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Bangor advisory committee agrees to seek community input via letter of intent before issuing grants
Summary
The Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee reviewed a Moss Center grant template, debated geographic and sustainability priorities, and asked staff to draft a letter of intent to gather community needs before a formal RFP.
The Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee in Bangor reviewed a draft grant application template and agreed Wednesday, Aug. 6, to ask staff to circulate a letter of intent to gather community priorities before issuing a full request for proposals.
The committee’s decision follows a presentation of a Moss Center grant-application template and a lengthy discussion about whether the city should limit awards to projects located inside Bangor, how quickly awarded funds must be spent, and how to balance small rapid-impact awards with larger, sustainable investments. Mackenzie David, a Moss Center representative, told the committee the center did not have a letter template on hand but that “we could very easily create one.”
Committee members spent the bulk of the meeting on how best to gather information from providers and…
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