Committee considers partial upfront payments to reduce barriers for small grantees

Sep 12, 2026

Members flagged reimbursement-based payments as a barrier for community groups and proposed paying part of awards up front (e.g., two installments) tied to interim reporting to help small organizations start projects.

The full story

Steering committee members warned that standard reimbursement-based government payments can prevent small organizations from participating and suggested alternative payment structures to increase access.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in