REPORT TO SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Consideration of FY 2017/18 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program Applications
Report
BACKGROUND
Each year, the City of Sunnyvale allocates funding to support community events and neighborhood groups through two programs: the Community Events Grant Program (CEGP) and the Neighborhood Grant Program (NGP) based on funding recommendations from the Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee.
The Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee (Subcommittee), consists of three members of the City Council charged with conducting an annual grant review process that includes: 1) setting a meeting schedule; 2) reviewing the efficiency of the annual grants allocation process and making recommendations for any changes to the full Council as needed; and 3) serving as the official grant review committee.
The Subcommittee generally meets twice a year - first, to confirm and/or amend the grant allocations process and again, to review the grant application submittals. Based on this review, the Subcommittee develops funding recommendations that are submitted to the full City Council for final action. For FY 2016/17, the City Council approved five Community Event Grants for a total of $10,200 and nine Neighborhood Grants for a total of $6,248.
Per the recommendation of the Subcommittee, the City Council also approved a one-time additional allocation of $900 from the Council Set Aside Fund in order to fund two additional grantees, Evelyn Glen Owners Association and Hazelheads Group.
For fiscal year 2017/18, the recommended budget for distribution through the Grants process is $10,250 for the CEGP and $6,278 for the NGP. However, as in fiscal year 16/17, the Subcommittee does have the discretion to propose an increase in funding as part of the annual budget process. For this reason, grant awards typically follow the approval of the recommended budget.
The purpose of this report is to pro...
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