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Tumwater staff recommend limiting number of Community Human Services awards to boost impact, ease contracting burden
Summary
City staff asked the council for guidance on whether to reduce the number of $15,000 community human services awards so each recipient receives a larger grant and staff and nonprofit contracting burdens shrink. Council members generally favored awarding fewer, larger grants and asked staff to review contracting requirements and application steps.
Finance Director Troy Naimauer told the Tumwater City Council on Feb. 11 that the city’s Community Human Services program distributes $15,000 each budget cycle and staff wants guidance on whether to reduce the number of awards to make each grant more impactful.
Naimauer said last year the program received nine applications and made eight awards, producing average payouts between about $1,666 and $1,875 per applicant depending on how the math is done. He said splitting a relatively small fund among many recipients creates a substantial administrative burden for staff and can be onerous for small nonprofits required to comply with the city’s contracting and insurance requirements.
“The idea we thought might make these awards more impactful was perhaps to…
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