10242921.1 ST080-148
1 CITY OF FRESNO
STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
(PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT)
GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRESNO
AND FRESNO RESCUE MISSION, INC.
THIS State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Grant Agreement (AGREEMENT) is entered into on ____________________, 2024, by and between the City of Fresno, a municipal corporation (CITY), and Fresno Rescue Mission, Inc., a California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("FM"), and Fresno City Center, Inc., California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("FCC"). FM and FCC are collectively referred to herein as GRANTEE.
RECITALS
A. WHEREAS, the CITY has received State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act (Pub.L. 117-2) (Act) and is subject to any constraints set forth therein including but not limited to, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Final Rule (31 CFR Part 35).
B. WHEREAS, the CITY has elected to use a portion of the SLFRF allocation to support the COVID -19 Public Health and Economic Response to address impact on households and communities by using funds to reduce homelessness by providing emergency housing assistance, including temporary residences for people experiencing homelessness, an eligible use of funds under the Act.
C. WHEREAS, the Project, as defined below, serves the intent of the SLFRF Program by providing homelessness assistance through the development of non - congregate shelter units that can be used for emergency shelter to reduce homelessness, increase housing stability, and support those facing housing-related hardships.
D. WHEREAS, FCC, an affiliate of FM, has acquired and will construct upon SLFRF Program-eligible property located at 2111 East Dakota Avenue, Fresno, California 93726 (APN 436-270-15) (Property).
E. WHEREAS, FM is the Master Tenant of the Property and, in that role, exercises effective Project control, as to the acquisition/construction of the Fresno Mission Youth Center . The Project includes among other things a new shelter facility for Transitional Age Youth, ages 18 to 24, inclusive, experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, and related on-site and off-site improvements as more particularly described in Exhibit “A” incorporated herein (Project).
F. WHEREAS, to further its goal to decrease homelessness among Transitional Age Youth within the city of Fresno, the CITY desires to assist GRANTEE by providing a One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($1,500,000.00) SLFRF Program Grant to the Project (Grant) upon the terms and conditions in this Agreement.
G. WHEREAS, the Grant is for the partial construction of the Project, which is intended to provide emergency housing to Transitional Age Youth. The Grant does not provide funding for the operation of any services or program.