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Brad Lander: “Discretionary awards account for 3% of the money that…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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In-Depth Discussion with NYC Comptroller Brad Lander on City Challenges and Policies

Published | Video Starts at 20:56

But it's true, that was not systemic reform. We've just put in place two things that I actually think are really are gonna help a lot. So Discretionary awards account for 3% of the money that nonprofit social service organizations get, but 40% of the contract volume. because they're $5,010,000 rewards from council members, you know, as opposed to some multimillion dollar, you know, contract for, you know, shelter. So those have historically been annual awards. (20:56–21:19)

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