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City retools human-services funding process: new NOFA, stricter orientation, scoring changes and client exit surveys

5471570 · July 22, 2025
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Summary

City staff proposed and the Human Services Advisory Commission approved changes to the human-services NOFA and evaluation process, aiming for clearer applications, stronger data and more consistent scoring.

Chad Booker, community development supervisor in the City of Scottsdale’s Housing and Community Assistance Office, presented proposed revisions to the human-services funding process and NOFA. Booker said the changes aim to improve applicant preparedness, clarify scoring and give commissioners better data to compare proposals.

Key calendar dates include a late-August NOFA release, application opening Sept. 9, an applicant orientation on Sept. 8 (recorded for agencies that cannot attend) and an Oct. 17 submission deadline. Commissioners will receive proposals in January, send written questions to agencies by Jan. 29, return initial scores by Feb. 19…

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