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Sunnyvale Council approves expanded community events, neighborhood grants program; Art & Wine funding deferred to spring
Summary
Council approved a $150,000 community events and neighborhood grant program for 2026 with two application cycles and a new block-party tier, funding dozens of local events. The Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce’s Art & Wine Festival request was not funded in the fall cycle and staff was asked to revisit sponsorship or spring-cycle support.
The Sunnyvale City Council on Jan. 13 approved an expanded community events and neighborhood grants program for calendar year 2026, increasing the total fund to $150,000, adding a second application cycle and creating a new block-party tier.
City staff said the fall cycle may allocate up to $120,000 (80 percent) of the total and the spring cycle in March will allocate the remaining funds. The city’s Recreation Services lead, Angela Chan, told council the program added a third funding tier for neighborhood grants, increased event funding to cover up to 50 percent of an event’s budget…
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