REPORT TO SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Review of Calendar Year 2024 Grants and Consideration of 2025 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program Applications
Report
BACKGROUND
For FY 2024/25, City Council allocated $48,000 to support community and neighborhood events through the 2025 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program (CENGP). Community Events receive $24,000 and Neighborhood Grants receive $24,000.
The Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Council Subcommittee (Subcommittee) provides funding recommendations. The Subcommittee consists of three members of the City Council tasked with conducting an annual grant review that includes: 1) reviewing the grant application process; 2) recommending changes to City Council for approval; 3) reviewing grant applications; and 4) presenting recommended funding levels to City Council for approval.
At the July 8, 2024, Subcommittee meeting, the following recommendations were presented and approved:
1) Approve 2024 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Applications and Process
2) Adopt Revised Funding Strategies for Neighborhood Grant Program
The Subcommittee met to review and approve the grant application materials for Calendar Year 2025. The application period was open between September 9 and October 18, 2024. Outreach included contacting grantees and applicants from the last three years, local non-profits, neighborhood associations, and community partners. Multiple City communication channels also shared CENGP application information, including the City website, City Council announcement, Update Sunnyvale, and Recreation E-newsletter.
The purpose of this report is to review the grant applications received for the 2025 funding cycle and seek direction from the Subcommittee on the recommended funding for each. The Subcommittee is scheduled to present its recommendations to City Council on January 28, 2025.
EXISTING POLICY
Council Policy 7.2.1, Community Engagement - Goals and Policies
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