ANNAPOLIS, Md.- Governor Larry Hogan submitted a $1.59 billion supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2022, including additional resources to support the safe reopening of schools.
Highlights of the $1.59 billion supplemental budget include:
- $931 million in funding for local school systems in support and targeted assistance for the safe reopening of public schools.
- $434 million in additional funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Pandemic EBT program.
- $128 million to support the state’s Child Care Scholarship program, including almost $60 million to help support licensed child care providers recover from the impact of the pandemic.
- $35 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to support the safe reopening of nonpublic schools.
- $20 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to support community colleges, private institutions of higher education, and competitive innovation grants.
In addition, the supplemental budget provides $9 million to support local health departments and $1 million for Maryland’s Department of Housing and Community Development to support the Maryland Housing Counseling Fund.