SUBJECT
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Evaluations and Funding Recommendations for FY 2019/20 Human Services Grants and CDBG Capital Project Loans
Report
BACKGROUND
Sunnyvale receives an annual allocation of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) from the federal government to be used for community development programs and local housing strategies designed to increase opportunities for low and very low-income residents. The City received 15 proposals for human services funding and two capital project proposals in response to the Request for Proposals (RFP) issued in January 2019. A list of the proposals is provided in Attachment 1. The staff scoring committee, consisting of several Community Development Department staff members, evaluated the proposals based on the requirements and evaluation criteria in Council Policy 5.1.3: Human Services, as well as the unmet and priority needs described in the City's 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan, and also using the scoring system provided in the RFPs.
Priority Needs for Human Services
The Commission and City Council confirmed in November 2018 that the list of priority needs in the 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan continues to be valid, therefore the human services proposals had to describe how they address one or more of these priority needs:
A. Basic needs (such as food, shelter, transportation, health & mental health care, employment assistance/training, child care, etc.).
B. After school or intervention programs to provide youth with positive alternatives to drugs, violence, and/or gangs (i.e., recreational, mentoring, educational, and career-building activities).
C. Mental health, addiction and substance abuse counseling, particularly for youth and those exiting institutions.
D. Other specialized supportive services as may be requested by the community, such as foreclosure assistance, legal assistance for seniors and others, and other specialized human services, such as those currently suppor...
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