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Council preserves and funds new 'Elevate' grants to stabilize human-services organizations
Summary
The council approved a multi-year Elevate program funding package — roughly $10 million over three years — to provide organizational-level support to local nonprofits delivering housing stability, financial security and behavioral-health services; agency leaders from Epic Youth urged continued investment and described the review process used to award funds.
Columbus City Council approved ordinances to fund and implement the Elevate program, a multi-year grant initiative designed to stabilize and build capacity within local nonprofit social-service providers.
Council Member Green described Ordinance 0897-2026, which the council advanced on second reading, as a roughly $10 million organizational-level investment spread across a three-year cycle. The program targets tax-exempt organizations with annual operating budgets above $250,000 and prioritizes efforts in financial security, housing stability and behavioral health.…
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