Fiscal Year 2023-2025
Grant Agreements
Department of Violence Prevention
G. Kentrell Killens
Interim Chief of Violence Prevention
Jenny Linchey
Acting Deputy Chief of Grants, Programs, and Evaluation Mailee Wang
Deputy Chief of Administration
Resolution Request
▪ Execute grant agreements with non-profit organizations and public agencies to deliver violence prevention and intervention services for the period of October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, (7 quarters) for a total amount of $28,087,500.
▪ Allow grant agreements to be extended to September 30, 2025, (1 quarter) for an additional amount of $4,012,500 if funding is available.
Impacts of Resolution
▪ Establishes a two-year funding cycle for DVP grants that begins on October 1st and ends on September 30th.
▪ Aligns the DVP’s funding cycle with the City of Oakland’s biennial budget but staggers it by 3 months so that DVP grants are always awarded based on a finalized City of Oakland budget.
▪ Reduces workload burden on City staff and staff at funded agencies.
Impacts of Resolution
▪ Preserves FY22-23 funding levels for violence prevention and intervention strategies that are most likely to reduce violence/trauma and that lack alternate funding sources.
▪ Eliminates funding for employment services and the mini grants program. ▪ Adds funding for three gender-based violence (GBV) specialists in the School Violence Intervention and Prevention Program so that all 7 high schools served have a full-time GBV specialist.
Available Funding October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
Funding source Measure Z General Purpose
Fund
FY23-25 adopted budget
Funding allocated to the DVP $21,038,408 $8,724,480
Funding for 3-month FY22-23 grant extensions ($2,707,500) ($1,733,000) Reserve Fund $2,800,000 $0
Anticipated carryforward $1,557,842 $582,270
Town Nights – Summer 2024 & 2025 $0 ($2,175,000)
Total $22,688,750 $5,398,750
Total Available Funding: $28,087,500
Grant Recommendations October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
Funding source Amount
Available funding $28,087,500
Cost of services at FY22-23 funding levels $32,375,000
Amount that must be reduced ($4,287,500)
Note: Funding for FY22-23 grants included one-time Reimaging Public Safety money that was never guaranteed to continue.
Strategy Service categories funded Direct service positions funded Number of people served
Amount
Group
Violence
▪ Adult life coaching
▪ Emergency relocation
▪ Family support
▪ Hospital response
▪ Violence interruption
▪ Youth diversion
▪ Youth life coaching
▪ 13 adult life coaches
▪ 6 youth life coaches
▪ 4 youth diversion case
managers
▪ 2 hospital responders
▪ 17 violence interrupters
▪ 1 relocation coordinator
▪ 1 family counselor
2,674 $11,025,000
School VIP
Program
▪ Community healing
▪ GBV services
▪ Life coaching
▪ Violence interruption
▪ 7 GBV specialists
▪ 7 life coaches
▪ 4 violence interrupters
1,131 $4,725,000
Grant Recommendations October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
Strategy Service categories funded Direct service positions funded Number of people served
Amount
Gender-
Based
Violence
▪ 24-hour hotlines
▪ Bedside advocacy and
accompaniment
▪ Emergency shelter
▪ Legal advocacy
▪ Life coaching
▪ Safe space alternatives
▪ Therapeutic support
▪ 7 bedside advocates
▪ 7 legal advocates
▪ 11 attorneys
▪ 2 life coaches
▪ 2 therapists
▪ 10 case managers
▪ 8 housing navigators
7,550 $7,087,500
Community
Healing
▪ Healing and restorative
activities
▪ Neighborhood and
community teams
▪ Therapeutic support
▪ 5 neighborhood and
community teams
▪ 3 therapists
▪ 8 non-Western healers
3,682 $5,250,000
Grant Recommendations October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
Funding source Amount Number of awards
Measure Z – FY23-25 adopted budget $18,330,908 41
Measure Z – Reserve Fund $2,800,000
Measure Z – Anticipated carryforward $1,557,842
General Purpose Fund – FY23-25 adopted budget $4,816,480 11 General Purpose Fund – Anticipated carryforward $582,270 Total $28,087,500 52
Grant Recommendations October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025
Unfunded Service Categories October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025 Service category Amount Number of
agencies impacted
Employment $3,325,000 7
Mini grants $1,487,500 2
Total $4,812,500 9
▪ Employment services are funded by other city departments and county agencies, while other DVP services like life coaching, violence interruption, and gender-based violence hotlines are not.
City of Oakland department Population
served
Total FY23-24
funding
Department of Human Services
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth
Youth $2,895,000
Department of Economic and Workforce Development
Oakland Workforce Development Board
Adults $5,908,129
Total $8,803,129
Unfunded Service Categories October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025 ▪ Employment services are funded by other city departments and county agencies, while other DVP services like life coaching, violence interruption, and gender-based violence hotlines are not.
County of Alameda department Population
served
Total cost of
current contracts
Alameda County Probation Department
Juvenile Field Services
Youth $3,925,684
Alameda County Probation Department
Adult Field Services
Adults $9,775,000
Total $13,700,684
Unfunded Service Categories October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025 ▪ Individuals served through DVP employment grants were primarily not enrolled in other DVP services in FY22-23, as intended.
40 50 84
18 41 36
208
1 2 124
16 16
0 50
100
150
200
250
LFCD OKF YEP CEO OPIC YEP BOSS
Youth Employment Adult Employment GBV
Employment
Not enrolled in other DVP-funded programs Enrolled in other DVP-funded programs Unfunded Service Categories October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025 ▪ DVP clients have a range of social-service needs that are not funded by the DVP , including mental health services and housing. Life coaches and family coaches work closely with clients to help them access needed services.
▪ The City will continue administering $11.5 million in grants for adult employment. ▪ Employment is a likely recipient of private and philanthropic funding. ▪ Council President Bas is convening a meeting with the Oakland Fund for Public Innovation to discuss a coordinated, citywide fundraising effort for employment services.
▪ The Oakland Thrives Leadership Council and Blue Meridian Partners will invest $100 million in East Oakland over the next 5 years, which will include $5 million for work experience and entry-level jobs.
Unfunded Service Categories October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025 ▪ The DVP’s mini grants program awards $5,000 to $15,000 to individuals and small organizations to implement activities related to changing community norms around violence. ▪ Activities funded through mini grants have an inherently limited impact due to their low funding amount.
▪ Activities funded through mini grants are less directly related to reducing gun violence, sex trafficking, and school-based violence than other funded activities.
Unfunded Service Categories October 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025 Thank You