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Commission debates moving from two grant cycles to one; no formal vote taken

2981506 · March 12, 2025
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Summary

Staff proposed consolidating two OHV grant cycles into a single $1.5 million annual cycle to reduce administrative burden and allow larger awards; commissioners expressed pros and cons and deferred a final decision pending more information.

Program staff proposed that after the current cycle the commission move from two grant rounds of $750,000 each to a single annual cycle awarding $1,500,000 at the end of the fiscal year. Staff said the change would reduce workload for program staff and the technical advisory committee and would let applicants request full project budgets without phasing.

Caden argued the two-cycle model doubled program work and complicated…

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