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Council sends $1,000 community‑support grant awards back to Human Relations Commission to prioritize Riverside‑based organizations

City of Riverside City Council · March 24, 2026
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Summary

Council rejected three $1,000 awards recommended by the Human Relations Commission and returned the item with direction to prioritize organizations based in Riverside or clarify application criteria that only required work to occur within city limits.

Council member Mill asked the City Council on March 24 to reject three $1,000 community support grants recommended by the Human Relations Commission because the awardees’ applications showed mailing addresses outside Riverside. Stephanie Gallegos, principal management analyst, said the HRC rubric prioritized program benefit in city limits and that the application did not require the nonprofit’s legal address to be in Riverside, only that the…

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