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Development department requests $10.8 million for human‑services programming, highlights Elevate grants and a conditional‑cash pilot
Summary
Deputy Director Hannah Jones told council the Department of Development is proposing a $10.8 million human‑services general fund budget that prioritizes Elevate organizational grants and an Economic Mobility Accelerator conditional cash‑transfer pilot.
The Columbus Department of Development asked the Council committee to support a proposed 2025 human‑services general fund of $10.8 million, split between staffing costs and direct grants to nonprofit partners.
Deputy Director Hannah Jones said the proposal includes about $811,000 for staff costs and roughly $10,000,000 for direct human‑services programming. The department plans to continue Elevate — a multi‑year organizational capacity grant aligned with the mayor’s Opportunity Rising initiative — and fund the final year…
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