Board flags startup funds and allowable-cost language in grant draft

Jul 15, 2026

Members asked where start-up funds are reflected and requested clearer allowable-cost language (childcare, shelter, behavioral health); staff said childcare is included and cautioned about promising startup awards without a vote.

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Board members raised questions about whether the draft application explicitly allows start-up funding and whether the list of allowable costs reflects the board's SOP. "We previously talked about the grant being able to give up start up funds, and that's not reflected anywhere," one member said, asking staff to identify where start-up or general operating support would appear in the document.

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