H.R. 1966 · 117th Congress
Empowering Nonprofits Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Jenniffer González-Colón
- Introduced
- 2021-03-17
- Latest action
- 2021-03-17 · Introduced in House
Summary
Empowering Nonprofits Act
This bill reduces cost-sharing requirements for grants directly awarded to certain nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and the following five years. Eligible nonprofit organizations are those in jurisdictions with more than 20% of individuals living below the poverty line.
Specifically, the bill provides that (1) any cost-sharing requirement shall be waived during a COVID-19 emergency period; and (2) in the five years following such an emergency, any cost-sharing requirement shall be reduced by 25%.