After Evanston’s September election on participatory budgeting designated $2,915,000 in funds, the city’s Participatory Budgeting Leadership Committee voted to allocate the remainder of its funding at its Wednesday night meeting. Through the participatory budgeting process, anyone with a “meaningful connection” to Evanston was able to vote on how the $3 million would be allocated toward.
Evanston’s participatory budgeting voting process will close in eight days — but until then, residents still have an opportunity to cast a ballot. Their votes will determine how City Council allocates $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds. The ballot contains 20 proposals for the funds, including affordable housing, mental health, community events and.
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Evanston community members can now register to vote in the city’s participatory budgeting pilot program. In 2021, the city allocated $3 million from American Rescue Plan Act funds to the participatory budgeting pilot program in collaboration with Northwestern. Through the program, community members can decide where the money will go. Anyone 14 or older who.
Evanston received $43 million from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021 and 2022 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoping to identify areas of need, the city put $3 million toward a novel solution: participatory budgeting. The program allows residents, with the support of city staff and volunteers, to submit their ideas for funding.