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Centerville council gives consensus for staff to apply for several recurring grants and two new grant applications
Summary
Councilors on March 20 gave mass approval for the town to apply for a set of recurring grants and approved two new FY26 grant applications (an NEA arts project and a boat pump‑up grant), with the town policy that grants that could change policy (e.g., SWAT gear) must come before council first.
Centerville staff asked the council at the March 20 work session for blanket permission to apply for a package of recurring grants and for two new FY26 grant applications: a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant for an arts project and a grant for a boat pump‑up program.
Tanya (no last name provided), who handles grants for the town, said items one through twelve on the attached list were renewals she typically seeks annually, and she requested council approval to proceed as a group so that future grant filing would not inundate regular council meetings. She confirmed one line in the list was a typographical error: a “body armor” reference should have been identified as a software subscription or similar recurring cost (IA Pro and Lexipol subscriptions), not a request for ballistic equipment.
Councilors gave consensus to allow staff to pursue the listed grants and emphasized the town’s existing policy that grants that could affect town policy or involve militarized equipment must be brought to council before application. The police chief noted the town policy has required prior council review for items such as cameras or tactical equipment in the past and staff said they would continue that practice.
Ending: Staff will proceed with applications for the listed recurring grants and the two new FY26 grant requests and return to council with any new grants that could raise policy questions before applying.
