Approve $513,000 in community grants to 20 organizations

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In Plain English

The city awards annual grants through the Environment and Community Investment Agreement program. A review committee selected 20 organizations to receive funding this year. If approved, organizations can receive up to 50% of their grant money upfront instead of the current 25% limit.

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Votes

requesting the ECIA committee to re-evaluate the recommended grant awardees, ignoring criteria related to financial and organization capacities, and ability to access and leverage other funds; utilize criteria more in terms of what was missing such as North Richmond and re-entry organizations; and return with a revised list of recommended grant awardees for the Council to consider by the end of July 2017

Passed

6 to 1

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Why This Vote Matters

The council voted 6-1 to send the recommended list of grant recipients back to the review committee for reconsideration, with Mayor Thomas Butt dissenting. Council members want the committee to ignore some of the standard criteria like organizational capacity and focus instead on filling gaps in services, particularly for North Richmond and programs that help formerly incarcerated people reintegrate into the community. The committee must return with a revised list of recommended organizations by the end of July. This decision delays the annual distribution of Environment and Community Investment Agreement grants, which provide funding to local nonprofits and community organizations.

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Themes From Comments

4 people raised 1 topic (4 spoke at the meeting)

ECIA Grant Awards

4 spoke

Four speakers provided comments regarding the Environmental and Community Investment Agreement grant awards for fiscal year 2017-2018.

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Community Discussion

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