For matching grants to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc., the YWCA organizations, nonprofit community centers and teen empowerment and youth development programs; provided, that the department of public health shall award not less than $1,800,000 to the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs, Inc., which shall be distributed among the alliance's member organizations; provided further, that the department of public health shall award not less than $2,550,000 for competitively-procured grants to youth-at-risk programs utilizing an evidence-based positive youth development model, including programs that serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth; provided further, that the department shall award not less than $2,200,000 to the Massachusetts Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc., the first $2,000,000 of which shall be distributed equally among its member organizations; provided further, that the department shall provide not less than $650,000 to the YWCA, which shall be distributed equally between the Alliance of YWCAs' organizations in the commonwealth; provided further, that not less than $50,000 shall be expended for programs, services or renovations at the Milford youth center; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Sueños Basketball, Inc. summer league to support low-income youth in the city of Lawrence; provided further, that not less than $100,000 shall be expended for the Parkway Community YMCA for youth development programs; provided further that, not less than $20,000 shall be expended for Lawtown boxing gym in the city of Lawrence to provide at-risk youth with health and wellness programming, as well as to foster community engagement; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for the Center for Teen Empowerment, Inc.; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Westfield Boys and Girls Club for its expansion project; provided further, that not less than $200,000 shall be expended for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, Inc. mentor 2.0 program; provided further, that not less than $75,000 shall be expended for expanded 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic response activities at the Dalton community recreation association in the town of Dalton; provided further, that not less than $25,000 shall be expended for the Billerica Boys and Girls Club for capital needs; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no funds shall be transferred from this item to any other item of appropriation; and provided further, that funds shall be expended fully and on a schedule consistent with the provisions of
section 9B of chapter 29 of the General Laws
