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Survivor Grant Fails to Reach Intended Recipients | Lexington News
A city’s $80,000 gun-violence survivor grant, meant to empower trauma survivors to run their own aid programs, stumbled on bureaucracy—only one qualified group even applied, and they declined due to crushing insurance demands and rigid reporting rules. The grant’s flawed outreach, which favored big vendors over grassroots groups, drew 43 applicants but few true survivors. The city has scrapped this year’s award, pledging $70K for survivor programs next year—but with the same hurdles looming, the real question is: who will actually get a fair shot? Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli…
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