Committee maintains $10,000 small-grant pilot and $85,000 project ceiling

County staff described two grant tracks for the coming cycle and said they will continue the smaller-grant pilot at $10,000 rather than raise it to $20,000. "We are going to continue that pilot for 1 more year at that 10,000, level just to see if last year was an anomaly," Angeline Johnson said.

Johnson said Option 1 is intended for one-time, non-personnel purchases (supplies, technology or training) while Option 2 allows up to $85,000 for general project or program costs, including operating expenses. She noted both options require reporting on expenditures and outcomes and that applicants must be nonprofit organizations in good standing; organizations that do not meet criteria may partner with a fiscal sponsor.