SEQUIM — After setting a cap in June for Sequim’s Municipal Funding Program for next year, city council members agreed to a total for just under half of requests made.

A majority of council members agreed in a “thumbs up” vote during an Aug. 11 work session, with Mayor Brandon Janisse excused, to $207,700 in contracts, or 1.5 percent of the city’s $14 million anticipated general fund.

City staff reported that eight applicants made $409,616 in requests classified in two areas: broad public benefit (six applicants) and human services (two applicants).

City Attorney Kristina Nelson-Gross said the contract decisions won’t be final until the council passes the 2026 budget in November. Council members said it was difficult to choose funding amounts and their priorities, including health and h

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