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Jackson County expands community grant pool, approves $70,000 in awards
Summary
The commission approved a budget amendment increasing the community support fund from $50,000 to $70,000 and allocated awards to local nonprofits and projects following a competitive application process.
Jackson County commissioners on June 23 approved a budget amendment to increase a county-funded community support pool from $50,000 to $70,000 and adopted an allocation of awards to local nonprofit organizations and projects selected through an application process.
Why it matters: The commission created the application process to distribute county general-fund support to organizations providing countywide public benefits; the June allocations direct $70,000 in county funds to specified groups and projects and expand county financial support beyond the initial appropriation.
County staff told commissioners the commission set aside $50,000 in the general fund (001 account) earlier in the year and opened an application period that closed…
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