SECTION 2.2-1505. Estimates by nonstate agencies of amounts needed  

A. Except as provided in §§ 10.1-2211 , 10.1-2211 , 10.1-2211 , 10.1-2211 , and 10.1-2211 , no state funds shall be appropriated or expended for, or to, nonstate agencies unless:

1. A request for state aid is filed by the organization with the Department of Planning and Budget, as required by § 10.1-2211 .

2. The nonstate agency certifies to the satisfaction of the Department that matching funds are available in cash from local or private sources in an amount at least equal to the amount of the request. These matching funds shall be concurrent with the purpose for which state funds are requested. Contributions received and spent prior to the state grant shall not be considered in satisfying the requirements of this subdivision.

3. The nonstate agency provides documentation of its tax exempt status under § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

B. Except as provided in §§ 10.1-2211 through 10.1-2211 , no state funds shall be appropriated to, or expended for, a private institution of higher education or religious organization.

C. For the purposes of this section, a "nonstate agency" means any public or private foundation, authority, institute, museum, corporation or similar organization that is not a unit of state government or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth as established by general law or special act. It shall not include any such entity that receives state funds as a subgrantee of a state agency or through a state grant-in-aid program authorized by law.

1989, c. 711, § 2.1-394.1; 1998, c. 10.1-2211 ; 2001, c. 10.1-2211 ; 2017, c. 10.1-2211 .