REPORT TO COMMUNITY EVENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT DISTRIBUTION SUBCOMMITTEE
SUBJECT
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Consideration of FY 2020/21 Grant Program Changes and 2021 Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program Applications
Report
BACKGROUND
Each year City Council has allocated funding to support community and neighborhood events through the Community Events and Neighborhood Grant Program (CENGP). Community Events received $21,000 and Neighborhood Grants received $13,000 in FY 19/20 and a similar amount is budgeted for FY 20/21.
The Council Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Subcommittee (Subcommittee) provides the funding recommendations. The Subcommittee consists of three members of the City Council charged 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 final approval.
At the July 15, 2020 Subcommittee meeting, the following recommendations were prepared and subsequently approved at the July 28, 2020 City Council meeting, RTC 20-0607:
1. Funding levels for the FY 2020/21 CENGP applicants, which included six Community Events Grants for $25,385 and eight Neighborhood Grants for $8,615 for a total of $34,000.
2. Changing the CENG application timeline from fiscal year to a calendar year.
3. Increasing the funding cap for Neighborhood Grants from $1,000 to $1,500.
The Subcommittee met on October 1, 2020 to review and approve the grant application materials for 2021. Based on feedback provided by the Subcommittee during this meeting, the application was updated to provide more flexibility relative to event alternatives and execution as it relates to COVID-19 protocols. The application period was open between October 5 and November 20, 2020 and we contacted former grantees, local non-profits, neighborhood associations and community partners to notify the...
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