Neighborhood Safety Fund grant to Project Love
At a glance
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- What: The Project Love movement says it was invited to apply for a Neighborhood Safety Fund grant (youth programming and outreach) and was dropped after it filed a federal lawsuit against the city.
- Where it stands: raised again in public comment on 2026-10-19 (the speaker said she also raised it the week before); no response on the record.
- Next: the speaker wants a formal letter and an independent, transparent process for residents.
Public comment, 2026-10-19
The speaker's account, not verified; the lawsuit is her organization's claim against the city.
- Austria Everson (Buckeye-Woodhill, Project Love) said the group presented its application on June 21 with positive comments from councilmembers.
- Said that the day after the group filed a federal lawsuit over malicious prosecution and rights violations, a committee chair received a call saying the group would not get the grant, and no formal letter followed.
- Asked what independent resident process for transparency exists and asked for more than three minutes of public comment.
Sources
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - City Council | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - City Council - Austria Everson said the group lost a grant after filing a federal lawsuit and asked for a transparent process.
- 2026-10-12 - City Council - Austria Everson spoke again, on a separate accountability request (see Independent Investigation Request From Project Love).