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Public service grants microrant pilot paused; staff cite audit work and staffing limits
Summary
Committee members pressed administration and PSG staff about a $200,000 council-designated microrant pilot. Staff said the microgrant rollout is "on pause" because grant-compliance staff were reassigned to audit corrective actions and a CBA-related workload, but the PSG council and administration said they still intend to implement the pilot when staffing allows.
Committee members pressed administration and the Public Service Grants (PSG) staff on March 16 about the status of a $200,000 microrant pilot that councilmembers previously designated.
Council Member Terrence Freeman (speaking as a sponsor of prior efforts on microgrants) said the council had once set aside $200,000 for a pilot microgrant program intended to support small organizations and asked why the funding was not moving forward. Grants manager Marabel Figuro explained the ordinance and…
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