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Youth Non-Profit Grant Awards - Review and Approval of the Citizens Advisory Committee and Staff recommendations for the 2025 Youth Non-Profit Grant Awards.
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Deadline for Action: 1/21/2025
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Alana Johnson, CAC Non-Profit Grant Subcommittee Chair
Ruth Pena, Financial Analyst, 559-713-4327, ruth.pena@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
It is recommended that the City Council review and approve the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) and Staff recommendation to award a distribution of $72,500 among 12 non-profit organizations for the 2025 calendar year.
City Staff also recommends that the organizations that are receiving awards be asked to provide the dates, times, locations and registration information 30 days prior to the opening registration for their 2025 programs, so that the City can make residents aware of these free opportunities, and that a list of participants be provided at the conclusion of the grant that denotes Visalia students participating that had not previously been active or registered in one or more of the organization's programs.
In addition, it is recommended that City Staff be directed to reach out to organizations that did not apply for funding for this funding cycle, but had been awarded funds in the last three years, to determine if they would like to apply for some or all of the remaining $2,500 in funding, with an emphasis on programs that would be provided at no cost to the participating youth, and that the City Manager be authorized to award the final funding to one or more of the organizations that apply and meet the guidelines.
Background Discussion:
On June 17, 2024, the City Council authorized the allocation of $75,000 in non-profit grants from the fiscal year 2024-25 budget. The process for awarding these funds is administered by the CAC, which brings recommendations to Council annually for approva...
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