March 14, 2022
The Honorable Jerry Dyer
Mayor, City of Fresno
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Dear Mayor Dyer:
I am pleased to inform you that the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education and Families is awarding the City of Fresno a grant of $70,000. This grant is a supplement to funding your city received in 2021 through NLC’s Equitable Economic Mobility Initiative (EEMI), bringing NLC’s total EEMI investment in your city to $95,000. The supplemental grant enables the city to implement the data-driven plans developed throughout the Initiative to equitably expand economic mobility for residents and their families now and in the future.
Through EEMI, NLC supports your efforts to increase economic mobility for families most impacted by the pandemic through actions that are grounded in racial equity. NLC staff will continue to provide your city with technical assistance through strategic guidance, a city visit, access to national experts, two peer-learning convenings, and monthly cohort conference calls.
Other cities selected to participate in the Initiative include Akron, OH; Charleston, SC; Denver, CO; Orlando, FL; Roanoke, VA; Sacramento, CA; and Tucson, AZ.
NLC sent instructions to your city project team lead on next steps, including executing an Addendum to the EEMI Memorandum of Understanding.
Congratulations on receiving supplemental grant funding for the EEM Initiative and thank you for your commitment to improving equity and economic mobility for your city’s residents. We look forward to continuing to assist you and your team. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Patrick Hain via email at [email protected]
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Sincerely,
Senior Executive and Director
Institute for Youth, Education and Families
National League of Cities
Cc: Lupe Perez