Richmond City Council
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Richmond
City Council Hears Proposed update to city grantmaking process and Richmond
Priorities for the 2026 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session
Link: https://richmondvacitycouncil.blogspot.com/2025/10/richmond-city-council-hears-proposed.html
(Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. 10.6.2025) – Today, in the Richmond City
Council Organizational Development meeting, a proposal for an updated competitive
grantmaking process was presented by the City Administration. This process
would be used for the Fiscal Year 2027 Richmond Government Budget.
Each year, Richmond
allocates grant funds to outside organizations and entities that fulfill
specific citywide priorities. The current Fiscal Year (2026) includes $11.3
million in funding. Proposed program updates from the City Administration
include:
1.
Defining four areas of focus: Children
and Families, Health, Economic Mobility, and Arts and Culture.
2.
Identify grantmaking
partners to help facilitate the granting process.
3.
Identifying key
indicators that will drive the grantmaking.
4.
Creating obligations
for reporting and enhancing transparency standards.
Richmond Priorities
for the 2026 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session
The meeting
concluded with presentation of draft Richmond Legislative Priorities for the
2026 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Session, which included the
following themes:
·
Housing
Affordability
·
Adequate Funding for
Education
·
Infrastructure
Funding
·
Community
Building
Next steps for
refining Richmond legislative proposals include a Richmond Legislative Summit
taking place October 29, 2025, with members of the Virginia General Assembly
representing Richmond. Richmond City Council anticipates a vote on a
Resolution endorsing the final Richmond Legislative Priorities proposals on November 10, 2025.
To learn more about Richmond City
Council meetings, access recordings, and review documents, please visit https://richmondva.legistar.com/
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Richmond City Council
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