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Sequim Council raises cap on municipal grant indirect costs to 25%
Summary
The Sequim City Council voted to direct staff to update the municipal funding policy to allow indirect expenses up to 25% of a grant award, after discussion about nonprofit administrative costs, direct-service funding and implementation details.
Sequim City Council on March 10 directed staff to update the city’s municipal funding policy to allow indirect expenses of up to 25% of an awarded grant, a change from staff’s earlier draft that capped indirect costs at 15%.
The motion, moved by Councilor Kelly Berger, directs staff to revise the municipal funding policy and requires applicants to track personnel costs under updated guidelines. Councilor Kelly Berger made the motion; it was seconded and adopted without opposition.
Council members and staff said the change is intended to balance the city’s interest in funding direct services with the operational realities of local nonprofits.
Maren Packer, executive assistant in the city manager’s office, told the council staff used the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations definition for the 15% de minimis…
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