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Office of the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development
Data Current as of:  8/19/2015





FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2016
Conference
FY2016
Vetoes
FY2016
Overrides
FY2016
GAA
Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development 2,721 -100 100 2,721
Housing and Economic Development IT Costs 3,312 0 0 3,312
Workforce Development Grant 1,535 0 0 1,535
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative 3,000 -500 500 3,000
Military Base Promotion 100 0 0 100
Urban Agenda Economic Development Grants 2,000 0 0 2,000
Community Compact Grants 650 0 0 650
Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program 2,000 0 0 2,000
Transformative Development Fund 1,000 0 0 1,000
Working Cities Tech Assistance Grants 500 0 0 500
Parking Management Plan Grants 200 0 0 200
Mass Tech Collaborative Tech and Innovation Entrepre 1,500 -750 750 1,500
Entrepreneur in Residence Pilot Program 100 0 0 100
Big Data Innovation and Workforce Fund 1,500 0 0 1,500
TOTAL    20,118 -1,350 1,350 20,118

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 27,782,668
Direct Appropriations
7002-0010 Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
For the operation of the office of the secretary of housing and economic development, including the operation of the Massachusetts permit regulatory office and the operation of the office of the wireless and broadband affairs director; provided, that agencies within the executive office may, with the prior approval of the secretary, streamline and improve administrative operations pursuant to interdepartmental service agreements; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the 495/MetroWest Suburban Edge Community Commission established in section 233 of chapter 165 of the acts of 2014; and provided further, that the executive office of housing and economic development, in cooperation with the commonwealth corporation, shall award not less than $300,000 to the New England Center for Arts and Technology, Inc
2,720,994
7002-0017 Housing and Economic Development IT Costs
For the provision of information technology services within the executive office of housing and economic development, including the homeless management information system
3,312,056
7002-0020 Workforce Development Grant
For a precision manufacturing pilot program that provides training to unemployed and underemployed individuals, including veterans; provided, that the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development; provided further, that not less than $85,000 shall be spent for the Middle Skills Manufacturing Initiative in Hampshire and Franklin counties; and provided further, that not less than $90,000 shall be expended for the E-Team Machinist program in the city of Lynn
1,535,000
7002-0032 Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
For a transfer to the John Adams Innovation Institute Fund established in section 6A of chapter 40J of the General Laws
3,000,000
7002-0035 Military Base Promotion
For a reserve to support the commonwealth's defense sector initiatives; provided, that the executive office may allocate funds to the Massachusetts Development and Finance Agency for this purpose; and provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended to protect, promote and strategically expand the mission and related jobs at each of the commonwealth's 6 military bases
100,000
7002-0036 Urban Agenda Economic Development Grants
For a competitive grant program to work with urban entrepreneurs to promote small businesses, create new jobs and support workforce development and training initiatives in urban communities; provided, that the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development
2,000,000
7002-0039 Community Compact Grants
For an incentive program for communities and municipalities engaging in the use of best practices determined by the Community Compact Cabinet created by Executive Order No. 554 issued on January 23, 2015; provided, that the program shall be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development
650,000
7002-0040 Small Business Technical Assistance Grant Program
For a transfer to the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation established pursuant to section 2 of chapter 40W of the General Laws for the small business technical assistance grant program; provided, that not less than $2,000,000 shall be disbursed as grants to community development corporations certified under chapter 40H of the General Laws, nonprofit community development financial institutions certified by the United States Treasury or nonprofit community-based organizations to provide technical assistance or training programs to businesses with 20 or fewer employees; provided further, that priority shall be given to those organizations that focus on reaching underserved markets; and provided further, that the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation shall file a report on or before January 4, 2016 with the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on community development and small businesses
2,000,000
7002-1502 Transformative Development Fund
For the Transformative Development Fund established in section 46 of chapter 23G of the General Laws
1,000,000
7002-1506 Working Cities Tech Assistance Grants
For competitive technical assistance grants to be administered by the executive office of housing and economic development, in coordination with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, to provide multi-year support for initiatives that advance cross-sector collaboration among the public, private and non-profit sectors; provided, that, in order to qualify for funding, a project proposal shall catalyze and accelerate initiatives that create new or stronger working relationships between key institutions, agencies, organizations and businesses within municipalities with: (a) a population of greater than 35,000 and less than 250,000; (b) a median family income that is below the median of those similarly-sized municipalities; and (c) a median poverty rate that is above the median for those similarly-sized municipalities; provided further, that the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston shall identify additional program eligibility requirements; and provided further, that the private sector and other institutions shall contribute to this program an amount that is at least equal to the total state appropriation for this program
500,000
7002-1507 Parking Management Plan Grants
For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation, established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws and doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to provide for staffing the Southeastern Massachusetts Advanced Manufacturing Consortium, or SMAMC, to continue outreach to engage manufacturers in the 5 southeast workforce investment board regions, including the Bristol, Brockton, Cape and Islands, Greater New Bedford and South Shore, to facilitate workforce training grant applications and to support the SMAMC governance body in its mission
200,000
7002-1508 Mass Tech Collaborative Tech and Innovation Entrepre
For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws and doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, to establish programs that provide advice and training from successful, experienced entrepreneurs for start-up enterprises and that create a talent pipeline to technology start-ups and innovation companies; provided, that an entrepreneur and start-up mentoring program shall be established, in consultation with the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation established in section 2 of chapter 40G of the General Laws and doing business as MassVentures, to provide assistance, mentoring and advice to start-ups and innovation companies by connecting early-stage entrepreneurs, technology start-ups and small businesses with successful, experienced business enterprises and capital financing; provided further, that funds shall be expended for paid internships for students seeking careers in technology and innovation industries to work with companies competing actively in those fields; provided further, that the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall seek private funds necessary to match contributions equal to $1 for every $1 contributed by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative through the internship program; provided further, that as a condition of such grants being awarded, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall reach agreement with the grant recipient on performance measures and indicators that shall be used to evaluate the performance of the grant recipient in carrying out the activities described in the recipient's application; provided further, that the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall file annual reports for the duration of the programs with the chairs of the house and senate committees on ways and means and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies, by June 15; provided further, that the paid internship program report shall include the number of placements of students in paid internships during the academic year and an analysis of the impact of the program on the ability of its participants to enter the full-time job market in the technology and innovation industries after graduation; provided further, that the entrepreneurship program report shall include an overview of the activities of the programs, the number of participants in the programs and an analysis of the impact of the programs on the success of the participants' start-up business ventures; and provided further, that the funds appropriated in this item shall not revert but shall be made available for these purposes through June 30, 2018
1,500,000
7002-1509 Entrepreneur in Residence Pilot Program
For the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation, established in section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws and doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center and the Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the Venture Development Center at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, established in chapter 123 of the acts of 2006, to offer candidates on nonimmigrant visas the opportunity to remain in the commonwealth to pursue practical training in entrepreneurship
100,000
7002-1512 Big Data Innovation and Workforce Fund
For the Big Data Innovation and Workforce Fund established in section 6H of chapter 40J of the General Laws
1,500,000

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Intragovernmental Service Spending 7,664,618
7002-0018 Chargeback for Housing and Economic Development IT Costs
For the cost of information technology services provided to agencies of the executive office of housing and economic development
                Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
7,664,618

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