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Council approves 2025 Human Services Grant awards using commission rubric; $300,000 to be allocated
Summary
Using the Human Services Commission recommendation, the Lacey City Council approved distributing $300,000 in 2025 human services grants with a scoring rubric that allocates 60% of requests for scores above 95 and 46% for scores 90–95.
The Lacey City Council approved the Human Services Commission’s recommendation on Aug. 5 to award $300,000 in 2025 human services grants using a scoring-based distribution method.
Michelle Chavez, the city’s human services coordinator, summarized the application process: 21 agencies applied (one withdrew), requesting $841,761 in total; the budget available was $300,000 and the maximum award per agency was $50,000. The Human Services Commission evaluated applications in two meetings and presented 11 funding scenarios for council consideration.
The commission recommended option 11, a scores‑based allocation. Under that rubric, applications scoring above 95 receive 60% of their requested amount up to $30,000 (or the total requested, whichever is less), while scores from 90 to 95 receive 46% (equivalent to $23,125 under the formula). Michelle Chavez said staff will require reporting from grant recipients, including photographs, narratives and potentially video, to document outcomes.
A motion to approve awarding the 2025 Human Services Grant funding as recommended by the Human Services Commission was moved and seconded and passed unanimously. Council members commended the commission’s work and requested that staff include applicants’ requested amounts in future materials and follow up with reports on how prior-year funds were spent.
The council indicated plans to continue outreach and consider policy adjustments — for example, administrative staffing caps for smaller organizations — during future program cycles. Award details (awardees and amounts) were included in the commission’s recommendation packet and will be administered under the city’s grant reporting requirements.
