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Grand County approves $500,000 to Grama Foundation's Community Priorities Fund, with wording changes requested
Summary
The board approved disbursing $500,000 in lodging-tax-related funds to the Grama Foundation for the fall grant cycle, contingent on clarifying language about committee composition and funding priorities in sections 4(a) and 4(c) of the agreement.
County staff recommended transferring $500,000 to the Grama Foundation as part of a Community Priorities Fund agreement to support a fall grant cycle. Manager Moyer told commissioners the money comes from lodging-tax collections and that staff suggested clarifying language in sections 4(a) (composition of community members) and 4(c) (priority project descriptions) before final signature; the board approved the transfer contingent on those edits.
Moyer said the county has used similar donor-advised arrangements in the past and that the fund carries a 3% fee; commissioners asked staff to return final language before signature. "This is money that came from lodging tax," one commissioner said, and the board directed staff to incorporate the requested changes and proceed.
