Council hears changes to Thriving Communities grant program; staff proposes tiered awards
Staff proposed a 2027 redesign of Golden's Thriving Communities grants that would allocate $150,000 into two tiers with fixed awards (tier 1 up to $10,000; tier 2 up to $1,500), prioritize basic human services and youth education, and exclude fundraising/marketing uses; council debated eligibility for schools and community-building programs.
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Sarah Vane, the city's Thriving Communities director, outlined how the program has evolved since the lodging-tax pilot and described a tiered, non-competitive approach for 2027 that would guarantee awards for eligible organizations in defined tiers.
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