315,404 85,162 400,566

2

RI Statewide Communications Network Tower 550,000 0 550,000

3

State Emergency Ops Center 0 64,000 64,000

4

Grand Total - Emergency Management

5

Agency 43,657,584 13,389,545 57,047,129

6

Environmental Management

7

Office of the Director

8

General Revenues 9,446,875 (127,764) 9,319,111

9

     Of this general revenue amount, $180,000 is appropriated to the conservation districts and

10

$100,000 is appropriated to the Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode Island for a

11

veterinarian at the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island.

12

Federal Funds 354,975 329,383 684,358

13

Restricted Receipts 5,930,220 1,150,812 7,081,032

14

Total - Office of the Director 15,732,070 1,352,431 17,084,501

15

Natural Resources

16

General Revenues 32,325,750 1,619,333 33,945,083

17

     Provided that of this general revenue amount, $150,000 is to be used for marine mammal

18

response activities in conjunction with matching federal funds.

19

Federal Funds 31,528,201 264,097 31,792,298

20

Restricted Receipts 6,185,022 721,371 6,906,393

21

Other Funds

22

DOT Recreational Projects 762,000 26,547 788,547

23

Blackstone Bike Path Design 1,000,000 0 1,000,000

24

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

25

Dam Repair 6,815,000 (6,422,589) 392,411

26

Fort Adams Rehabilitation 500,000 216,595 716,595

27

Port of Galilee 20,500,000 (5,779,101) 14,720,899

28

Newport Pier Upgrades 500,000 (385,000) 115,000

29

Recreation Facilities Asset Protection 750,000 0 750,000

30

Recreational Facilities Improvements 2,900,000 4,735,607 7,635,607

31

Natural Resources Office and Visitor's Center 1,836,709 (1,602,632) 234,077

32

Fish & Wildlife Maintenance Facilities 200,000 19,291 219,291

33

Marine Infrastructure/Pier Development 700,000 752,413 1,452,413

34

Total - Natural Resources 106,502,682 (5,834,068) 100,668,614

 

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Environmental Protection

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General Revenues 16,607,743 219,983 16,827,726

3

Federal Funds 12,825,343 2,885,397 15,710,740

4

Restricted Receipts 12,660,382 62,782 12,723,164

5

Other Funds

6

Transportation MOU 95,967 (35,866) 60,101

7

Total - Environmental Protection 42,189,435 3,132,296 45,321,731

8

Grand Total - Environmental Management 164,424,187 (1,349,341) 163,074,846

9

Coastal Resources Management Council

10

General Revenues 3,904,812 269,201 4,174,013

11

Federal Funds 3,331,166 (222,509) 3,108,657

12

Restricted Receipts 624,768 (288,957) 335,811

13

Other Funds

14

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

15

South Coast Restoration Project 7,000,000 0 7,000,000

16

Pawcatuck Resiliency Elevation Study 0 50,000 50,000

17

Grand Total - Coastal Resources Mgmt.

18

Council 14,860,746 (192,265) 14,668,481

19

Transportation

20

Central Management

21

Federal Funds 13,777,360 91,840 13,869,200

22

Other Funds

23

Gasoline Tax 9,004,830 (1,279,968) 7,724,862

24

Total - Central Management 22,782,190 (1,188,128) 21,594,062

25

Management and Budget

26

Other Funds

27

Gasoline Tax 3,839,065 1,635,875 5,474,940

28

Infrastructure Engineering

29

Federal Funds

30

Federal Funds 460,804,783 107,101,455 567,906,238

31

Federal Funds – State Fiscal Recovery Fund

32

Municipal Roads Grant Program 0 11,421,717 11,421,717

33

Washington Bridge Project 0 16,895,328 16,895,328

34

Restricted Receipts 6,066,037 (4,166,072) 1,899,965

 

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Other Funds

2

Gasoline Tax 88,272,135 (7,045,921) 81,226,214

3

     Provided that of this amount, $6,500,000 is appropriated to the Municipal Roads Grant

4

Program known as RhodeRestore to provide funding to municipalities for the construction and

5

maintenance of roads, sidewalks, and bridges. Provided that twenty-five percent (25%) of the funds

6

shall be distributed equally to each city and town, and seventy-five percent (75%) shall be allocated

7

proportionally based on each municipality’s share of municipally maintained road miles, as

8

determined by the most recent data available from the Rhode Island department of transportation.

9

Provided further that each municipality is required to provide a sixty-seven percent (67%) match.

10

     Provided that of this amount, sufficient funds from the Rhode Island public transit

11

authority’s share of gasoline tax proceeds shall be allocated to the state paratransit program,

12

including the expansion pilot program known as ride anywhere to ensure statewide paratransit

13

services are maintained.

14

Land Sale Revenue 6,239,422 (135,005) 6,104,417

15

Tolling Revenue 10,000,000 (10,000,000) 0

16

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

17

Highway Improvement Program 115,617,814 (2,047,814) 113,570,000

18

Bike Path Asset Protection 400,000 0 400,000

19

RIPTA - Land and Buildings 6,905,927 (3,773,544) 3,132,383

20

RIPTA - Pawtucket/Central Falls Bus Hub

21

Passenger Facility 1,500,000 690,534 2,190,534

22

RIPTA - Providence High-Capacity Transit

23

Corridor Study 90,000 103,368 193,368

24

RIPTA - Kingston Station Mobility Hub 0 300,000 300,000

25

RIPTA - Pawtucket Bus Hub 0 126,000 126,000

26

Total - Infrastructure Engineering 695,896,118 109,470,046 805,366,164

27

Infrastructure Maintenance

28

Other Funds

29

Gasoline Tax 41,781,096 13,287,722 55,068,818

30

     The department of transportation will establish a municipal roadway database, which will

31

include information concerning the name, condition, length, roadway infrastructure, and pedestrian

32

features of each municipal roadway, updated annually by municipalities. The database will serve

33

as a comprehensive and transparent list of municipal roadway conditions.

34

Rhode Island Highway Maintenance

 

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Account 114,037,366 190,370,938 304,408,304

2

Rhode Island Capital Plan Funds

3

Maintenance Capital Equipment Replacement 1,800,000 1,858,569 3,658,569

4

Maintenance Facilities Improvements 859,756 362,407 1,222,163

5

Welcome Center 150,000 397,183 547,183

6

Salt Storage Facilities 1,150,000 (36,338) 1,113,662

7

Train Station Asset Protection 500,000 1,024,237 1,524,237

8

Total - Infrastructure Maintenance 160,278,218 207,264,718 367,542,936

9

Grand Total - Transportation 882,795,591 317,182,511 1,199,978,102

10

Statewide Totals

11

General Revenues 5,809,363,121 28,143,725 5,837,506,846

12

Federal Funds 5,108,485,986 346,082,639 5,454,568,625

13

Restricted Receipts 458,544,467 91,837,535 550,382,002

14

Other Funds 2,959,985,019 268,416,806 3,228,401,825

15

Statewide Grand Total 14,336,378,593 734,480,705 15,070,859,298

16

     SECTION 2. Each line appearing in section 1 of this article shall constitute an

17

appropriation.

18

     SECTION 3. The general assembly authorizes the state controller to establish the internal

19

service accounts shown below, and no other, to finance and account for the operations of state

20

agencies that provide services to other agencies, institutions and other governmental units on a cost

21

reimbursed basis. The purpose of these accounts is to ensure that certain activities are managed in

22

a businesslike manner; promote efficient use of services by making agencies pay the full costs

23

associated with providing the services; and allocate the costs of central administrative services

24

across all fund types, so that federal and other non-general fund programs share in the costs of

25

general government support. The controller is authorized to reimburse these accounts for the cost

26

of work or services performed for any other department or agency subject to the following

27

expenditure limitations:

28

Account Expenditure Limit

29

FY 2026 FY 2026 FY 2026

30

Enacted Change FINAL

31

State Assessed Fringe Benefit Internal

32

Service Fund 37,255,808 94,704 37,350,512

33

Administration Central Utilities Internal

34

Service Fund 30,366,642 0 30,366,642

 

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State Central Mail Internal Service Fund 9,020,425 (835) 9,019,590

2

State Telecommunications Internal

3

Service Fund 3,426,061 3,173 3,429,234

4

State Automotive Fleet Internal Service Fund 21,610,397 14,815 21,625,212

5

Surplus Property Internal Service Fund 44,789 0 44,789

6

Health Insurance Internal Service Fund 272,933,573 69,971,421 342,904,994

7

Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund 63,854,008 (23,438,854) 40,415,154

8

Capitol Police Internal Service Fund 1,659,403 188,969 1,848,372

9

Corrections Central Distribution Center

10

Internal Service Fund 8,679,440 79,813 8,759,253

11

Correctional Industries Internal Service Fund 8,477,292 52,361 8,529,653

12

Secretary of State Record Center Internal

13

Service Fund 1,231,684 (76,237) 1,155,447

14

Human Resources Internal Service Fund 18,711,878 (233,544) 18,478,334

15

DCAMM Facilities Internal Service Fund 40,492,965 40,486 40,533,451

16

Information Technology Internal

17

Service Fund 70,587,805 102,554 70,690,359

18

     SECTION 4. Departments and agencies listed below may not exceed the number of full-

19

time equivalent (FTE) positions shown below in any pay period. Full-time equivalent positions do

20

not include limited period positions or, seasonal or intermittent positions whose scheduled period

21

of employment does not exceed twenty-six consecutive weeks or whose scheduled hours do not

22

exceed nine hundred and twenty-five (925) hours, excluding overtime, in a one-year period. Nor

23

do they include individuals engaged in training, the completion of which is a prerequisite of

24

employment. Provided, however, that the governor or designee, speaker of the house of

25

representatives or designee, and the president of the senate or designee may authorize an adjustment

26

to any limitation. Prior to the authorization, the state budget officer shall make a detailed written

27

recommendation to the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate. A copy

28

of the recommendation and authorization to adjust shall be transmitted to the chairman of the house

29

finance committee, senate finance committee, the house fiscal advisor, and the senate fiscal advisor.

30

     State employees whose funding is from non-state general revenue funds that are time

31

limited shall receive limited term appointment with the term limited to the availability of non-state

32

general revenue funding source.

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FY 2026 FTE POSITION AUTHORIZATION

34

     Departments and Agencies Full-Time Equivalent

 

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     Administration 684.6 683.6

2

     Provided that no more than 434.1 of the total authorization would be limited to positions

3

that support internal service fund programs.

4

     Office of Energy Resources 17.0

5

     Business Regulation 155.0 157.0

6

     Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission 26.0

7

     Executive Office of Commerce 5.0

8

     Housing 38.0

9

     Labor and Training 461.7

10

     Revenue 605.5

11

     Legislature 298.5

12

     Office of the Lieutenant Governor 8.0

13

     Office of the Secretary of State 62.0

14

     Office of the General Treasurer 92.0

15

     Board of Elections 13.0

16

     Rhode Island Ethics Commission 12.0

17

     Office of the Governor 45.0

18

     Commission for Human Rights 15.0

19

     Public Utilities Commission 57.0

20

     Executive Office of Health and Human Services 243.0 248.0

21

     Children, Youth and Families 713.5 719.5

22

     Health 572.6

23

     Human Services 779.0 789.0

24

     Office of Veterans Services 267.0

25

     Office of Healthy Aging 33.0

26

     Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals 1,223.4 1,225.4

27

     Provided that 18.0 of the total authorization would be limited to independent facilitators

28

positions to comply with the Consent Decree Addendum.

29

     Office of the Child Advocate 13.0

30

     Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing 4.0

31

     Governor’s Commission on Disabilities 5.0

32

     Office of the Mental Health Advocate 6.0

33

     Elementary and Secondary Education 156.1

34

     Provided that 3.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

 

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supported by the healthy environments advance learning grant at the school building authority.

2

     School for the Deaf 61.0

3

     Davies Career and Technical School 125.0

4

     Office of Postsecondary Commissioner 48.0

5

     Provided that 1.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

6

supported by third-party funds, 12.0 would be available only for positions at the state’s higher

7

education centers located in Woonsocket and Westerly, 10.0 would be available only for positions

8

at the nursing education center, and 9.0 would be available for the longitudinal data systems

9

program.

10

     University of Rhode Island 2,671.0

11

     Provided that 378.8 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

12

supported by third-party funds, and 424.5 would be available only for positions that support

13

auxiliary operations.

14

     Rhode Island College 949.2

15

     Provided that 76.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

16

supported by third-party funds.

17

     Community College of Rhode Island 849.1

18

     Provided that 89.0 of the total authorization would be available only for positions that are

19

supported by third-party funds.

20

     Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 10.0

21

     RI Atomic Energy Commission 8.6

22

     Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission 15.6

23

     Office of the Attorney General 268.1

24

     Corrections 1,461.0

25

     Judicial 749.3

26

     Military Staff 93.0

27

     Emergency Management Agency 38.0

28

     Public Safety 634.0 635.0

29

     Office of the Public Defender 104.0

30

     Environmental Management 439.0

31

     Coastal Resources Management Council 32.0

32

     Transportation 755.0

33

     Total 15,921.8 15,946.8

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     No agency or department may employ contracted employee services where contract

 

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employees would work under state employee supervisors without determination of need by the

2

director of administration acting upon positive recommendations by the budget officer and the

3

personnel administrator and fifteen (15) days after a public hearing.

4

     Nor may any agency or department contract for services replacing work done by state

5

employees at that time without determination of need by the director of administration acting upon

6

the positive recommendations of the state budget officer and the personnel administrator and thirty

7

(30) days after a public hearing.

8

     SECTION 5. The appropriations from federal funds contained in section 1 shall not be

9

construed to mean any federal funds or assistance appropriated, authorized, allocated or

10

apportioned to the State of Rhode Island from the state fiscal recovery fund and capital projects

11

fund enacted pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2 for fiscal year 2026

12

except for those instances specifically designated.

13

     The State fiscal recovery fund and capital projects fund appropriations herein shall be made

14

in support of the following projects:

15

     Federal Funds - State Fiscal Recovery Fund

16

     Department of Administration (DOA)

17

     DOA- Pandemic Recovery Office. These funds shall be allocated to finance the pandemic

18

recovery office established within the department of administration.

19

     DOA - Public Health Response Warehouse Support. These funds shall be allocated to the

20

proper storage of PPE and other necessary COVID-19 response related supplies.

21

     DOA - Community Learning Center Programming Support Grant. These funds shall be

22

distributed to municipalities that have approved community learning center projects under the

23

coronavirus capital projects fund community learning center municipal grant program. An equal

24

amount of funding will be allocated to each approved community learning center project that

25

reaches substantial completion as defined by the U.S. Department of Treasury by October 31, 2026.

26

Municipalities with projects that do not reach substantial completion as defined by the U.S.

27

Department of Treasury by October 31, 2026, shall return their funding no later than November 15,

28

2026, for redistribution among other qualified community learning centers. These funds must be

29

used to support the establishment of U.S. Department of the Treasury compliant health monitoring,

30

work, and or education programming that will take place in a community learning center.

31

     DOA - Municipal Public Safety Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to provide

32

matching support to cities and towns to make significant public safety facilities infrastructure

33

improvements including new construction. Funding priority shall be based on project readiness and

34

limited to those for which the total costs exceed $1.0 million. Matching funds to any municipality

 

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will be limited to $5.0 million for projects that serve a regional purpose and $1.0 million for others.

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     DOA - ERP Implementation Support. These funds shall be used to support the

3

implementation of a new cloud-based enterprise resource platform for the State of Rhode Island to

4

more efficiently and strategically administer human resources, payroll, and finance operations.

5

     Office of Energy Resources (OER)

6

     OER - Electric Heat Pump Grant Program. These funds shall support a grant program

7

within the office of energy resources to assist homeowners and small-to-mid-size business owners

8

with the purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric heat pumps, with an emphasis on

9

families in environmental justice communities, minority-owned businesses, and community

10

organizations who otherwise cannot afford this technology. The office of energy resources shall

11

report to the speaker of the house and senate president no later than April 1 of each year the results

12

of this program, including but not limited to, the number of grants issued; amount of each grant and

13

the average grant amount; and the expected cumulative carbon emissions reductions associated

14

with heat pumps that received a grant.

15

     Department of Labor and Training (DLT)

16

     DLT - Enhanced Real Jobs. These funds shall support the real jobs Rhode Island program

17

in the development of job partnerships, connecting industry employers adversely impacted by the

18

pandemic to individuals enrolled in workforce training programs.

19

     DLT - Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Contribution. The director of labor and

20

training shall allocate these appropriations to the employment security fund prior to determining

21

the experience rate for each eligible employer for calendar year 2023.

22

     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

23

     EOC - Bioscience Investments. These funds shall support a program to invest in the

24

biosciences industry in Rhode Island in conjunction with the Rhode Island life science hub as

25

established in chapter 99 of title 23. This program will include, but is not limited to, the

26

development of one or more wet lab incubator spaces in collaboration with industry partners; the

27

creation of a fund that will support wrap-around services to aid in the commercialization of

28

technology and business development, growth of the biosciences talent pipeline, and support for

29

staff to implement the bioscience investments initiative.

30

     EOC - Assistance to Impacted Industries. These funds shall be allocated to provide

31

assistance to the tourism, hospitality, and events industries for outdoor and public space capital

32

improvements and event programming.

33

     Executive Office of Housing

34

     Housing - Development of Affordable Housing. These funds shall expand a program at the

 

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Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to provide additional investments in (1)

2

the development of affordable housing units in conjunction with general obligation bond funds and

3

other sources of available financing according to guidelines approved by the coordinating

4

committee of the housing resources commission or (2) site acquisition and predevelopment

5

expenses for affordable housing. Of this amount, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be

6

available to Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to establish a pilot program

7

that shall direct funds to support low income public housing through project-based rental assistance

8

vouchers and financing for pre-development, improvement, and housing production costs. Within

9

six (6) months, any money available for the pilot that is not yet allocated to viable projects, or

10

which has been awarded to public housing authorities which are unable to demonstrate substantial

11

completion of all work within eighteen (18) months of receipt of any such funds, shall be returned

12

to this program and no longer be included in the pilot. Determination of viability and substantial

13

completion under the pilot shall be at the sole discretion of the secretary of housing.

14

     Housing - Targeted Housing Development. These funds shall create a program at the

15

department of housing to develop housing in targeted areas and/or priority projects. Of this overall

16

program, twenty-two million dollars ($22,000,000) shall be allocated into a priority project fund

17

that advances the following categories: permanent supportive housing, housing dedicated to

18

vulnerable populations, individuals transitioning out of state care, and extremely low-income

19

Rhode Islanders. Of this overall program, four million dollars ($4,000,000) shall be allocated to

20

support the development of transit-oriented housing as approved by the secretary of housing.

21

     Housing - Site Acquisition. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing and

22

mortgage finance corporation toward the acquisition of properties for redevelopment as affordable

23

and supportive housing to finance projects that include requirements for deed restrictions not less

24

than thirty (30) years, and a non-recourse structure.

25

     Housing - Workforce Housing. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode Island housing

26

and mortgage finance corporation to support a program to increase the housing supply for families

27

earning up to 120 percent of area median income.

28

     Housing - Home Repair and Community Revitalization. These funds shall expand the

29

acquisition and revitalization program administered by the Rhode Island housing and mortgage

30

finance corporation to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of blighted properties to increase

31

the number of commercial and community spaces in disproportionately impacted communities and

32

or to increase the development of affordable housing. Residential development will serve

33

households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Commercial and community

34

spaces must serve or meet the needs of residents of a census tract where at least 51 percent of the

 

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residents are low-and moderate-income persons. Of this amount, four million five hundred

2

thousand dollars ($4,500,000) will support critical home repairs within the same communities.

3

     Housing - Predevelopment and Capacity Building. These funds shall support a program to

4

increase contract staffing capacity to administer proposed affordable housing projects. These funds

5

will support research and data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and the expansion of services for

6

people experiencing homelessness.

7

     Housing - Municipal Planning. Of these funds, one million three hundred thousand dollars

8

($1,300,000) shall support a housing development-focused municipal fellows program within the

9

department of housing and one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall support municipalities to study

10

and implement zoning changes that up-zone or otherwise enable additional housing development

11

in proximity to transit.

12

     Housing - Homelessness Assistance Program. These funds shall support a program to

13

expand housing navigation, behavioral health, and stabilization services to address pandemic-

14

related homelessness. The program will support services for people transitioning from

15

homelessness to housing, including individuals transitioning out of the adult correctional

16

institutions.

17

     Housing - Homelessness Infrastructure. These funds shall be used to support a program to

18

respond to and prevent homelessness, including but not limited to, acquisition or construction of

19

temporary or permanent shelter and other housing solutions and stabilization programs.

20

     Housing - Municipal Homelessness Support Initiative. These funds shall be used to support

21

a program to award grants to cities and towns for public safety expenses and other municipal

22

services that support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

23

     Housing - Proactive Housing Development. These funds shall be used to support the

24

creation, staffing, and initial activities of a proactive development subsidiary of the Rhode Island

25

housing and mortgage finance corporation, established pursuant to § 42-55-5.1.

26

     Housing - Housing Related Infrastructure. These funds shall be allocated to the Rhode

27

Island infrastructure bank as established in chapter 12.2 of title 46 to support physical infrastructure

28

that is necessary to produce additional housing. All expenditures made with these funds must be

29

for the pre-development and development of site-related infrastructure for housing that meets

30

affordable housing pricing and/or income criteria and other criteria established by the department

31

of housing.

32

     Housing - Statewide Housing Plan. These funds shall be allocated to the development of a

33

statewide comprehensive housing plan to assess current and future housing needs, consider barriers

34

to home ownership and affordability, and identify services needed for increased investments toward

 

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disproportionately impacted individuals and communities. These funds shall be used to support

2

municipal planning efforts to identify and cultivate viable sites and housing projects.

3

     Quonset Development Corporation (QDC)

4

     QDC - Port of Davisville. These funds shall be allocated to expand a program developing

5

port infrastructure and services at the Port of Davisville in Quonset in accordance with the

6

corporation’s master plan.

7

     Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

8

     EOHHS - Certified Community Behavioral Clinics. These funds shall be allocated to a

9

program to support certified community behavioral health clinics to bolster behavioral health

10

supports, medical screening and monitoring, and social services to particularly vulnerable

11

populations in response to a rise in mental health needs during the public health emergency.

12

     Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF)

13

     DCYF - Provider Workforce Stabilization. These funds shall be allocated to support

14

workforce stabilization supplemental wage payments and sign-on bonuses to eligible direct care

15

and supporting care staff of contracted service providers.

16

     DCYF - Psychiatric Treatment Facility. These funds shall be allocated to expand existing

17

psychiatric residential treatment facility capacity to provide intensive residential treatment options

18

for adolescent girls and young women who face severe and complex behavioral health challenges.

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Any funds that are unexpended shall be allocated to the construction of intensive residential

20

treatment facilities that will provide female youth in Rhode Island more placement options to

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receive appropriate care for their individual levels of need.

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     Department of Health (DOH)

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     DOH - COVID-19 Operational Support. These funds shall be allocated to continue

24

COVID-19 mitigation activities at the department of health and to address the public health impacts

25

of the pandemic in Rhode Island.

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     Department of Human Services (DHS)

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     DHS - Child Care Support. To address the adverse impact the pandemic has had on the

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child care sector, the funds allocated to this program will provide retention bonuses for direct-care

29

staff at child care centers and licensed family providers in response to pandemic-related staffing

30

shortages and start up and technical assistance grants for family child care providers. Retention

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bonuses shall be paid monthly or as often as administratively feasible, but not less than quarterly.

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The director of the department of human services and the director of the department of children,

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youth and families may waive any fees otherwise assessed upon child care provider applicants who

34

have been awarded the family child care provider incentive grant. The allocation to this program

 

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will also support quality improvements, the creation of a workforce registry, and additional funds

2

for educational opportunities for direct care staff.

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     DHS - SNAP Retail Incentive Pilot. The funds allocated to the Supplemental Nutritional

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Assistance Program (SNAP) Retail Incentive Pilot shall be used to reimburse the expenditures

5

made from general revenue prior to January 1, 2025, in support of the Rhode Island Eat Well, Be

6

Well Rewards Program. The Rhode Island Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program is the first and

7

only statewide retail SNAP incentive program in the United States and provides SNAP recipients

8

an additional fifty cents ($0.50) for every one dollar ($1.00) of SNAP benefits spent on eligible

9

fresh fruit and vegetable purchases, up to twenty-five dollars ($25).

10

     Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

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(BHDDH)

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     BHDDH - Crisis Intervention Trainings. To respond to the increased volume of mental-

13

health related calls reported by police departments, these funds shall be allocated to the crisis

14

intervention training program to provide training every three years for law enforcement as well as

15

continuing education opportunities.

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     BHDDH – 9-8-8 Hotline. These funds shall be allocated for the creation and operation of

17

a 9-8-8 hotline to maintain compliance with the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020

18

and the Federal Communications Commission-adopted rules to assure that all citizens receive a

19

consistent level of 9-8-8 and crisis behavioral health services.

20

     Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ELSEC)

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     RIDE - Adult Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed through the

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office of adult education to nonprofit adult education providers to expand access to educational

23

programs and literary services.

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     RIDE - Out of School Time Education Providers. These funds shall be directly distributed

25

through the office of student, community and academic supports to expand access to educational

26

programs.

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     Office of Postsecondary Commissioner (OPC)

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     OPC - RI Reconnect. These funds shall support a program to improve postsecondary

29

degree and credential attainment among working-age Rhode Islanders. The program will assist

30

students in addressing barriers to education completion, particularly among communities of color

31

and lower socio-economic strata. A portion of these funds will be used to address barriers to the

32

attainment of teacher certification as a second language education teacher, grades PK-12, and as an

33

all grades special education teacher.

34

     OPC - RIC Cybersecurity Center. These funds shall support the establishment of the

 

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institute for cybersecurity and emerging technologies at Rhode Island College, which will provide

2

certificate, baccalaureate, and master’s level courses with focuses on research and developing

3

highly skilled cybersecurity professionals. Funding shall be appropriated through the office of

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postsecondary commissioner.

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     OPC - Fresh Start Scholarship. These funds shall support a program to provide scholarships

6

to adult students with some college credits, but no degree, with a focus on students who dropped-

7

out of the community college of Rhode Island. This program will target students who are not

8

meeting satisfactory academic progress requirements, which makes them ineligible for federal

9

financial assistance.

10

     Department of Public Safety (DPS)

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     DPS - Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence. These funds shall be allocated to invest

12

in the nonprofit community to provide additional housing, clinical and mental health services to

13

victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. This includes increased investments for therapy

14

and counseling, housing assistance, job training, relocation aid and case management.

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     Department of Transportation (DOT)

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     DOT - Municipal Roads Grant Program. These funds shall support a program to distribute

17

grants with a required local match for the replacement, rehabilitation, preservation, and

18

maintenance of existing roads, sidewalks, and bridges. These funds shall be distributed equally to

19

each city and town provided that each municipality is required to provide a sixty-seven percent

20

(67%) match.

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     DOT - Washington Bridge Project. These funds shall support the non-federal share or

22

matching requirement on federal funds for priority transportation projects, including but not limited

23

to the Washington Bridge project.

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     Federal Funds - Capital Projects Fund

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     Department of Administration (DOA)

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     DOA - CPF Administration. These funds shall be allocated to the department of

27

administration to oversee the implementation of the capital projects fund award from the American

28

Rescue Plan Act.

29

     DOA - Community Learning Center Municipal Grant Program. These funds shall be

30

allocated to a program for cities and towns that renovate or build a community learning center that

31

meets the work, education, and health monitoring requirements identified by the U.S. Department

32

of the Treasury.

33

     Executive Office of Commerce (EOC)

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     EOC - Broadband. These funds shall be allocated to the executive office of commerce to

 

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invest in broadband projects to provide high-speed, reliable internet to all Rhode Islanders. The

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secretary of commerce, in partnership with the director of business regulation, will run a series of

3

requests for proposals for broadband infrastructure projects, providing funds to municipalities,

4

public housing authorities, business cooperatives and local internet service providers for projects

5

targeted at those underserved by the current infrastructure using the evidentiary bases authorized

6

by the United States department of the treasury for the capital projects fund. These funds shall be

7

used in accordance with the statewide broadband strategic plan and may not be obligated nor

8

expended prior to its submission in accordance with the requirements of the Rhode Island

9

broadband development program set forth in chapter 162 of title 42.

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     SECTION 6. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the department of revenue

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shall transfer to the state controller by June 30, 2026, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000)

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from the Marijuana Trust Fund restricted receipt account.

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     SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any general laws to the contrary, the state controller shall

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transfer the sum of twenty-four million dollars ($24,000,000) to the supplemental state budget

15

reserve account by June 30, 2026.

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     SECTION 8. This article shall take effect upon passage.

 

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