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Edmond’s Community Agency Review Commission recommends $1 million for nonprofits; food and mental‑health groups prioritized

3140109 · April 28, 2025
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Christy Batterson presented CARC’s recommendations to allocate a flat $1,000,000 in city funding among local nonprofits; 23 organizations applied for $1.6 million and allocations prioritized food assistance and counseling services.

Christy Batterson, director of Housing and Community Resources, presented the Community Agency Review Commission’s (CARC) recommendation that Edmond allocate a flat $1,000,000 to local nonprofit programs in fiscal year 2025–26.

Batterson said the CARC met twice to hear applications and deliberated for about four hours. The commission received 23 applications requesting roughly $1.6 million; CARC members used a new scoring rubric and recommended awards that prioritized food assistance and mental‑health counseling. "31% of the funding went to agencies providing counseling and…

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