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Committee recommends CBDO designation for Black Hands Universal; organization also seeks career-resources funding
Summary
The Getragette Urban Renewal Agencies neighborhood investments committee recommended designating Black Hands Universal as a community-based development organization, clearing the way for greater CDBG public-service funding flexibility. Committee members also discussed a separate career-resources request from the group.
The Getragette Urban Renewal Agencies neighborhood investments committee unanimously recommended designating Black Hands Universal as a CBDO, a status that would allow the group to receive community development block grant (CDBG) funds that are exempt from the 15% cap on public-service awards.
The committee’s recommendation came after staff described application issues and unanswered questions about the organization’s governance and financial transparency but concluded the applicant met the minimum thresholds for CBDO designation. Committee members discussed that Black Hands Universal is not currently a 501(c)(3) and that the organization’s tax filings and audit history were not supplied with its application; staff said those gaps do not automatically disqualify the applicant but do raise monitoring and exposure concerns.
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