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DEI High Impact Grant recommendations revised

Summary

The commission cut SLO Hillel's $6,000 after its revised application dropped the Jews of Color speaker series, and directed $26,000 to SLO for Home, Literacy for Life, and Diversity Coalition instead. A debate over funding private event security split the commission.

At a glance

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Last discussed Feb 18, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

$26,000 in grant money moves to three organizations; SLO Hillel loses its recommended $6,000.

✅Who benefits

Immigrant families, literacy learners, and people facing housing insecurity served by the funded organizations.

⚠️Who could be affected

SLO Hillel's Central Coast Jewish Heritage Festival loses its recommended city grant.

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