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Committee proposes $550,000 FY26–27 grant pot and lower‑barrier letter‑of‑interest process
Summary
Staff proposed a $550,000 allocation for FY26–27 to fund community priorities and recommended replacing a lengthy RFQ with a lower‑barrier letter‑of‑interest prescreen to expand access to opioid‑settlement funds.
Dr. Katie Samuels summarized the proposed FY26–27 budget and recommended creating a $550,000 grantmaking pool for a simplified application process. She said last year’s RFQ yielded 11 applications that were lengthy and time‑intensive to review; staff propose a short letter‑of‑interest to prescreen projects, then invite selected applicants to submit full proposals.
Samuels said the goal is to reduce barriers for community‑based organizations and noted that last year’s proposals were concentrated in treatment rather than community priorities. She proposed forming a subcommittee to review concept papers between bimonthly full committee meetings and to have contracts ready by January if applications advance. "So what this process would look like, we... could potentially release this questionnaire or form, let people respond to it," Samuels said. The committee supported the approach and asked staff to email three prioritization questions to guide submissions.
