APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1. ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING ANTI -POVERTY COMMUNITY
SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE
MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED FORTY -FIVE DOLLARS ($1,319,745) AWARDED BY THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES (CSD) AND
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE JANUARY 1, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER
31, 2026 PROGRAM YEAR (2026 CSBG PROGRAM YEAR) AND
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE;
2. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE ANY ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS FROM CSD FOR
THE SAME PURPOSE WITHIN THE 2026 CSBG PROGRAM YEAR;
3. AUTHORIZING THE USE OF GENERAL PURPOSE FUNDS TO PAY
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
CHARGES IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF FIFTY SIX THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED NINETY TWO DOLLARS ($56,692) AND CENTRAL
SERVICES OVERHEAD CHARGES FOR 2026 CSBG PROGRAMS IN THE
ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT
THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT DOLLARS ($178,968)
WHEREAS, the federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provides core funding to the Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP) to reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities and empower low-income families to become self-sufficient; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has received Anti -Poverty CSBG funding since 1971; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the Oakland City Council approved Resolution No. 90708 C.M.S. authorizing the City Administrator to accept and appropriate One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty -Five Dollars ($1,319,745) for the 202 5 CSBG Program Year from CSD; and
2 WHEREAS, on May 6, 2025, the Oakland City Council approved Resolution No. 90708 C.M.S. authorizing the City Administrator to appropriate additional funds received from the State of California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) for the 2025 CSBG Program Year; and
WHEREAS, CSD has awarded CSBG funding in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) to the Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP) for anti-poverty programming for the January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 CSBG program year (2026 CSBG Program Year); and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland, on behalf of AC-OCAP, wishes to accept and appropriate the CSBG funding in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) for the 2026 CSBG Program Year, under provisions of the CSBG program; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that should additional funds be received from the grantor (CSD), within the existing grant term, that the City Administrator or their designee be authorized to accept and appropriate the grant funds for the same purpose without returning to Council within the 2026 CSBG Program Year; and
WHEREAS, due to the State imposed 12% administrative cap, the Human Services Department (HSD) is requesting a contribution from the General-Purpose Fund in an amount equivalent to HSD's Central Services Overhead and Internal Service Fund charges, which is currently estimated at $178,968 and $56,692, respectively ; and WHEREAS, these grant funds will be used to provide program administrative support and direct services to Oakland's and Alameda County's (excluding Berkeley) low-income citizens to help them become self-sufficient as outlined in the State approved 2026-2027 AC- OCAP Plan; and
WHEREAS, AC-OCAP intends to enter into grant agreements and procurement contracts using CSBG fund awarded for the 2026 CSBG Program Year as follows:
3 Entrepreneurship/Job Training & Employment Placement
2026 AC-OCAP Service
Providers (Legal Name)
Program Title Grant Agreement I
Procurement
Annual
Allocation
(not to exceed)
New Door Ventures:
Job skills training and employment
services for low-income young
adults 14-24 years of age
(transition-age youth).
O: Comprehensive Job
Training and Job
Placement for
Transition Age Youth
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Urban University: Education
and employment services for
low-income and unhoused
single mothers 18-24 years of
age.
O: Single Moms at
Work Pathways
Program
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Lighthouse Community
Charter Public School:
Tutoring and Career pathways
that earn college credits and
work experience while in high
school with paid internships for
students in Grades 9-12.
O: Paid Student
Internships
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Hack the Hood Inc.:
Technology career training and
employment placement for low-
income youth and young adults
15-24 years of age.
O: Tech Career
Pathways for BLIPOC
Youth in Oakland
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Love Never Fails: Employment
opportunities for unemployed low-
income adults ages 18 -64 years of
age.
AC: IT Biz Tech
Academy Digital Access
& Employment Program
Grant Agreement
$20,000
Rubicon Programs ,
Incorporated: Employment
opportunities for low-income
adults ages 18 -64 years of age.
AC: Job Training and
Employment Placement
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Chabot-Las Positas
Community College District,
DBA Tri-Valley Career Center:
Job training and employment
opportunities for unemployed and
low-income adults ages 18-64 in
the Tri-Valley area.
AC: Tri-Valley
Pathways to
Employment
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Sub-Total $200,000
4 Low-Income Housing
2026 AC-OCAP Service
Providers {Legal Name)
Program Title Grant Agreement/
Procurement
Annual
Allocation
{not to exceed)
Covenant House California:
Housing for homeless young
adults ages 18-24 years old.
O: Emergency Shelter
& Supportive Services
for Young Adults
Experiencing
Homelessness
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Lao Family Community
Development, Inc.: Housing for
unhoused low-income adults
and seniors.
O: Strong Housing
Options (SHO) Program
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Operation Dignity, Inc.:
Housing for homeless and/or
disabled veterans ages 25+
O: Housing for
Oakland's Homeless
Veterans
Grant Agreement
$30,000
St. Mary's Center: Housing for
homeless and disabled
adults/seniors ages 55
years and older.
O: Senior Homeless
Services
Grant Agreement
$30,000
A Diamond in the Ruff, Inc.:
Housing support to women by
teaching life skills to stabilize
and succeed in finding
permanent housing and
employment.
O: Transitional Housing
for Single Women and
Single Mothers
Grant Agreement
$20,000
Change To Come: Creating
Pathways that lead to
Economic Empowerment.
O: Bridge Housing for
Single Mothers
Gant Agreement
$20,000
Fremont Family Resource
Center Corporation: Housing for
unhoused families and
individuals.
AC: Family Support
Services for the
Homeless (Winter Relief
Program)
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Alliance for Community
Wellness, dba La Familia:
Housing assistance for the
unhoused, unemployed,
previously incarcerated, and
disabled individuals and families
AC: FESCO's Homeless
Family Services with Les
Marquis Emergency
Shelter and Banyan
House Transitional
Housing
Grant Agreement
$30,000
Sub-Total $220,000
5 Civic Engagement, Advocacy, and Capacity Building
2026 AC-OCAP Service
Providers (Legal Name)
Program Title Grant Agreement I
Procurement
Annual
Allocation
(not to
exceed)
Housing & Economic Rights
Advocates (HERA): Fair Housing
Rights of low-income residents to
keep or access affordable housing
due to debt/credit problems.
O/AC: Debt Collection
Relief, Credit
Improvement for
Stronger Residents &
Tenants, and
Financial Empowerment
Grant Agreement
$25,000
Eden I &R, Inc.: Provide
information and referral services
to support EITC, Tax Services,
and Banking Initiatives (Bank
on Oakland).
O/AC: AC-OCAP 2-1-1
Phone Services for EITC,
tax services, and
Banking Assistance
Grant Agreement
$15,000
Safe Passages in partnership
with Alameda County
Community Food Bank: Fight
hunger and increase food
security for Alameda County's
low-income families.
Food Security Initiative Procurement for
food distribution $5,000
Resource Development
Associates/ TBD Consultants:
Outreach, Assessments, Data
gathering and analysis, strategic
planning, Consultation
Community Needs
Assessment, Strategic
Planning, Request for
Proposal assistance
Procurement of
Services $5,000 (total is
inclusive for all
vendors)
Sub-Total $50,000
Grand Total $470,000
WHEREAS, services provided will be in accordance with Federal and State subcontractor provisions, regulations, and guidelines for eligible activities under the CSBG program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to accept and appropriate a Community Services Block Grant renewal in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) from the California Department of Community Services and Development; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That said grant funds will be appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services Fund (2128), CSBG-Admin Organization (78361), CSBG-Program Organization (78362) , and CSBG-OCAP Programs Organization (78363), CAP CSBG 202 6 Admin Project (1007700), CAP CSBG 2026 Program Project (1007703), and Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), ; and be it 6 FURTHER RESOLVED: That should additional funds be received from the grantor (CSD), within the existing grant term, the City Administrator, or their designee, is hereby authorized to accept and appropriate the grant funds for the same purpose within the duration of the 2026 CSBG Program Year (January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026); and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator, or their designee, is hereby authorized to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all CSD contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, amendments, and other documents, including all exhibits and assurances contained therein, and any amendments thereto, and to sign subsequent required fiscal and programmatic reports, and to perform any and all responsibilities in relationship to AC-OCAP programs which may be necessary to accept and appropriate the CSBG grant.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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