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Public Safety Committee reviews Prop S recommendations and funding for youth programs
Summary
The Office of Violence Prevention recommended nine youth-focused programs for Prop S funding after reviewing 62 applications requesting about $15 million; the committee discussed scoring, neighborhood targeting and follow-up with applicants before votes scheduled next week.
The St. Louis City Public Safety Committee on Nov. 13 heard a presentation from the Office of Violence Prevention outlining recommendations from the Prop S request for proposals and the process used to evaluate submissions.
Brett Delaria, public information officer for the Office of Violence Prevention, told the committee the RFP opened Oct. 6 and closed Nov. 6. “Overall, there were 62 proposals that were received,” Delaria said, and “a little over $15,000,000 was requested.” He said the available Prop S budget this year was $890,426 and awards were allowed to be up to $100,000 for a one‑year term.
Delaria described a five‑category scoring system used to evaluate applications: record of successful delivery (20%), equity‑centered approach (20%), program description (40%), data collection (10%), and budget and…
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