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Wayne County trims youth assistance awards after $8.5M in proposals; committee approves contracts contingent on corrections
Summary
Staff told commissioners RFPs requested about $8.5 million for youth assistance programs but the county budget for YAP was $3 million; the committee approved items 4–10 and 12–14 contingent on receiving corrected contract exhibits and additional vendor information, and asked staff for five‑year trends, vetting details and reporting schedules.
Wayne County staff told the Human Services Committee that responses to the youth assistance program (YAP) request for proposals totaled about $8.5 million, but the county budgeted $3.0 million for awards. Department staff said they negotiated reduced awards with successful applicants so services would continue but the number of youth served will be smaller than the proposals requested.
"We had responses that totaled about $8,500,000 in funding that they were requesting for the youth they wanted to serve," Rachel Davis, director of Juvenile & Youth Services, said. "However,…
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