Attachment C
FY 2023-24 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Below Market Rate (BMR) Affordable Housing Funds (AHF), and General Fund Human Services Grant (HSG) Funding Application Summary
1. CDBG Capital Housing Projects:
Application 1a.
Name of Organization: R ebuilding Together Silicon Valley (RTSV) Name of Project: Housing Repair and Rehabilitation Project Annual Goal: 7 low-income Cupertino homeowners
Project Description: Provide critical home safety repairs and accessib ility modifications for 7 low-income Cupertino homeowners.
Funding Request: $92,536.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $92,536.00
2. CDBG Public Services:
Application 2a.
Name of Organization: L ive Oak Adult Day Services
Name of Project: Senior Adult Day Care
Annual Goal: 20 low-income Cupertino seniors
Project Description: P rovide a specialized program of adult day care for frail, dependent seniors to give respite for their caregivers.
Funding Request: $22,000.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $19,054.05
Application 2b.
Name of Organization: West Valley Community Services (WVCS) Name of Project: Community Access to Resources and Education Program (CARE) Annual Goal: 100 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: CARE helps improve the self-sufficiency of low-income individuals at risk of homelessness by connecting them to community resources, making services easily available and accessible, and working with them on capacity building.
Funding Request: $41,536.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $35,974.05
Application 2c.
Name of Organization: God’s Promise
Name of Project: Community Hub
Annual Goal: 58,622 people
Project Description: Create a community hub to act as a space where people can relax both indoors and outdoors.
Funding Request: $58,000.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: Not eligible: 1) application doesn’t leverage any other funding sources; 2) proposal doesn’t serve at least 51% low-moderate income (LMI) persons; 3) project description and milestones are not clearly defined; 4) inadequate organizational capacity and lack of past performance measures; 5) majority of the project budget goes to administrative costs rather than direct service costs; and 6) doesn’t fall within an eligible CDBG matrix code.
3. BMR AHF Public Services:
Application 3a.
Name of Organization: Project Sentinel
Name of Project: Fair Housing – Tenant-Landlord Counseling and Dispute Resolution Services
Annual Goal: 100 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: Provide fair housing services to educate tenants and landlords on their respective rights and responsibilities, provides instruction on how to resolve housing problems, and conduct dispute resolution services such as mediation and conciliation to help resolve problems.
Funding Request: $50,000.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $50,000.00
4. General Fund HSG Public Services:
Application 4a.
Name of Organization: Catholic Charities of Santa Clara C ounty Name of Project: Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
Annual Goal: 60 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: The Ombudsmen helps to identify, receive, investigate, and resolve complaints, including violations of personal rights and allegations of elder abuse, for all residents in licensed long-term care facilities in the City of Cupertino.
Funding Request: $10,000.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $10,000.00
Application 4b.
Name of Organization: Maitri
Name of Project: MTH-Direct Client Services
Annual Goal: 7 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: S upport women and children impacted by domestic violence who are residing at Maitri's Anjali Transitional House.
Funding Request: $25,000.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $24,678.11
Application46c.
Name of Organization: Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA) Name of Project: Legal Assistance to Cupertino Elders
Annual Goal: 20 low-income Cupertino seniors
Project Description: Provide free legal assistance to seniors.
Funding Request: $16,500.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $16,287.55
Application 4d.
Name of Organization: West Valley Community Services (WVCS) Name of Project: Haven to Home
Annual Goal: 75 low-income Cupertino residents
Project Description: Provide case management using a harm reduction approach in helping struggling families and individuals move out of crisis towards self-sufficiency by helping them build their own safety net in order to help them avoid homelessness.
Funding Request: $75,000.00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: $74,034.34
Application 4e.
Name of Organization: God’s Promise
Name of Project: Homeless Services
Annual Goal: 12 people
Project Description: Provide shelter and assistance to homeless persons in need.
Funding Request: $125,000,00
Housing Commission
Funding Recommendation: Not eligible: 1) application doesn’t leverage any other funding sources; 2) project description and milestones are not clearly defined; 3) inadequate organizational capacity and lack of past performance measures; and 4) majority of the project budget goes to administrative costs rather than direct service costs.