Purpose

• The measure would provide funding to support out-of-school and summer programs run by a nonprofit organization.
• The programs would include mentoring and interventions focused on behavioral, social, and emotional learning, plus enrichment activities.
• The targeted participants are low-income students of color.
• This funding fits within broader workforce development goals.

Main Provisions

• An appropriation of 2,000,000 dollars from the general fund is designated for fiscal year 2026.
• The money goes to the commissioner of employment and economic development to grant the Sanneh Foundation.
• The purpose of the grant is to fund out-of-school and summer programs that include mentoring and behavioral, social, and emotional learning interventions and enrichment activities.
• The appropriation is one-time and remains available until spent.

Funding, Administration, and Scope

• Administering agency: Department of Employment and Economic Development (the commissioner of ED&E).
• Recipient: The Sanneh Foundation, described as a nonprofit organization.
• Focus: Programs directed toward low-income students of color.
• Nature of funding: One-time general fund appropriation; no ongoing annual funding beyond this allocation.

Timing and Availability

• Funds are allocated for fiscal year 2026.
• The appropriation is available until spent, meaning it does not have a fixed expiration date tied to a specific spending deadline.

Significance and Policy Context

• This provision creates a targeted, time-limited grant aimed at expanding mentoring and social-emotional learning through out-of-school and summer activities.
• It represents a targeted investment in workforce development supports for at-risk youth, though it does not establish ongoing funding beyond the specified one-time amount.

Relevant Terms

• general fund
• appropriation
• grant
• Sanneh Foundation
• out-of-school programs
• summer programs
• mentoring
• behavioral learning interventions
• social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions
• enrichment activities
• low-income students of color
• workforce development
• Department of Employment and Economic Development
• one-time appropriation
• fiscal year 2026