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Youth grant board in Las Vegas divides $45,000 among 45 student projects after deliberations
Summary
The Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program board allocated $45,000 on Dec. 11, 2025 across 45 youth project proposals after a day of deliberations using a 50% baseline and selective upward and downward deviations. Staff set stipulations prohibiting gift-card purchases and requiring consent for broadcasts involving minors.
Las Vegas — The Youth Neighborhood Association Partnership Program board approved awards totaling $45,000 on Dec. 11, 2025 to support youth-led projects across the city, after a full day of deliberations in which members used a 50% baseline as a starting point and adjusted individual awards up or down.
Deputy City Attorney Michelle De Silvestro Alaniz told the board that applicants requested $85,394.68 in total and said the board “clearly … don't have enough money to award everything that was requested.” Staff and program organizers confirmed $45,000 was available for distribution. Program staff advised members to begin each discussion at 50% of the amount requested and then deliberate on deviations for merit or budget concerns.
Board members then reviewed each application in order and discussed whether projects appeared genuinely youth-led, whether budgets were realistic and whether similar projects (notably several care-package efforts) could be grouped or deprioritized to allow…
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