Agenda Item B.4
CPMS CONSENT CALENDAR
Meeting Date: May 2, 2023
TO: M
ayor and Councilmembers
FR
OM: Jaime A. Valdez, Neighborhood Services Director
CONT
ACT: Shanna Dawson, Management Analyst
SUBJ
ECT: Award of Goleta City Grants for the 2023 – 2024 Program Year RECO
MMENDATION:
Appr
ove the Fiscal Year 2023/24 Goleta City Grant Program funding recommendations of the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee, Homelessness Issues Standing Committee, and Parks and Recreation Commission.
BACKGRO
UND:
Si
nce Fiscal Year (FY) 2014/15, the City Council has authorized $100,000 annually for grant funding from the City of Goleta (City). On January 5, 2022, Council allocated $150,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for both the FY 2022/23 and FY 2023/24 Goleta City Grant programs.
For
FY 2023/24, the Goleta City Grant Program is providing grants of up to $10,000 each for non-profit organizations involved in providing public services, educational and cultural activities such as music, art, dance, and recreation, and Goleta-oriented special events and regional projects that enhance and support the quality of life in Goleta. On November 15, 2022, City Council determined that City Grant applications for FY 2023/24 would be reviewed by the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee, the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee, and the Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission), with each group reviewing those applications relevant to their oversight. The breakdown of applications reviewed by each Committee is included as Attachment 1.
On D
ecember 16, 2022, the City published a Notice of Funding Availability (in English and Spanish), inviting applications for FY 2023/24 funding through both the Goleta City Grant and CDBG programs. Outreach for grant availability was provided via newspaper ads in The Ind ependent and El Latino, the City’s website, social media channels, and direct notification to former applicants and interested parties.
Thi
s year marked the f ifth year the City utilized an online application process through ZoomGrants, a popular online application program used by many jurisdictions. The 1 application period ran from December 16, 2022 through January 27, 2023. Of the 59 applications received, twelve applicants requested consideration, and were eligible, for CDBG funding. The remainder of the funding requests were for the City Grant program.
It
is important to note that any CDBG applicants not funded through the CDBG program were then considered for Goleta City Grant funding. There were 56 remaining applications, and the total funding requests considered for those carryover applicants and City Grant applications was $371,709. Forty applications, spread between seven categories, were considered by the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee on February 22 and 23, 2023. Five applications were reviewed by the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee on March 1, 2023. Eleven applications, spread between two categories, were reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission on March 8, 2023.
The t
en categories which City Grant applications were divided into were each given $25,000 in funding, for a total of $250,000, as follows:
Reviewed by the Grant Funding Standing Committee:
- Educational Programs: 6 - Community Engagement: 5
- The Arts: 7 - Services for Seniors: 3
- Food/Nutrition: 4 - Miscellaneous Services/Programs: 6 - Youth Services: 9
Review by the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee:
- Services/Programs for the Homeless: 5
Reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission
- Recreational Activities: 5
- Environmental/Wildlife/Animal Programs: 6
Bot
h Standing Committees and the Commission expressed how difficult finalizing award recommendations were given the extreme need at this time. Staff appreciates their careful deliberation and thoughtfulness throughout the process.
DIS
CUSSION:
Dur
ing application review, considerations included, but were not limited to, the following factors: how vital the City's funding would be to the program/event/service; the extent to which the program/event/service benefits Goleta residents; and provision of direct versus indirect services to a target population. Collectively, both Standing Committees and the Commission are recommending $250,000 in funding to 55 applicants. Grant agreements will be sent out after Council approval of the funding recommendations, and grant awards will be sent out after the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 2023.
At
the November 15, 2022 City Council meeting, it was also determined that a workshop would be held in Summer, 2023 to review the Goleta City Grant applications and discuss ways to streamline and improve the process. Both Standing Committees and the Commission were in support of the workshop throughout the review process. Past 2 community members of the Grant Funding Review Standin g Committee, as well as current members of the Parks and Recreation Commission, will be invited to participate in the workshop when it is held.
GOLE
TA STRATEGIC PLAN:
Thi
s funding meets the Goleta Strategic Plan by funding organizations and programs which the City does not provide to its citizens, including senior, homelessness, youth services, recreation, arts, sports funding, and support to local businesses/organizations.
FI
SCAL IMPACTS:
Funds
associated with awarded grants will be available to applicants after July 1, 2023.
For FY 2023/24, $100,000 in City Grant funding being proposed in this item will be paid from Support to Other Agencies - Grants (101-60-6100-54012). $150,000 in City Grant funding being proposed in this item will be paid from ARPA Support to Other Agencies – Grants (423-60-6100-54012).
ALT
ERNATIVES:
Ci
ty Council could choose to alter the collective recommendations for the Goleta City Grant Program funding by increasing or decreasing the award amounts to recommended applicants and/or by awarding funding to applicants not recommended by the Committees and Commission. City Council may also choose to delay the award of the FY 2023/24 Goleta City Grant Program funding and direct staff and the Standing Committees and Commission as appropriate on other options.
Revi
ewed By: Legal Review By: Approved By:
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_____________ ___________________ _________________
Kristine Schmidt Megan Garibaldi Robert Nisbet
Assistant City Manager City Attorney City Manager ATT
ACHMENTS:
1. FY 20
23/24 Goleta City Grant Applicant List – Final Funding Recommendations
2. Gol
eta City Grant Applications Reviewed by the Grant Funding Review Standing Committee can be found by clicking here
3. Go
leta City Grant Applic ations Reviewed by the Homelessness Issues Standing Committee can be found by clicking here
4. Gol
eta City Grant Applications Reviewed by the Parks and Recreation Commission can be found by clicking here
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FY 2023/24 Goleta City Grant Applicant List – Final Funding Recommendations 4 Name of Organization Project/Program FY 22‐23
Grant Award
FY 23‐24 Grant
Request
Grant Funding
Review Standing
Committee
Recommendations
Homelessness
Issues Standing
Committee
Recommendations
Parks and
Recreation
Commission
Recommendations
Educational Programs
1 AHA! Social Emotional Learning for Teens, Educators and Parents $1,780 $5,000 $4,000 2 Goleta Union School District Art and Literature in Goleta Elementary Schools $7,150 $5,000 $4,000 3 PEP (Postpartum Education for Parents) Postpartum Education for Goleta Parents $2,140 $5,000 $4,000 4 Safety Town of Santa Barbara County Safety Town of Santa Barbara County $1,780 $4,750 $3,500 5 Youth Innovation Club Inc. High Impact Tutoring Program $7,100 $5,000 $4,000 6 Healing Justice SB Chocolate Baby Story Time $3,550 $5,000 $3,700 $29,750 $23,200
The Arts (Music, Dance, Theater, Art)
7 Boxtales Theatre Company Boxtales Assemblies for Goleta Schools $3,550 $5,000 $4,000 8 Dos Pueblos Band Boosters Dos Pueblos High School Music Program $1,780 $3,000 $2,000 9 Luke Theatre The Marjorie Luke Theatre Rent Subsidy Fund NA $10,000 $5,000 10 Santa Barbara Education Foundation Keep the Beat NA $2,000 $2,000 11 Santa Barbara Strings Santa Barbara Strings NA $10,000 $4,500 12 Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association Music Education Programs $3,550 $5,000 $5,000 13 Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Channelkeeper “What the Channel Means to Me” Student Art Show $3,550 $1,500 $1,500 $36,500 $24,000
Food/Nutrition
14 Food From the Heart General Operating Support $7,100 $10,000 $8,500 15 Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Nutritional Security for the City of Goleta $3,550 $3,000 $3,000 16 Organic Soup Kitchen Basic Needs: Food Security $3,550 $5,000 $5,000 17 Unity Shoppe, Inc. General Operating/Food Replenishment for Low‐Income Families $7,100 $10,000 $7,500 $28,000 $24,000
Services/Programs for Seniors
18 Center for Successful Aging CSA Senior Programs NA $6,500 $5,750 19 Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County Long Term Care Ombudsman $7,100 $5,000 $5,000 20 Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime Senior Assistance and Care Package Program NA $10,000 $7,500 $21,500 $18,250
Youth Services/Programs
21 Mental Health Association in Santa Barbara County, dba Mental Wellness Center Youth Mental Health Education in Goleta Schools $2,860 $5,000 $4,000 22 Goleta Valley Historical Society Camp Stow and Music at the Ranch $5,300 $10,000 $5,500 23 Page Youth Center Page Youth Center ‐ General NA $5,000 $3,000 24 Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime 2023 School Supplies for Goleta Schools $3,550 $5,000 $3,000 25 Explore Ecology Explore Ecology Clean Earth Club $5,300 $2,500 $2,500 26 Santa Barbara Partners in Education Job Readiness and Paid Student Internship Program $3,550 $5,000 $4,000 27 United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County United Boys & Girls Clubs, Goleta Club $7,100 $10,000 $8,050 28 Girls, Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara After‐School Program $7,100 $10,000 $6,000 29 Channel Islands YMCA St. George Youth Center $2,100 $10,000 $5,000 $62,500 $41,050
Community Engagement
5 30 Dos Pueblos High School PTSA DP PTSA After‐prom Event NA $10,000 $3,000 31 Goleta Education Foundation 2023 Lemon Run $3,550 $10,000 $5,000 32 Isla Vista Elementary School PTA Isla Vista Elementary School Jog‐A‐Thon $700 $1,000 $1,000 33 Juneteenth Santa Barbara Juneteenth 2024 Homecoming $3,550 $5,000 $5,000 34 La Patera School PTA La Patera Elementary School Jogathon NA $1,000 $1,000 $27,000 $15,000
Miscellaneous Programs/Services
35 Isla Vista Youth Projects, Inc. IVYP Diaper Bank $7,100 $10,000 $7,500 36 Mein‐Begg Farmhouse Garage Conversion/Multipurpose Center $1,430 $10,000 $4,000 37 Standing Together to End Sexual Assault Sexual Assault Counseling and Education Program $5,700 $12,000 $6,000 38 Santa Barbara Foundation City of Goleta Child Care Scholarships $7,100 $10,000 $5,000 39 Greater Santa Barbara Ice Skating Association/Ice in Paradise Free Skate Day with Goleta Library Card NA $10,000 $4,000 40 Storyteller Children's Center Storyteller Children's Center NA $10,000 $3,000 $62,000 $29,500
Services/Programs for the Homeless
41 Fr. Virgil Cordano Center Fr. Virgil Cordano Center NA $10,000 $0 42 NBCC d/b/a New Beginnings Safe Parking Shelter and Rapid Rehousing Program CDBG ‐
$11,989 $10,000 $10,000
43 Showers of Blessing Santa Barbara Showers of Blessing $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 44 St. Vincent's Institution Family Strengthening Program NA $10,000 $3,000 45 Transition House Shelter and Services for Homeless Families $7,100 $10,000 $7,000 $45,000 $25,000
Recreational Activities
46 Dos Pueblos Little League Dos Pueblos Little League Baseball $3,550 $5,000 $5,000 47 Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association Goleta Valley Girls Softball $1,450 $3,000 $3,000 48 Goleta Valley South Little League GVSLL Baseball Field Maintenance NA $10,000 $7,500 49 San Marcos Parent Child Workshop San Marcos Parent Child Workshop (Shade Structures) $4,290 $4,760 $4,500 50 Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Watershed Brigade NA $5,000 $5,000 $27,760 $25,000
Environmental/Wildlife/Animal Programs
51 Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) Volunteer Program NA $2,000 $1,700 52 Santa Barbara Humane Santa Barbara Humane Clinic TLC NA $5,000 $4,200 53 NatureTrack Foundation Inc. Fostering a Lifelong Fascination with Nature NA $5,000 $3,300 54 Santa Barbara Audubon Society, Inc. Santa Barbara Audubon Society 10th Winter Bird Count for Kids $1,430 $4,699 $2,650 55 Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network NA $5,000 $4,150 56 Wilderness Youth Project Wilderness Youth Project $7,100 $10,000 $9,000 $31,699 $25,000
Amounts Requested: $371,709
Amounts Granted $175,000 $25,000 $50,000
TOTAL AMOUNT GRANTED $250,000
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