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Hilliard council committee proposes $200,000 community grants program with new eligibility and reporting rules
Summary
An ad hoc committee of the Hilliard City Council presented proposed eligibility criteria, application procedures and a $200,000 funding allocation for a city community grants program; council will consider the proposal at a later agenda item and no formal vote occurred in the excerpt.
The Hilliard City Council’s ad hoc committee unveiled proposed rules and an application timeline for a community grants program that would reserve $200,000 for nonprofit projects serving Hilliard residents.
Councilmember Cole, who presented the package to the council, said the committee drafted “eligibility criteria and instructions that are straightforward, clear, aligned with best practices for grant making” and aims to make the process easier for new applicants. The packet includes a separate draft grant agreement prepared by the city law office; Cole emphasized that council “still retains full authority to counsel to approve either in full or in part or reject any grant application.”
The proposed eligibility requirements would limit applicants to IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) organizations based in Hilliard that serve the local community and submit required paperwork and supporting documentation. The draft also lists categories explicitly ineligible for funding, including for-profit entities, organizations headquartered outside Hilliard, endowment…
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