Higher Education Facilities Capital Matching Grants Program
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Mission
The FY 2006 Enacted Budget authorized the creation of the $150 million Higher Education Facilities Capital Matching Grant Program (HECap) to support capital projects at the State's various independent colleges and universities. Projects were selected through a formula-driven process and were required to have a three to one (non-State to State) dollar match by eligible academic institutions. Legislation enacted in 2013 extended the HECap program and included a competitive process to reallocate unused funds.
Budget Highlights
The 2015-16 Executive Budget includes $30 million in appropriation authority to support a new round of competitive HECap projects and $44.6 million in reappropriation authority for HECap projects currently underway. Once fully implemented, HECap will leverage more than $630 million in external funds to match the State’s $210 million investment across all three rounds, thereby providing for a combined capital program totaling $840 million. The State’s share of the program is financed through the issuance of bonds.
| Category | Available 2014-15 |
Appropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
Change From 2014-15 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Projects | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 0 | 44,600,000 |
| Total | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 | 0 | 44,600,000 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/21/2015