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Nantucket CRC finalizes FY27 allocations, approves recommendations spreadsheet and sets next meeting
Summary
After allocating substance‑misuse funds, the Contract Review Committee adjusted and finalized recommended FY27 grant line items, voted to adopt the rubric spreadsheet of recommendations, and set the next CRC meeting for Jan. 16, 2026 to finalize reports and meet with Fairwinds.
The Contract Review Committee on Nov. 21 completed a marathon review of human‑services and operational grant requests and voted to adopt a finalized recommendations spreadsheet for FY27.
Following detailed line‑by‑line discussion and small across‑the‑board reductions to close gaps between requests and available funds, a member moved to adopt the recommendations displayed in the rubric‑scoring spreadsheet. The committee approved the motion by roll call (John Belash, Linda Williams, Joanna Roach, Lee Tessa, Suzanne Keating and Chair Veronica Bolchick voted 'aye'), authorizing staff to circulate the recommended allocations to the finance committee and the select board.
Committee members spent significant time reconciling odd spreadsheet totals and suggested rounding some line items for presentation clarity. Staff updated the shared spreadsheet live during the meeting and prepared a final 'row M' of recommended awards that the committee approved.
The group discussed next‑year planning and needs assessment work: staff reported an early round of needs‑assessment survey responses that show housing as the top concern followed by health‑care access and wait times. Committee members discussed seeking a larger overall allocation for FY28 (a $1,000,000 target was discussed) and proposed clearer guidance to applicants that would split future funds between prevention and treatment categories.
The committee scheduled a follow‑up meeting on Jan. 16, 2026 to finalize the written CRC report, review quarterlies and hold a separate meeting with Fairwinds before awarding those funds. Staff will circulate the draft report and the final spreadsheet to committee members for comment before the January meeting.
