Commissioners to disperse $500,000 to Grand Foundation for Community Priorities Fund with conditional edits
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The county presented a $500,000 Community Priorities Fund agreement that would transfer money to the Grand Foundation ahead of the fall grant cycle; county staff asked to refine language in sections defining Foundation participation and selection criteria before signature.
County staff presented the Grama Foundation field-of-interest agreement to the Board of County Commissioners, saying the agreement would distribute $500,000 to the Grand Foundation in September to fund anticipated fall grants. "This agreement, will disperse, $500,000, to the Grand Foundation in September. This is in anticipation of, the fall grant cycle," the county manager said.
Staff asked the commissioners to approve the dispersal while authorizing two wording changes to clarify Foundation participation on the fund committee and selection criteria, including specifying at least one Grand Foundation board member and at least one Grand Foundation staff member on the committee and refining the listed priority areas (child care, housing, visitor experience, and other items in parentheses). The manager said the county would likely amend the arrangement for 2026 to accommodate two grant cycles per year.
A motion was placed before the board to move the item contingent on the requested wording changes. The transcript indicates the commissioners had a motion before them "moving this, contingent upon a few wording changes in sections," but a roll-call vote is not recorded in the excerpts provided.