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Richland staff propose two-window park partnership grant schedule for 2026
Summary
Parks staff proposed splitting the annual Park Partnership grant program into two cycles in 2026 — a January cycle and a November cycle — dividing the usual $40,000 program into two $20,000 rounds and keeping the $8,000 per-project cap and one-third matching requirement.
City parks staff told the Richland Parks and Recreation Commission on Sept. 11 that they plan to change the Park Partnership grant schedule in 2026 to reduce applicant scheduling conflicts with other local grant programs.
Director Waite said the city’s intent is to move the yearly grant window into the fall in future years, but to avoid disrupting organizations already planning for the current January cycle the city will run two windows in 2026: a January…
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