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Sheffield weighs hiring grant consultant to pursue external funding
Summary
Council discussed a two-month Riverstone Consulting fact-finding proposal to identify grant opportunities and follow-on grant-writing services; the immediate cost for the research phase was listed as $2,000 per month and councilors asked for defined deliverables before any contract.
Councilors reviewed a proposal from Riverstone Consulting for a short research and strategy engagement to identify grant opportunities, estimate likely returns and outline ongoing grant-writing support.
The proposal described an initial two-month fact-finding phase followed by possible continuing grant writing and management services. The presenter said the proposed cost of the initial fact-finding phase is "$2,000 per month," and councilors emphasized they were not being asked to approve the contract that night but to discuss qualifications, deliverables and contract terms. A council member noted the city recently missed a $25,000 'CND' no-match grant that expired at the end of June and argued a formal, coordinated grants function could prevent similar missed opportunities.
Council members asked staff to draft contract deliverables, define accountability and return with an appropriate agreement for a future meeting rather than approving a service level immediately. No contract was executed during the work session.
