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Nevada County CCP executive committee splits $40,000 innovation fund, awards $20,000 each to PAWS and CVV
Summary
Nevada County’s Community Corrections Partnership executive committee voted to award two $20,000 innovation grants — one to PAWS (animal fostering for people in recovery) and one to CVV — and declined Connecting Point’s request. The committee limited PAWS outreach spending to $1,000 and prohibited use of funds for legal services.
Nevada County’s Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) executive committee voted to split $40,000 in innovation funding into two $20,000 awards, approving a $20,000 grant to PAWS (a program that fosters animals while people are in recovery) and a $20,000 grant to CVV (a restorative-justice–oriented program). The committee also voted not to fund the Connecting Point request during this cycle.
The award to PAWS included two specific conditions: committee members prohibited use of the $20,000 for legal assistance and capped outreach and marketing spending at $1,000. Committee members said the innovation fund’s intent is seed funding for pilot projects and emphasized that applicants should demonstrate sustainability beyond the one-year award.
Committee members described the $40,000 figure as the budgeted total for innovation grants this cycle.…
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