Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for services and expenses of human services and veterans community services organization

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Andrea Stewart-Cousins

The bill creates a formal, jointly approved plan (itemized grants or allocation methodology) for 2026-27 human services and veterans grants, ensuring transparent funding distributi

ADOPTED

Summary of Bill B 2357 (R 2357) – New York, 2025-2026 Session

Purpose and intent

Establishes a formal plan for 2026-27 state fiscal year that identifies how an appropriation for services and expenses of human services and veterans community organizations will be allocated.

The bill aims to provide an itemized list of grantees or a defined methodology for allocation, ensuring transparency and legislative oversight through Senate action.

Key provisions and changes

Creation of a plan approved jointly by:

The Temporary President of the Senate, and
The Director of the Budget

The plan must be included in a Senate resolution approving the expenditure, and must be:

Either an itemized list showing the amount each grantee will receive, or
A methodology detailing how the appropriation will be allocated.

The plan, once approved, is to be used to sub-allocate or transfer funds between agencies (including the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and the Department of Veterans' Services), with approval from the Temporary President of the Senate and the Director of the Budget.

The appropriation is tied to the “aid to localities, local assistance account, services and expenses of human services and veterans community services organizations” and must comply with the above plan and Senate resolution requirements.

The bill provides a detailed, enumerated list of specific grantees and dollar amounts to be funded under this appropriation (many line items with varying grant amounts, e.g., Sunnyside Community Services Inc. $100,000; Sunnyside Community Services Inc. appears with $200,000; multiple organizations listed with specific allocations ranging from $10,000 to $200,000+).

Affected parties and beneficiaries

Human services and veterans community organizations that would receive grants under the specified appropriation for 2026-27.

Agencies capable of reallocating funds within the authorized framework (e.g., OTDA and the Department of Veterans’ Services) subject to approval.

State Senate, specifically the Temporary President, and the Executive Branch (Budget Division), due to the required joint approval of the plan and the final Senate resolution.

Procedural and timeline aspects

The plan must be approved by:

The Temporary President of the Senate, and
The Director of the Budget.

The approved plan must be included in a Senate resolution calling for the expenditure, and the resolution must be approved by a majority of all members elected to the Senate on a roll call vote.

The action references 2026 enacted funds under the “aid to localities” framework, indicating a linkage to the 2026 budget cycle and its local assistance account.

The bill has reported action history as Adopted (June 4, 2026), indicating passage by the Senate (or appropriate chamber) in its current form.

Additional notes

The document includes a detailed list of individual grant amounts to a wide range of organizations (civic, social service, youth programs, cultural and community groups, etc.), suggesting a granular approach to distribution rather than a lump-sum grant.

The structure is designed to ensure transparency and legislative oversight by requiring the itemized plan or allocation methodology to be approved and explicitly incorporated into the governing Senate resolution.

If you’d like, I can pull out a concise table of the top 5-10 largest grants and the mid-range recipients to illustrate the distribution pattern.