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Tempe Community Council recommends $1.136 million for human-services grants, urges continued attention to new programs
Summary
Tempe Community Council volunteers recommended funding 42 programs (36 agencies) for FY 2026 from $1,136,000 available; total requests exceeded available funds and the review imposed a $30,000 cap on new program requests and a scoring cutoff for awards.
Tempe Community Council presented its agency-review recommendations to the City Council, proposing distribution of $1,136,000 in human-services funding for the upcoming fiscal year and describing the panel’s process and priorities.
"We have available $1,136,000 from the General Fund, Water Bill donations, Tempe Community Council, and Healthy Giving Campaign," Executive Director Octavia Harris told council. Volunteers reviewed 75 programs representing 67 agencies and recommended funding 42 programs representing 36 agencies.
Harris and Nancy Blevins, chair of the Community Impact Committee, described…
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