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Lisle staff recommends awards from $50,000 special-events grant pool; board gives consensus to proceed
Summary
After a short application window staff received eight initial inquiries and eight applications and recommended awards within the $50,000 FY26 budget. Trustees praised the quick rollout and gave staff consensus to bring award agreements back for formal approval.
Village staff presented recommended awards from the new Special Events Grant Program and asked the board to confirm next steps for contract approvals.
Program and process: The grant program was adopted December 2, 2024, and launched in late December with a shortened application period that closed in March. The FY 2025–26 program budget is $50,000; staff received applications requesting approximately $102,000 in total funding. Eight organizations attended mandatory workshops; six submitted final applications representing eight events.
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