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Lacey staff recommend funding formula to prioritize top-scoring human services applicants
Summary
Michelle Chavez, the city's Human Services Coordinator, told the Lacey City Council on July 22 that the Human Services Commission recommends concentrating the city's $300,000 human services grant fund on applicants scoring 90 and above, while capping awards at requested amounts.
Michelle Chavez, the City of Lacey's Human Services Coordinator, presented the Human Services Commission's review of 21 submitted applications for the 2025 Human Services Grant Program and recommended a funding approach that concentrates more of the $300,000 available on applicants who scored 90 and above on the commission's rubric.
The commission received 21 applications (one withdrew), heard 20 five-minute applicant presentations on June 5, and used a scoring rubric to consider awards. Chavez told council the total requested from applicants was $841,761 and the maximum allowable request per agency was $50,000. The commission evaluated 11 allocation scenarios and coalesced around a formula…
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