The City of Naperville has received $2.76 million in one-year grant fund requests in 2026 through the Special Events and Community Arts program . A city council-appointed group is in the process of poring over the disparate applications.

Details of next year’s grant application requests

The city’s SECA Commission, which reviews each grant application request, held a meeting Saturday, Nov. 15, and heard from a number of the representatives associated with the organizations and programs behind the applications.

“We’ve received 86 applications for SECA funding this year, an increase from 84 applications last year,” Judy Brodhead, chair of the SECA Commission, said as she provided a high-level overview of the submissions.

Local organizations had through Oct. 3 to submit application

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