HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 4c. 2026-27 HUMAN SERVICES GRANT REPORT REVIEWER SELECTION Item 4c
Human Relations Commission
Agenda Report
For Agenda of: 5/6/2026
Item Number: 4c
FROM: Samantha Vethavanam, DEI Administrative Specialist
Phone Number: (805) 781-7064
E-mail: svethava@slocity.org
SUBJECT: 2026-27 HUMAN SERVICES GRANT REPORT REVIEWER SELECTION
RECOMMENDATION
Designate and approve Grant Report Reviewer assignment roles for each of the grant
recipients of the 2026-27 Human Services Grant.
BACKGROUND
The Human Relations Commission (HRC) is tasked with reviewing grant applications for
the City’s Human Services Grant and providing funding recommendations to City Council
for final approval. The Human Services Grant program provides financial support to
nonprofit organizations that promote the economic and social well -being of the San Luis
Obispo community. For the 2026-27 Fiscal Year, the main funding priority is preventing
and addressing homelessness. More specifically, the City will prioritize funding services
that do the following (not listed in order of importance):
Provide permanent housing solutions that can prevent homelessness or serve
those experiencing homelessness
Provide homelessness prevention activities that can prevent homelessness or
serve those experiencing homelessness
Provide interim housing solutions that can prevent homelessness or serve those
experiencing homelessness
Provide non-housing solutions that can prevent homelessness or serve those
experiencing homelessness
Secondary priorities, not listed in order of importance, include:
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
Once funding recommendations are approved by City Council and grant programs are
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implemented, the HRC is then tasked with reviewing and providing feedback on the
grantees’ mid-year and final program reports. This provides the Commissioners with the
opportunity to dive deeply into grant initiatives recommended by them, approved by City
Council, and funded by the City.
The City Council is scheduled to vote on the 2026 -27 Human Services Grant funding
recommendations from the HRC after this agenda will be posted but before this meeting
is scheduled to occur. If approved as is, the HRC will decide on Grant Report Reviewer
roles for a total of fourteen (14) non-profit organizations. Final grant awards will be
announced during the meeting.
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