Bill > HB1920

This bill establishes a pilot program to address food insecurity among elderly Arkansans by creating the Fight Senior Hunger Community Grant Match Program for fiscal years 2025-2027. The legislation will transfer up to $7 million from general revenue to the Aging and Adult Services Fund Account, with $490,000 (7% of funds) specifically allocated to the grant program. The funding will be distributed with specific restrictions: 50% for raw food costs and 50% for direct operating and labor costs of meal preparation and delivery, with indirect costs limited to 10%. The grant program will allow counties, cities, and nonprofit organizations to receive matching state grants (up to $20,000) if they develop a written meal plan and demonstrate that local citizens will contribute at least half the program's cost. Each Area Agency on Aging must report annually on program activities to legislative committees. The bill includes an emergency clause emphasizing the increasing food insecurity among Arkansas's elderly population and the urgent need to address this issue, with the program set to become effective on July 1, 2025. After the two-year pilot period, the Legislative Council will review reports and make a recommendation about continuing the program.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=hb1920&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R