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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1. AWARDING TWENTY-ONE G RANTS TO THE COMMUNITY-
BASED ORGANIZATIONS SET FORT H IN TABLES 1 AND 2 TO
PROVIDE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES
FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2025, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2026,
IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TEN MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,765,000); AND
2. AWARDING FIVE GRANTS TO THE COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS SET FORTH IN TABLE 3 TO PROVIDE SCHOOL-
BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD
OF OCTOBER 1, 2025, TO JUNE 30, 2026, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED TWO MILLION FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,050,000); AND
3. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
ENTER INTO GRANT AGREEMEN TS WITH GRANTEES WITH
AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AND
MODIFY THE GRANT AMOUNTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN
WITHOUT RETURNING TO COUNCIL
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2024, Oakland voters passed Measure NN, the Oakland Community Violence Reduction and Emergency Response Act, which approved the collection of parcel and parking taxes for nine years to fund activities within the De partment of Violence Prevention (DVP), Oakland Police Department (OPD), and Oakla nd Fire Department (OFD) in furtherance of the following goals: (1) reduce ho micides, robberies, car jackings and break-ins, domestic violence, and other gun -related violence; (2) reduce response tim e for 911 emergency calls for service and improve the quality of re sponse; and (3) reduce th e incidence of human trafficking, including the sexual exploitation of minors; and
WHEREAS, Measure NN requires the establishmen t of the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission (Commission) to inform and oversee the expenditure of Measure NN funds in alignment with the stated goals; and
2 WHEREAS, to guide the spending of Measure NN funds, the Commission will develop two four-year community violence reduction plans, the first of which will take effect on July 1, 2026, and the second of which will take effect on July 1, 2030; and
WHEREAS, the DVP, OPD, and OFD will be required to develop and present biannually on priority spending plans that outline each depa rtment’s allocation of Measure NN funds in alignment with outcome metrics and benchmarks established in the community violence reduction plans; and
WHEREAS, the DVP intends to release a request for proposals (RFP) in February 2026, once the Measure NN Commission has been seated and reviewed the DVP’s priority spending plan for violence intervention services that will begin October 1, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Measure NN states that during Fiscal Year 2025-2026, all revenue generated by the measure shall be allocated in a manner that continues and extends the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act funding allocations; and
WHEREAS, current DVP grants for violence intervention services funded by the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act, which were awarded based on request for qualifications (RFQ) #267700, end on September 30, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the DVP desires to execute new grant agreements with agencies that were selected through RFQ #267700 for services to be delivered from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, so critical violence inte rvention services can be delivered until a new RFP that is informed by the Commission can be released in February 2026; and
WHEREAS, the DVP desires to implement new fisc al oversight and da ta practices with its funded agencies that ensure proper manage ment of taxpayer funds , thus promoting public transparency, accountability, and trust; and
WHEREAS, the DVP desires to focus Measure NN funding on individuals at the center of violence in Oakland using evidence-based serv ice models and promising practices, as well as enhance the DVP’s ability to evaluate Measure-NN-funded services; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the community-based organizati ons identified in Tables 1 and 2 are hereby awarded grants to provide community viol ence intervention servic es for the period of October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026, in a tota l amount not to exceed Ten Million Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($10,765,000) and up to the amounts provided in Tables 1 and 2 as set forth below:
Table 1. Grant Allocations For Group Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026.
Service category Agency Annual funding
amount
Core Services
Hospital response Youth Alive $270,000
Life coaching for
adults
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $350,000 Roots Community Health Center $350,000
3 Service category Agency Annual funding
amount
The Mentoring Center $650,000
Life coaching for
youth
East Bay Asian Youth Center $660,000
Safe Passages $330,000
The Mentoring Center $330,000
Violence
interruption
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $550,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $275,000 Trybe Inc. $275,000
Youth Alive $550,000
Youth diversion The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform $170,000 Support Services
Emergency
relocation
The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform $265,000 Employment for
adults
Oakland Private Industry Council $300,000
Employment for
youth
Lao Family Community Development $200,000
Youth Employment Partnership $200,000
Family and victim
support
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $80,000
Urban Peace Movement $275,000
Youth Alive $480,000
Healing Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $170,000 Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth $470,000
Housing Abode Services $150,000
Total $7,350,000
Table 2. Grant Allocations For Gender-Based Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026.
Service category Agency Annual funding
amount
Core Services
Crisis navigation East Bay Asian Youth Center (Fiscal sponsor for Survivors Healing, Advising and Dedicated to
Empowerment)
$250,000
The Family Violence Law Center $250,000
Hotlines The Famil y Violence Law Center $100,000
Life coaching for
youth
East Bay Asian Youth Center $340,000
Support Services
Emergency
housing
Covenant House California $200,000
Ruby’s Place $200,000
Sister-to-Sister 2, Incorporated $250,000
The Family Violence Law Center $200,000
Healing Buildin g Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $300,000 The Family Violence Law Center (Fiscal sponsor
for Mujeres Unidas Y Activas)
$245,000
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, Inc. $200,000
4 Service category Agency Annual funding
amount
Young Women’s Freedom Center $200,000
Legal services The Famil y Violence Law Center $530,000 Transitional
housing
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (Fiscal
sponsor for Love Never Fails)
$150,000
Total $3,415,000
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the community-based organizations identified in Table 3 are hereby awarded grants to provide school-based violence intervention services for the period of October 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed Two Million Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,050,000) and up to the amounts provided in Table 3 as set forth below:
Table 3. Grant Allocations For School-Based Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To June 30, 2026.
Service category Agency Annual funding
amount
Core Services
GBV services The Famil y Violence Law Center $850,000
Life coaching for
students at the
center of group
violence
East Ba
y Asian Youth Center $260,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $130,000 Student Program for Academic and Athletic
Transitioning
$130,000
Youth Alive $260,000
Violence
interruption
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $210,000 Youth Alive $210,000
Total $2,050,000
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the DVP will: (1) require agencies to submit a recent organizational audit before recei ving funding, (2) perform an audi t of one invoice submitted by each agency during the grant period, (3) standardi ze fiscal sponsorship fees, and (4) increase the indirect cost rate and disallow budge t allocations for costs that should be included in the indirect cost rate
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the DVP will require agencies to: (1) serve individuals at the center of violence in Oakl and, (2) implement evidence-based service models and promising practices with fidelity, (3) administer a particip ant survey that assesses service experience and individual transformation, and (4) facilitate participant completion of a data and evaluation consent form; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That these grant agreements will be funded by revenues allocated to the DVP from Measure NN, which w ill be available in Fund (2255), Organization (70211), Program (PS37), and Project (TBD); and be it
5 FURTHER RESOLVED: That if revised Measure NN re venue projections for Fiscal Year 2025-26 change during the Fiscal Year 2025-2027 budget process, either positively or negatively, DVP may amend the grant agreements to adjust the grant amounts by the same percentage during the grant award process without returning to Council; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That any unexpended balances due to grantees not meeting their deliverables shall be pla ced in Fund (2255), Organizatio n (70211), Program (PS37), and Project (TBD); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is authorized to enter into grant agreements with the community-based organizations id entified in Tables 1, 2 and 3, above, up to the amounts set forth in Tables 1, 2 and 3, above, and is further authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, and documentation required to accept, modify, extend, and/or amend the above-referenced grants for services without in creasing the amount of the grants except as specified above.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES –
ABSENT – COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303) ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California