NEWS: County Now Evaluating Measure K Funding Proposals
San Mateo County, California sent this bulletin at 01/08/2024 03:36 PM PST
Jan. 8, 2024
For Immediate Release
County Now Evaluating Measure K Funding Proposals
Applications received total more than seven times available funds
Redwood City – San Mateo County staff are now evaluating 315 applications requesting Measure K sales tax funds as part of a community process to match Board of Supervisors’ priorities in three critical areas: children, families and seniors; emergency preparedness; and, housing and homelessness.
The County released a Notice of Funding Opportunity soliciting proposals in November 2023 and the application window closed Friday, Jan. 5. County staff worked through the weekend to process the applications so that evaluation can start this week.
The requests total $750 million over three years. The first year of requests alone totals more than $251 million. This is more than seven times the $35 million to $37 million available annually from the County, meaning the available money can only cover 14 percent of the requests.
