Schools, environment and workforce earmarked for funding in Gov. Carney's recommended budget

By Rachel Sawicki
Posted 1/27/22

The budget for FY2023 is up over $200 million from last year, as proposed by Gov. John Carney on Thursday. He released a financial overview of next year’s spending outlook which includes a …

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Schools, environment and workforce earmarked for funding in Gov. Carney's recommended budget

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DOVER — The state budget for fiscal year 2023 is up by more than $200 million from last year, as proposed by Gov. John Carney on Thursday. He released a financial overview of next year’s spending outlook, which includes a hefty amount of federal dollars from the CARES Act, ARPA and the bipartisan infrastructure act.

The budget addresses several big-ticket items for Delaware, such as compensation and pay equity for state employees, increases in Opportunity Funding investments in schools and for low-income students and English language learners, investments in clean water and economic development, and plans for school construction in all three counties.

A total of $758 million from the CARES Act helped replenish the Unemployment Trust Fund, provide relief for small businesses, fund testing and contact tracing programs and child care assistance programs.

“Big buckets” in ARPA include $355 million for statewide technology and capital upgrades, $135 million in housing development and emergency housing, $121 million for hospitals and health care facilities, $112.5 million for the Community Investment Recovery Fund, $107 million for high school education, $100 million in COVID-19 response and mitigation and $50 million for workforce development and pathways.

“There are tight criteria from the federal legislation that direct the kind of allocation that we can make here,” Gov. Carney said. “There is also a time limitation on spending these funds. So we spent all of that pretty quickly.”

The Joint Finance Committee and Bond Bill Committee will consider Gov. Carney’s recommended operating budget in February and March, and hold hearings to discuss budget items with agencies and advocates. The General Assembly then must pass a final budget.

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