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Committee approves multiple small grants including $2,500 Food Bank mobile pantry and $3,000 in pooled scholarships
Summary
The Finance Committee approved several community grants, including $2,500 for a Food Bank of Delaware mobile pantry, a flexible $5,000 Food Bank grant for District 5, $400 for Woodland Run, and $3,000 pooled for MC 917 Foundation scholarships.
The Finance Committee approved multiple community grants during the May 27 meeting.
Councilman Toole moved to fund a $2,500 mobile pantry run by the Food Bank of Delaware in District 1; the motion passed with an affirmative voice vote. Councilwoman George secured approval to make a $5,000 grant to the Food Bank of Delaware for District 5 and asked that the Food Bank be allowed flexibility in how it uses the funds.
The committee approved an open‑ended increase for a grant to Good Neighbors after Councilman Toole moved to allow the request to be exceeded; council members pledged additional funds and were asked to notify staff of remaining balances for allocation. Councilwoman George moved and the committee approved a $400 allocation to Woodland Run Maintenance Corporation for a community cleanup.
On scholarships, the MC 917 Foundation (referred to as the Monday Club) received a pooled $3,000 from multiple councilmembers to support its annual scholarship program. Council members described the Monday Club’s longstanding scholarship work and noted the county typically funds nonprofit organizations that in turn award scholarships rather than issuing direct individual scholarships.
Several grant motions were recorded as passed by voice vote; the transcript shows affirmative votes but does not list individual roll‑call tallies. Councilmembers and staff agreed to confirm final pledged amounts and to notify grant applicants by the end of the following day.
