Local Government Assistance
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Local Government Assistance programs provide a range of State aid and assistance for all classes of local governments. Key General Fund-supported programs include the Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) program, which allocates unrestricted State aid to cities, towns and villages. Additionally, the Citizen Empowerment Tax Credits, Citizens Re-Organization Empowerment Grants, Local Government Performance and Efficiency Program, and the Local Government Efficiency Grant program, provide grants to local governments to encourage increased efficiency, municipal shared services and/or governmental consolidation.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $852 million in All Funds appropriations to fund miscellaneous State aid and assistance programs, including $822 million in General Fund support to local governments under several aid programs and $30 million in Fiduciary Funds to cover contingency appropriation requirements. 2012-13 All Funds appropriations levels were $852 million.
AIM funding to cities, towns and villages is recommended to be maintained at $715 million. In addition, $79 million in appropriations for Citizen Empowerment Tax Credits, Citizens Re-Organization Empowerment Grants, Local Government Performance and Efficiency awards, and the Local Government Efficiency Grant program are recommended to be maintained. The Executive Budget also proposes a few changes to improve the effectiveness of these efficiency grant programs.
| Category | Available 2012-13 |
Appropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
Change From 2012-13 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aid To Localities | 852,084,300 | 852,044,300 | (40,000) | 87,073,000 |
| Total | 852,084,300 | 852,044,300 | (40,000) | 87,073,000 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/2013