Outside Section 38



Previous Outside Section Next Outside Section

 

Public Health Grant Trust Fund

SECTION 38.   Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2I the following section:-

Section 2J. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a Public Health Grant Trust Fund, in this section referred to as the fund. The commissioner shall administer the fund for the purpose of collaborating with non-profit organizations to participate in competitive grant opportunities in furtherance of the mission of the department.

There shall be credited to the fund monies received from public and private sources to support a public health competitive grant opportunity, consistent with the mission of the department. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation. Monies remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year.

The commissioner shall report annually on the activities of the fund to the clerks of the house and senate and the house and senate committees on ways and means.
 
 

Summary:
This section creates a trust fund called the Public Health Grant Trust Fund to be administered by the Department of Public Health for the purpose of collaborating with non-profit organizations to participate in competitive grant opportunities.



top of page link top of page