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This bill establishes a pilot program to create neighborhood data collaboratives, which are partnerships between neighborhood associations (resident-led groups representing specific areas), nonprofits, and regional planning organizations (entities like the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency that plan for metropolitan or regional areas). The goal of these collaboratives is to use data to address community-identified priorities. The pilot program, a temporary initiative to test how these collaboratives can work and inform future policies, will fund up to five such programs across the state, with an appropriation of $250,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services. Each participating collaborative must demonstrate shared leadership and include at least one regional planning organization, one local nonprofit, and three neighborhood associations. Funds can be used for technology, community engagement, resident training in data use, staffing, coordination, and evaluation, with the intention of supporting actual implementation rather than just initial planning. The pilot programs will be required to submit annual reports to the Legislature detailing their activities, results, resident involvement, lessons learned, and suggestions for expanding the program.

Housing and Urban Affairs

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