CORE Investments community funding
Summary
The Board set priorities for future CORE safety net grants and told staff to consult the subcommittee if CORE cuts are needed to close next year's projected budget deficit.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 29, 2026.
Impact analysis
Tied to the county's projected FY 2026-27 budget deficit.
Nonprofits and residents relying on safety net services.
Programs like Semillitas could lose funding under a narrower safety net definition, per public comment.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - Sep 29, 2026
The CORE Subcommittee proposed focusing county nonprofit grants on safety-net needs — food, housing and health — with set-asides for direct food providers and Housing for Health. Nonprofit advocates pushed back, and the Board directed a revised recommendation by December.
Board of Supervisors - Continued Budget Meeting - Jun 11, 2026
The budget for planning, housing and public works — 358.5 positions — passed 4-1 over Supervisor Koenig's objection, shaping road work, housing efforts and permitting services countywide.
Board of Supervisors - Budget Meeting - Jun 10, 2026
The Board approved $5.7 million for 43 programs run by 35 local nonprofits — year two of a three-year funding cycle — with about $4.9 million from the General Fund. It passed 4-1 over Supervisor Koenig's dissent.
Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting - Mar 24, 2026
The Board set priorities for future CORE safety net grants and told staff to consult the subcommittee if CORE cuts are needed to close next year's projected budget deficit.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Santa Cruz County
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.