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Delaware County grant authority debates 2025 spending plan, weighs deeper support for longtime partners
Summary
At its January meeting the Delaware County Grant Authority discussed a tentative 2025 budget and grant strategy, debating whether to accelerate grantmaking, designate larger "special" grants for longtime partners and plan for census-related needs in 2029.
The Delaware County Grant Authority on Jan. 15, 2025, discussed a tentative 2025 budget and whether to move more money into grants this year rather than leave a large year-end balance.
Board members said the authority begins the year with a registered balance of about $537,388.21 and reviewed a December 2024 bank statement showing total expenditures of $150,190.30, interest earned of $919.16 and net revenue of $149,192.14. The meeting included detailed discussion of how much the authority should distribute across operating costs, categorical grants and special grants.
The debate centered on whether to “move money out the door” faster. One board member said, “We should be getting more money out the door,” and urged aiming to distribute roughly $1.2 million to $1.3 million over the year so the authority…
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