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City staff proposes internal grants policy, centralized tracking as Delray Beach manages multiple grant streams
Summary
Presentation described current external grant processes and proposed an internal grants administration policy to centralize city-funded grants, improve transparency, and consider hiring or centralizing grant-writing support.
Janai Bowens, the city's education and external opportunities manager, presented an overview of Delray Beach's current external grants processes and raised options for creating a centralized internal grants administration policy.
Bowens said the city receives federal, state and local grant revenues distributed across departments (finance/ARPA/CARES, fire rescue equipment grants, HUD funding through Neighborhood and Community Services, Department of Environmental Protection funds for parks). She told the commission that city departments currently identify and apply for…
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