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Advisory board starts postmortem on rural grants, considers handbook, applicant workshops and microgrants for young entrepreneurs
Summary
Members reviewed the RCG subgrant process, debated whether nonprofits should be eligible, and agreed to draft a short handbook documenting procedures. The board and local partners proposed workshops and SBDC counseling to improve applicant success and discussed carving a small microgrant for youth startups.
Board members conducted a postmortem of the county’s recent rural community grant (RCG) application process and discussed how to improve future rounds. Melissa Jeffers and other members urged capturing institutional knowledge in a short handbook or step-by-step guide so future boards and staff can run a consistent subgrant program. Melissa said the first year’s process yielded a lot of lessons and recommended documenting what worked and what to change.
Members debated whether nonprofit organizations should be eligible for RCG subgrants. Forrest Rogers argued that nonprofit status is a tax designation and that…
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