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Council approves $1.057 million agreement with African American Empowerment Network for CVIP work; council and public press for transparency on partner use and—
Summary
The council approved a $1,057,287 agreement with the African American Empowerment Network (Omaha 360) to implement components of the city’s CVIP award, and requested partner lists and district-level follow-up reporting.
The Omaha City Council voted on April 22 to approve an agreement with the African American Empowerment Network (Omaha 360) for $1,057,287 in funding allocated from the city’s fiscal year 2024 Community Violence Intervention and Prevention (CVIP) grant.
Willie Barney of the Empowerment Network presented partners and program elements in response to council questions, listing partners named in the application including U360, the North Omaha Community Partnership (Tamika Meese), Code Z (Latron Lewis), Visionary Lion (Leo Lewis), Riley Protection Group (Brian Riley),…
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