JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE HOUSING NETWORK: THE RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS, DBA HOUSING NETWORK OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $ 200,000 to the Housing Network of Rhode Island.)

Plain-English Summary

This bill is a joint resolution that would authorize the state of Rhode Island to send $200,000 in public funds to an organization called the Housing Network of Rhode Island. The Housing Network of Rhode Island is a nonprofit association that represents and supports organizations that build and manage affordable housing across the state. The money would come from the state's budget and be directed to this group as a grant or appropriation.

The Housing Network of Rhode Island works with its member organizations — nonprofits that develop affordable housing — by providing them with training, technical support, and advocacy. This funding would help the organization continue that work. People who could be indirectly affected include Rhode Islanders who rely on affordable housing, as well as the nonprofit housing developers that the Housing Network supports and coordinates.

The bill was introduced in the Rhode Island House of Representatives and has been sent to the House Finance Committee, where lawmakers will review it before deciding whether to move it forward. At this stage, it has not yet been voted on or signed into law.