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Committee hears grants update; staff cites delays in Allcove, EMPath and community advocacy portfolios
Summary
Staff told the Budget and Fiscal Advisory Committee that Allcove sites and EMPath grants face construction and permitting delays and that some community advocacy contracts need documentation updates; staff said extensions and reversion protections reduce the risk of funds reverting to the state.
Committee members on April 16 received an updated grants and contracts expenditure list and a focused briefing on programs experiencing delays. Lauren Quintero said staff had revised the expenditure list to include written updates and noted programs marked delayed include Allcove, EMPath cohorts and the community advocacy FY 2024–25 portfolio.
Quintero explained the criteria for a program to be marked delayed: milestones and payment schedules in the original agreement must be at risk and some action is needed such as contract extensions or reversion-date adjustments. On Allcove, staff cited delays securing sites, completing site development and staffing; an extension request was…
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