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Carmel council splits $30,000 equally among 19 nonprofit grant applicants; $6,000 held in reserve
Summary
The City Council approved distributing $30,000 in discretionary grants evenly to 19 applicant groups — $1,500 each — and keeping $6,000 in reserve, after discussion about specific applicants and categories.
CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. — The Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council voted 4-1 on May 5 to distribute $30,000 in fiscal-year 2025–26 discretionary grant funds evenly among 19 qualified nonprofit and school applicants, awarding each applicant $1,500 and holding $6,000 of the council’s $36,000 preliminary allocation in reserve for midyear requests.
The vote followed a staff presentation summarizing the grant process and the city’s recommendation. Nova, a city staff member who oversaw the application review, told the council that the city received nearly twice the typical number of applications this year and that most applicants requested the maximum $3,000. Staff recommended allocating $36,000 from the draft fiscal 2025–26 budget but initially distributing $30,000 and holding $6,000 for…
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