Public Service Grants
At a glance
- What: city public service grants to nonprofits, in the 2026-27 budget (bill 2026-509).
- Where it stands: funded at 65 percent in the Finance version; on 2026-09-22 Peluso's amendment moved them fully above the line and the bill passed 17-1-1.
- Official minutes (2026-09-22, City Council): 2026-0509 (7,200,000 dollars: 6,984,000 to the acute, prevention and diversion, and self-sufficiency categories and 216,000 to micro-grants), amended on the floor, passed 17-1-1 (Diamond opposed, Pittman abstaining). 2026-0624, the micro-grant eligibility and scoring process, passed 19-0 as amended.
Sources
- 2026-09-22 - City Council (council meeting of 2026-09-22; auto-captions)
- Council agendas and legislation: https://jaxcityc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- City Council minutes, September 22, 2026: https://jaxcityc.legistar1.com/jaxcityc/meetings/2026/9/3731_M_City_Council_26-09-22_Meeting_Minutes.pdf
- 2026-09-22 - City Council
Discussion time
About 5 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 - City Council | 5 |
Log
2026-09-22 - City Council
Peluso's floor amendment to Ordinance 2026-509 passed; Arias and Boylan supported it. Pittman abstained on conflict grounds.
Minutes: 2026-0509 passed 17-1-1; 2026-0624 passed 19-0.