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Effectiveness of advertising and future prospects for the Dwyer Program
1:19:33
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Council Member Holden asks about the effectiveness of advertising for the Dwyer Program and potential for improvement with more funding. Commissioner Hendon responds, discussing current efforts and future prospects.
- Hendon acknowledges that building awareness for new programs takes time
- He mentions that they already have overhead accounted for through Dwyer, including resources for outreach
- Hendon expects increased interest once people see the 31 funded projects in action
- He anticipates more applications for the FY2728 funding cycle
Robert Holden
1:19:33
So the advertising and outreach for the program, do you think it's been effective or could you do better if we had more funding?
James Hendon
1:19:43
I think it's what you said as far as it takes time to build new things and to get the word out for things.
1:19:48
And recognize that we already have overhead that we account for through Dwyer.
1:19:51
We've got resources through Dwyer to help get it out.
1:19:53
It's just it's a new thing.
1:19:55
You've got to educate the public.
1:19:57
You have some folks who may be wary at first about doing this, but now that they see it, and especially once people see these projects, the 31 activities in action, I think we'll see more folks when the time to apply next year for the FY 2728 funding comes.
1:20:10
Alright.
Robert Holden
1:20:11
So tell me how involved will DVS be in the implementation of the program?