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Contract review committee to use Council for Human Services work groups for deeper grant review, not to cede final decisions

5439628 · July 21, 2025
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The Contract Review Committee on July 18 agreed to pilot using Council for Human Services work groups to carry out sector-specific reviews and help craft rubrics to speed grant intake, while keeping final grant recommendations and allotments with the CRC.

The Contract Review Committee on July 18 agreed to pilot using Council for Human Services work groups to do deeper, sector-level fact-finding and to draft rubrics to assist the committee’s grant review, while maintaining the CRC’s authority over final deliberations and recommendations. The move is intended to address heavier workloads and earlier deadlines: “We have additional manpower, additional resources, and additional expertise,” Chairperson Veronica Bolczyk said, arguing the extra work will let the CRC meet a new requirement to have recommendations ready by December. Members said the proposed change is meant to speed initial review, not to transfer decision-making. “All…

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