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Local nonprofits urge clearer, more transparent grant process after council funding decision
Summary
Nonprofit leaders and funders urged Iowa City councilors July 8 to adopt a clearer, more consistent grant-review process after a recent funding round exposed gaps in communication and inconsistent HCDC participation.
Nonprofit leaders and funders told the council July 8 that recent city funding decisions and the process used to allocate municipal grants exposed weaknesses in coordination and transparency and urged the city to adopt the revised, collaborative application process that funders piloted this spring.
United Way leaders, community agency representatives and several local nonprofit executive directors described a multi-jurisdiction effort — involving United Way, Johnson County, Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty — to align application questions, demographic and outcome tracking, and budget definitions. Jennifer Banta,…
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