City Council
June 16, 2026
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Elizabeth Lake FROM: Holly Joshi
Acting City Administrator Chief, Department of
Violence Prevention
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL – Community
Violence Intervention Grants 2026-
2029
DATE: June 11, 2026
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution:
1. Awarding Grants To Twenty-One Community-Based Organizations For Community Violence Intervention Services Set Forth In Tables 1 And 2 For The Period Of October 1, 2026, To September 30, 2029, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Thirty-Eight Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($38,100,000); And
2. Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements With The Named Grantees With Authority To Extend The Terms Of The Grant And Modify The Grant Amounts As Set Forth Herein Without Returning To Council
REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
On June 9, 2026, the Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) presented funding recommendations to the Public Safety Committee for community violence intervention (CVI) services to be delivered by community-based organizations from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2029, using Measure NN revenue earmarked for violence prevention services. The Public Safety voted to forward the funding recommendations to the June 16, 2026, City Council meeting on non-consent with the request that the grant period be reduced from three years to two years. The Public Safety Committee also requested the following additional information, which is included in attachments to this supplemental report:
1. Scores and rankings for applications submitted for gender-based violence (GBV) services
2. Scores and rankings for applications submitted for gun violence services
3. Scoring guide for RFP narrative questions and budget
Betsy Lake (Jun 11, 2026 20:51:09 PDT)
Jun 11, 2026
Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
Subject: SUPPLEMENTAL – Community Violence Intervention Grants 2026-2029 Date: June 11, 2026 Page 2
City Council
June 16, 2026
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution:
1. Awarding Grants To Twenty-One Community-Based Organizations For Community Violence Intervention Services Set Forth In Tables 1 And 2 For The Period Of October 1, 2026, To September 30, 2029, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Thirty-Eight Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($38,100,000); And
2. Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements With The Named Grantees With Authority To Extend The Terms Of The Grant And Modify The Grant Amounts As Set Forth Herein Without Returning To Council
For questions regarding this report, please contact Holly Joshi, Chief of Violence Prevention, and (510) 920-6272.
Respectfully submitted,
Holly Joshi
Chief, Department of Violence Prevention
Attachments (3)
A: RFP Scoring Results for Gun Violence Strategy
B: RFP Scoring Results for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Strategy C: Scoring guide for RFP