HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3 - Grants-In-Aid Subcommittee Review Staff ReportDate: 3/30/2022
To: Chair Colyer-Worth and Human Relations Commission
From: Owen Goode, Assistant Planner
Subject: Item 3 - Grants-In-Aid Subcommittee Review
Background
The Grants-In-Aid Program is a program the operates on the fiscal year and provides funding to
non-profit organizations that promote the economic and social well-being of its citizens. Priority
funding areas are identified below:
1.Homeless prevention including affordable and alternative housing, supportive services and
transitional housing.
The following additional priority funding areas are not listed in order of importance:
•Hunger and malnutrition prevention
•Supportive physical and mental health services for those in need
•Services for seniors, veterans and/or people with disabilities in need
•Supportive, developmental, and care services for children and youth in need
•Services encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusivity in marginalized communities,
including access to language services
Applications for this program were received no later than January 31, 2022 and were made
available to a subcommittee that was formed by the HRC in February.
Timeline of Events
January 31, 2022 – 35 applications received for the GIA Program.
February 2, 2022 – Subcommittee formed and approved by the HRC.
March 29, 2022 - Human Relations Commission liaison Owen Goode, and Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion Manager, Beya Makekau, met with the Human Relations Commission Subcommittee to
review the Grants-In-Aid applications to develop preliminary funding recommendations.
April 6, 2022 – HRC reviews GIA preliminary funding recommendations presented by the
subcommittee.
May 4, 2022 – HRC holds a public hearing to approve the final GIA funding recommendations.
June 21, 2022 – City Council to approve the GIA funding recommendations.
July 1, 2022 – Begin contract writing for GIA awards and commence funding disbursement.
Preliminary Funding Recommendation and Review Process
On February 15, 2022, City Council approved a resolution to amend the 2021-22 Budget
Appropriations which included a recommendation to provide an additional $100,000 to the GIA
Program. This expanded the funding available for the upcoming cycle to $250,000. On February
22, 2022, GIA applications were made available to the HRC subcommittee to begin a thorough
review.
When city staff and the subcommittee met, the review process for developing recommendations
included 2 rounds of review. The first round was dedicated to administering the $150,000
consistent with past practices, prioritizing applications that meet the top-ranking funding priority,
“Homeless prevention including affordable and alternative housing, supportive services and
transitional housing”. While reviewing in the first round, the subcommittee indicated which
applications they would like to revisit in the second round. This process allowed for each
application to be reviewed with scrutiny and maintained a competitive element within this review.
The subcommittee ultimately recommended the full funding for 19 applications and partial funding
to 12 applications. A total of 31 applications received funding out of the 35 applications received.
Last year only 6 applications received full funding, which shows that the increase in funding
availability this year, was a significant benefit to the program, the non-profits, and ultimately our
community.