BUILD Act of 2023
The BUILD Act of 2023 creates two federal grant programs to fund infrastructure improvements for small local emergency services. It provides up to $4 million per grant to law enforcement agencies (serving communities under 50,000 people) and fire departments (career, combination, or volunteer) for facility upgrades, training, recruitment, or community safety projects directly related to emergency services. The bill authorizes $250 million annually from 2024-2026 for these grants, requiring grantees to demonstrate financial need and use funds only for specified purposes. It also mandates reports on grant distribution, infrastructure needs, and funding impacts over six years. The program targets jurisdictions often overlooked in larger federal infrastructure initiatives.
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Introduction
Nov 2023
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Introduced Nov 2, 2023
Last action Nov 14, 2023
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Nov 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Nov 2, 2023
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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