AGENDA
ITEM
25 AGENDA
CALEXICO California ITEM
WHERE CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO MEET
25 CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: January 21, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager 2n
PREPARED BY: Laura Bowen, Grants Manager L
SUBJECT: Informational Report - Grants activities during the period of FY25-26 Q2 October to December 2025
Recommendation:
Accept and file report.
Background:
As part of the City Manager's Office ongoing efforts to keep City Council informed, during Fiscal Year 2025 the City recommended the submission of a quarterly grant activity report. This report provides a comprehensive overview of citywide grant-related activities and serves to document the City of Calexico's overall grant performance. Through the Grants Manager position, the City Manager's Office works closely with City departments to identify and pursue new sources of revenue, support the administration of grant- funded programs, and ensure compliance with grant requirements, including audit and reporting obligations.
Discussion and Analysis:
During the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26, the Grant Manager continued to work collaboratively with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CA HCD) to address findings from the City's prior audit and successfully completed the response to a CA HCD-issued desk review addressing various compliance concerns related to the Fire Station No. 2 Public Facility Improvement Project. During this same reporting period, the City submitted a total of five grant applications with a combined funding request of $2,688,648. In addition, one grant application was awarded in the amount of $16,558, while the remaining applications are still under review. Please see attachment 1 for more details.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this informational report Coordinated With:
City Manager's Office
Attachments:
1. FY25-26 Citywide Grant Applications
2. FY25-26 Monitoring Reviews
2 ATTACHMENT NO. 1
FY 25-26 Citywide Grant Applications
Submission Requested
Department Quarter Grant Date Agency Amount Awarded Not Awarded Status Description Alcoholic, Beverage Control
(ABC) Underage Drinking California Alcoholic Beverage
Police Department Program 9/12/2025 Control 29,293 29,293 Not awarded Underage Drinking Law Enforcement activities Public Works Catalyst Pre-Development Progral 10/4/2025 Cal Jobs 200,000 200,000 Not awarded Creation of Airport Master Plan Submitted
Library Application under
Department Lunch at the Library FY 26 11/1/2025 California State Library 16,558 16,558 Review Library lunch meals FY26 Submitted
OJP Community Based Violence Application under Law enforcement and recreation activities to Police Department| Intervention 11/3/2025 Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) 2,000,000 Review reduce violence Submitted
California Department of Application under
Public Works Caltrans Cleanup Project 11/3/2025 Transportation (Caltrans) 195,540 Review Calexico Clean-up Project Submitted
Imperial County Air Pollution Application under Purchase of Electric Vehicles to replace Public Works Rule 310 11/29/2025 Confrona orice of Emersency 326,550 Review outdated equipment Police Submitted Vicent Memorial leading agency and includes Department/ Cal OES Nonprofit Security Grant 12/12/2025 Services 150,000 Application under salaries for one School Resource Officer FY Q1 25-26 Submitted Applications (2) Total 229,293
FY Q2 25-26 Submitted Applications (5) Total $ 2,688,648 FY Q1 25-26 Not Awarded Applications (2) Total 229,293
FY Q2 25-26 Awarded Applications (1) Total 16,558
FY 25-26 Submitted Applications under Review (4) Total 2,672,090 ATTACHMENT NO. 2
FY 25-26 Monitoring Reviews
Monitoring
Review
Amounts Status Notes
Department
Monitoring Desk review for CDBG Agreements CV2 - 3 169 and 374 Fire Responded to concernings issued by CA Public Works Fire Station Station 2 Project 782,718 Completed HCD on 12.18.2025 Working with California Department of
California Department of Housing and Housing to Re-Stablish Eligibility list.
City Manager CDBG & Home Pl Community Development 315,000 Review in Progress Possible reclassification of funds.
Working with California Department of
CDBG/HOME Awards through State California Department of Housing and Housing to Re-Stablish Eligibility list.
Community Development $ 1,500,000 Review in Progress Possible reclassification of funds.
City Manager
Total 2,597,718