Below is the breakdown of funding/grants for the senior meals in current bills.
Senior Nutrition Program Appropriation
House total is $4.948 million for the biennium
Senate total is $32 million for the biennium
HF2847 – Actual grant funding for senior meals is $4.5 million in 2024 (for the biennium) due to carve-out funding for 2 FTEs /admin from the $4.948 appropriation.
SF2934 – Actual grant funding is $15.791 million in 2024 and $15.761 million in 2025 ($31.552 million for the biennium) due to carve-out for 2 FTEs/admin from the $32 million appropriation.
Delivery fee – HF2887
This law would add $1.6 million to a Food Delivery Support account in 2025 and grow in future years. The appropriation is based on a 1% appropriation of the total revenue. (Food delivery support account under section 256.9752)
Non-profits are exempt from the delivery fee: “A purchaser who is exempt from tax under chapter 297A is exempt from the retail delivery fee.”