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Lacey commission backs updated 2025 human services grant policy, application and rubric
Summary
The Human Services Commission recommended the city move forward with a drafted Human Services Grant Program policy, 2025 application and scoring rubric that caps service awards at $35,000, limits each agency to one application and aims to begin funded activity Aug. 1, 2025.
The Human Services Commission on April 3 recommended that the city advance a drafted Human Services Grant Program policy, the 2025 grant application and a scoring rubric designed to make award decisions more predictable and equitable.
City staff member Michelle Chavez presented the proposal, saying the 2025 program would operate from Aug. 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026, and that the city again allotted $300,000 in the 2025 budget for the program. Chavez described three priority categories for awards—housing, survival and security—and said staff propose a $35,000 cap for public-service awards (capital projects would remain capped at $50,000) and a limit of one application per agency to…
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