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Elkhart Urban Enterprise Zone board adopts revised emergency grant rules and approves $50,000 each for emergency and façade programs
Summary
The board approved clarified emergency-relief guidelines with a 50-point scoring rubric and appropriated $50,000 to the emergency fund and $50,000 to a small-scale façade and placemaking grant program; the façade program requires a one-to-one private match and is limited to commercial buildings.
The Elkhart Urban Enterprise Zone board approved revised guidelines for its emergency relief fund and voted to appropriate $50,000 for the emergency program and a separate $50,000 appropriation for a façade and placemaking grant program.
At the meeting, the staff presenter identified as Talia outlined the revisions to the emergency relief application and a new 50-point scoring rubric intended to reduce subjectivity in awarding small grants. The revisions define eligible emergencies as those that are "unforeseen, unbudgeted and time-sensitive," require property-owner or lease authorization, cap awards at $5,000 with no matching funds required, and mandate supporting…
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