Bill Details
View committees (1)
AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would make it easier for certain nonprofits in very poor communities to get federal grants. For five years after it becomes law, executive agencies would have to lower the amount these organizations must pay or contribute toward a grant by 25 percent. In simple terms, the government would ask these nonprofits to cover less of the grant cost, which could help them qualify for more funding and carry out more local services.
- The rule would apply only to direct grants given to eligible nonprofit organizations.
- An eligible nonprofit is a 501(c)(3) organization located in a state where more than 20 percent of people live below the federal poverty line.
- The reduction would last for five years starting on the date the bill becomes law.
- The bill says “State” includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and possessions, and federally recognized tribes.
Official Summaries
Empowering Nonprofits Act
This bill reduces cost-sharing requirements for grants directly awarded to certain nonprofit organizations for the five years following the bill's enactment. Eligible nonprofit organizations are those located in a U.S. state (including the District of Columbia or a U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession) or federally recognized Indian tribe that has more than 20% of individuals living below the poverty line.
Specifically, the bill requires an executive agency, during that time frame, to reduce any cost-sharing requirement by 25% for grants made directly to an eligible nonprofit.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 314 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 314
To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for
certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations 25 percent, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mrs. Radewagen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for
certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations 25 percent, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Nonprofits Act''.
SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS.
(a) Reduction of Cost-Sharing Requirement.--Beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act and ending 5 years thereafter, the head of
an executive agency shall reduce any cost-sharing requirement 25
percent for an eligible nonprofit organization for grants made directly
to that organization.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible nonprofit organization.--The term ``eligible
nonprofit organization'' means a nonprofit organization that is
located in a State with more than 20 percent of individuals
living below the Federal poverty line.
(2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has
the meaning given in section 133 of title 41, United States
Code.
(3) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit
organization'' means an organization that is described in
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory,
or possession of the United States, and each federally
recognized Tribe.
<all>