REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Update on Small Business and Nonprofit Grant Programs (Sunnyvale Cares) (Information Only)
Report
BACKGROUND
On April 14, 2020, the City Council authorized the City Manager to create a Small Business Assistance program with $600,000 as matching funds to provide up to $15,000 in grants to small businesses and $150,000 to assist nonprofits that support Sunnyvale residents and small businesses. Staff created two programs; Sunnyvale Cares Nonprofit Grant Program and Sunnyvale Cares Small Business Grant Program.
Sunnyvale Cares Nonprofit Grant Program
The program's goal was to support Sunnyvale nonprofit organizations impacted by loss of revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City received 27 applications for a combined funding request of $600,005. Mayor Klein appointed an ad hoc advisory committee (Committee) to review the applications submitted and make funding recommendations to the City Council. The Committee members were Councilmember Russ Melton, Councilmember Mason Fong, and Mayor Larry Klein. The Committee forwarded its recommendation to the Council and on July 28, 2020, the Council approved the following funding levels for 15 agencies:
Name
Grant Amount
Bay Area Furniture Bank (BAFB)
$11,000
Downtown Streets Team
$10,000
Fremont Union High Schools Foundation
$5,000
Historical Society and Museum Assoc.
$6,000
The Lace Museum
$5,000
Maker Nexus
$16,000
Notelove
$1,000
Our Daily Bread
$13,500
SV Downtown Association
$11,000
Self Help for the Elderly
$11,000
Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP)
$21,000
SV Chamber of Commerce
$21,000
SV Community Players
$5,000
SV Education Foundation (SEF)
$11,000
Sustainable Community Gardens/Charles Street Gardens
$2,500
Totals
$150,000
Sunnyvale Cares Small Business Assistance Grant Program
The City committed $600,000 in one-time matching funds to create this program. Additional funds were donations received from Google ($300,000), Intuitive Foundation ($200,000), Ja...
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