CDBG Project Requests 2024-25
Total Funds Available: $408,428 (Approximately)
Public Service Agency Projects: Cannot Exceed $61,264.20 (Approximately) Project Name
Amount Requested
Proposed Use of Funds
Recommended Amount
City of Manteca Youth Scholarship Program
$20,000
Subsidize the fee for recreational programs offered through the City of Manteca’s Parks and Recreation Department low- and moderate-income families.
Depending on income level, the family pays 20-30% of the fees and the program covers 70-80%. (Projected beneficiaries: 35) NOTE: This project continues to have a balance from prior fiscal years (FY 2021 - $8,943.70; FY 2022 - $19,660.00; FY 2023 - $9,030). Therefore, it is recommended not to allocate any further funding until balances have been spent. $0
Emergency Food Bank (Mobile Farmer’s Market)
Multi-Agency Funding
$6,500
Farm to Fresh Produce Project: provides fresh produce to the Farm to Family, the Mobile Farmer’s Market, and the Child Care Mobile Farmer’s Market programs. Funds would be used for food, fuel, and personnel costs. (Projected beneficiaries: 2,500) $3,000
Give Every Child a Chance (GECAC)
Multi-Agency Funding
$14,000
GECAC offers free to minimal cost mentor/tutoring programs to nearly 3,000 youth annually through their TEACH (Tutoring Encourages Achievement, Coaching, & Hard work), ASAP (After School Advantage Program), Health Education, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programs. Funds would be used to purchase materials and supplies for their programs and a portion of the salaries for their Tutoring Site Coordinators. (Projected beneficiaries: 1,300) $12,000
H.O.P.E. Family Shelters
$20,000
Project HOPE will continue to provide emergency shelter to homeless families at their two emergency shelters and their Transitional Housing shelter. (Projected beneficiaries: 232; 119 in Manteca) $8,619.60
Human Services Agency of San Joaquin County (Meals on Wheels) Multi-Agency Funding
$12,654
Delivery of five nutritious means once a week to homebound seniors to promote better health through improved nutrition. Funds would be used to purchase food for the program. (Project beneficiaries: 53) $6,000
PREVAIL (Formerly Women’s Center – Youth & Family Services) $16,000
To support the expansion of its streets’ outreach efforts through Providing Resources and Opportunities for Peers Experiencing Life (PROPEL) program. PROPEL is a comprehensive youth services program designed to prevent and end youth homelessness, and the program will expand peer-to-peer outreach and resources for youth experiencing life challenges, such as homelessness. (Projected beneficiaries: 590; 60 in Manteca) $8,619.60
Ready to Work – Empower to Work: Manteca
$44,645.73
Empower to Work (ETW: Manteca) is designated to supplement the services and training. Their focus will be to help all heads of household obtain employment development skills that will allow them to grow with the workforce while also stabilizing our local economy. This is a new program/service to Manteca. NOTE: Most of the funding would be suited for residents in Lathrop and main location is French Camp. (Projected beneficiaries: 610; 90 in Manteca) $0
San Joaquin Fair Housing
Multi-Agency Funding
$9,500
Contract for Fair Housing services (HUD mandate). If funds are not provided to contract with San Joaquin Fair Housing, the City will be required to hire additional staff or contract with another agency to provide these services. (Projected beneficiaries: 1,036) $9,025
Thomas Toy Community Center – Equipe Mentor
$10,000
Equipe Mentor is committed to helping Thomas Toy Community Center (TTCC) launch a teen mentorship program by providing funds to purchase necessary supplies and equipment. These resources will be used in conjunction with staffing, volunteers and programing training to create a safe haven for middle and high school students. The Center aims to provide a secure environment where young individuals can spend time with their friends while developing important life skills and reinforcing positive decision-making habits. This is a new service program and expected to open in June 2024 with a full-service launch in August 2024. (Projected beneficiaries: 500). NOTE: Introductory period is set to start in June 2024 through July 2024 for TTCC to test out programming and make the appropriate changes and considerations to engagement. $0
Wide Horizons, Inc.
$164,810
This project will expand the Expanding Vocational Opportunities by Leveraging Valuable Experiences (E.V.O.L.V.E.) program to offer services for 30, which 17 are in Manteca, to develop the functional communication tools and specialized techniques that they as well as potential employers will use to support the participants’ vocational contributions to the workplace and community. (Projected beneficiaries: 30; 17 in Manteca) $14,000
Public Facility (Capital) Projects: Not Subject to Limitation Project Name
Amount Requested
Proposed Use of Funds
Recommended Amount
Manteca Navigation Center/Affordable Housing
$347,163
Provide improvements, to include new construction, site improvements, underground utilities, and ingress improvements for a homeless navigation center, transitional housing, and affordable housing. (Projected beneficiaries: 300) $150,000
H.O.P.E. – Additional Emergency Shelter Units
$225,000
This funding would go to cover pre-construction phase of a large construction project, primarily the City planning, development and permitting phase, of building additional Family Emergency Shelter units. This will take place on a lot adjacent to the existing Family Emergency Shelter within walking distance. (Projected beneficiaries: 117; 82 in Manteca)
$197,163.80
Economic Development: Not Subject to Limitation
Project Name
Amount Requested
Proposed Use of Funds
Recommended Amount
Ready to Work – Empower to Work: Manteca
$44,645.73
Empower to Work (ETW: Manteca) is designated to supplement the services and training. Their focus will be to help all heads of household obtain employment development skills that will allow them to grow with the workforce while also stabilizing our local economy. This is a new program/service to Manteca. NOTE: Most of the funding would be suited for residents in Lathrop and main location is French Camp. (Projected beneficiaries: 610; 90 in Manteca) $0
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