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Stockton staff proposes yearly NOFA cycle and tighter scoring to improve fairness and project delivery
Summary
City staff outlined a plan to standardize Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) timing, require mandatory applicant workshops, tighten technical review and scoring, and increase transparency while preserving legally required redactions.
Stockton City staff on Oct. 6 proposed standardizing the city's NOFA schedule and tightening application and monitoring rules to make housing and services funding more predictable and to reduce the risk of having to return state or federal funds.
Tina McCarty, director of economic development, told the City Council the department wants to "issue NOFA's systematically once a year" so prospective applicants know when to expect funding opportunities and so the city can manage staff workloads more efficiently. She said the city has tightened requirements in recent years because federal and state funders, including HUD and HCD, increasingly require strict compliance.
Why it matters: City staff said clearer timing, a mandatory…
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