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Committee reviews phased nonprofit partnerships work plan, staff recommends FY26 pilot funded from events budget
Summary
Staff presented a two-phase work plan to standardize nonprofit request funding and increase transparency. For Phase 1, staff recommends using $185,000 from an existing $235,000 events/programming allocation to fund nonprofit awards in FY2026; two timing options offered and committee asked for public input and return in March.
City staff on Feb. 11 presented a phased work plan to the Policy and Services Committee to standardize how the city reviews and funds nonprofit requests, recommending a pilot in the FY2026 budget cycle funded from an existing city events and programming allocation.
Assistant to the City Manager Lupita Alamos and Vinca Vanderswag of the Office of Human Services summarized the plan, which responds to a 2022 City Auditor recommendation that nonprofit partnership processes lacked consistency, transparency and accountability. Staff framed the initiative as two phases: Phase 1 would cover nonprofit funding requests outside of established grant…
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