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Council approves 2025 community service grants with homelessness as priority
Summary
The council approved recommendations for the 2025 community service grants program, increasing the maximum application cap to $50,000 and recommending funding for five agencies focused on homelessness and homelessness prevention.
The Grand Forks City Council on Jan. 27 approved staff recommendations for the 2025 community service grants (human needs funding), prioritizing homelessness and homelessness prevention.
Planning staff and the community advisory committee opened applications Nov. 18 and received 14 submissions requesting more than $500,000 in total. The council previously increased the application cap from $30,000 to $50,000 for 2025; staff recommended funding five agencies whose proposals address homelessness or homelessness prevention. The community advisory committee met Jan. 16 and provided rankings on Jan. 17.
City staff said the recommendation aligns with the council’s stated priority to address homelessness. Council members discussed coordination among local nonprofits to reduce overlap, and several members described an existing local nonprofit collaboration called CAN (Community Assistance Network) that shares case management software and meets monthly to coordinate services.
A motion to approve the recommended community service grant allocations was moved, seconded and carried unanimously. Staff noted more consolidated plan and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) updates will come to the council at the Feb. 10 meeting, including the consolidated plan, analysis of impediments to fair housing and the citizen participation plan.
Council members asked staff to encourage collaboration among service providers and to watch for duplication of efforts; staff said the city is a CAN member and participates in monthly coordination meetings.
