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Youth Non-Profit Grant Awards - Review and Approval of the Citizens Advisory Committee's recommendations for the 2024 Youth Non-Profit Grant Awards.
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Deadline for Action: 12/18/2023
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's (CAC) recommendation to award a distribution of $65,000 among 11 non-profit organizations for the 2024 calendar year.
Background Discussion:
On June 20, 2022, the City Council authorized the allocation of $65,000 in non-profit grants from the fiscal year 2023-24 budget. The process for award of these funds is administered by the CAC, which brings recommendations to Council annually for approval. The CAC received 26 applications from non-profit organizations for grant amounts ranging from $2,500 to $6,500 for a total of $151,150. The CAC recommends awarding 11 grants ranging from $2,500 to $6,500 for a total of $65,000.
No significant changes were made to this year's application process and format. The deadline for proposals to be submitted via email or in person was November 15, 2023. The grant period begins January 1, 2024. The grant announcement was posted on the city's Facebook page and advertised via the City's website and newsletter.
The CAC established a Non-Profit Grant Subcommittee of three regular CAC committee members to review and recommend grant awards. The Subcommittee conducted two workshops on October 10 and 11, 2023, to explain the application process to interested applicants. The CAC received 26 grant applications and reviewed 22. The 4 applications that were not reviewed were either incomplete or received after the deadline. The total amount of grant funds requested was $151,1500. Of the 26 applica...
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