Springdale council committee endorses cuts to nonprofit funding requests

Federal money has 15% limit on amount that can go to nonprofits

Jennifer Samuel, director of Compassion House, speaks Monday outside the facility in Springdale. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery.

(NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. Wampler)
Jennifer Samuel, director of Compassion House, speaks Monday outside the facility in Springdale. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/J.T. Wampler)


SPRINGDALE -- Springdale's aldermen on Monday recommended reducing the amounts awarded to nonprofit groups through the city's federal Community Development Block Grant funds.

Meeting as a Committee of the Whole, the council recommended reducing the nonprofit requests by 34% each to meet the federal limits of the program.

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