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<br /> NANCY PISICCItIO ~3~."~"~y4~ Phone: (808) 961-8266 <br /> Council Member ~4' Fax: (808) 961-8912 <br /> a~ / ~6~ <br /> COUNTY COLrNCIL <br /> County oJHawai'i <br /> Hawaii County Building <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawai 'i 96720 ~ <br /> April 17, 2001 <br /> N#ll~la'I®IZAIOTI)U~~ <br /> TO: James Y. Arakaki, Chair and Council Members <br /> FROM: Nancy Pisicchio, Chair <br /> Comnittee on Human Services and Economic Development <br /> SUBJECT: Recommended FY 2001-02 Nonprofit Appropriations <br /> For the benefit of tine many representatives from human services agencies here today, as well as my <br /> fellow Council m~;mbers and the public, I wish to offer a brief statement about the proposed <br /> nonprofit grant appropriations under consideration. <br /> Each year, this Council attempts to apportion limited funds-exactly $900,000-to a host of crying <br /> social needs across our island. We do so through a legislative grant-making process. Unlike many <br /> counties, we have: no county department of health or department of human concerns. As such, our <br /> county code assigns the task of evaluating grant proposals to the Council itself and its appointed <br /> staff. <br /> In accordance with our county code, several key principles guide our evaluation of grant proposals. <br /> First, we award grants to support programs, not agencies per se. Grant monies are appropriated to <br /> support programs that are up-and-running and which provide services to the public throughout the <br /> entire county fiscal year. <br /> Second, the Council, for many years, has attempted to provide a continuum of funding to programs <br /> of demonstrated merit. In doing so, we also consider the needs of all nine council districts. <br /> Third, our county grant-making process welcomes new applications. We do attempt to give fair <br /> consideration to new programs and worthwhile initiatives. <br /> Along with our consideration of proposed operating budgets from county departments, our annual ~ Z Z , .7 <br /> nonprofit grant process affords us a window to view the state of health and social a~pss <br /> Hawaii County. , c,J ~ <br /> I`ile No. <br /> ~~~~r ~S~D C. <br /> 77-6399 Nalani St., Suite 1-A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 Kona Telephone: (808) 326-5684 ax: (808) X26-5697 <br /> <br />