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In addition to non-profit funding, the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will introduce a proposed ordinance to allow accessory buildings and accessory dwellings. It’s hoped the small units will help ease the local housing crunch. Also on agenda is changes to fees, a number of contracts, and filling vacant seats on borough advisory committees. A list of proposed funding amounts for …

Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is working on revising the way it distributes funds to local nonprofit organizations. At a recent work session, the assembly discussed the nonprofits that receive large noncompetitive agency grants. This year there were five organizations that received this type of funding from the borough including the Brother Francis Shelter, Kodiak Island Food Bank, …

Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly recently approved funding for 12 local nonprofits. The borough budgeted $40,000 for the 2018 fiscal year. The assembly chose to distribute $4,000 to the organizations that asked for money. The assembly equally distributed funds because it needed more time finalize its small competitive non-profit grant scoring criteria. The American Red Cross and the …

Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly got a little bit closer to finalizing its small competitive nonprofit grants scoring criteria at its work session last night. The proposed policy change would allow the assembly to rank different aspects of organizations applying for small grants, helping it choose who gets funds. In the past, there has been no such system. …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Nonprofit representatives filled the room at the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly work session last night, ready to defend their claim to funding. During the budgeting process, the borough decreased nonprofit funding by 40% for fiscal year 2017, and the assembly looked towards nonprofits to re-express their interest in funding. And the assembly got a lot of interest during …