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Library and Community Services
DATE: July 26, 2022
TO: Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council
FROM:
LaShonda White, Interim Director of Library and
Community Services
Patrick Seals, Senior Management Analyst
Guadalupe Morales, Assistant Administrative Analyst
Subject:
Fiscal Years 2021-2024 Richmond Department and Fund for Children and Youth Grant Awardee Renewals
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Kids First Amendment of the City of Richmond charter (Article 15 Section 2) requires the City to allocate one, two, and three percent of the City’s General Fund (GF) in FYs 2021-2022, FY 2022-2023, and FY 2023-2024, respectively, and three percent each fiscal year thereafter through FY 2027-2028. These funds are to be set aside as annual
revenues and appropriated to the Richmond Fund for
Children and Youth (RFCY). There is sufficient revenue in the RFCY fund to cover the grant renewals for FY 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2024 (13371018 400201).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
December 15, 2020; July 27, 2021
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
On June 5, 2018, Richmond voters approved Measures E
and K, known as the Richmond Kids First Initiative, which approved a City of Richmond charter amendment to create a Department (RDCY) and Fund for Children and Youth
(RFCY) and require that a portion of the General Fund be set aside to fund youth programs and services. On July 27, 2021, City Council approved 20 RFCY grants to youth-serving
public and nonprofit organizations in a total amount not to exceed $1.62 million. Per Article 15 Section 9(a) of the Richmond Charter, City staff is bringing forth an item to renew AGENDA
REPORT
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these awards and grant service agreements for up to two (2) additional fiscal years through FY 2023-2024, in alignment with the three-year grant funding cycle.
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
APPROVE the renewal of 20 Richmond Fund for Children
and Youth (RFCY) grants to youth-serving public and
nonprofit organizations in a total amount not to exceed $1,620,000, from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, with a one (1) one-year renewal option to extend through Fiscal Year 2023-2024, contingent upon performance and available RFCY funds; and AUTHORIZE the city manager or their
designee to negotiate and execute grant service agreements, and any extension, with approved grantees – Department of Children and Youth (LaShonda White/Patrick Seals 510-620- 6512).
DISCUSSION:
The City Council is being asked to approve the renewal of FY 2021-2022 Richmond Fund for Children and Youth (RFCY) grantees for FY 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2024.
On December 15, 2020, City Council approved a RFCY Strategic Investment Plan that built on the priority areas identified through the Community Needs Assessment process and set forth funding priorities for a three-year period between FYs 2021 and 2024. On July 27, 2021, City Council approved the RFCY Oversight Board’s recommendation to award grants to 20 non-profit and public agencies in the amount of $1.62 million for programming in Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
Priority Areas Award
Amounts
1. Behavioral Health: Mental Health and Wellness $335,000
2. Education Support and Employment Training/Support $445,150
3. Out of School Time, Afterschool Sports, and Enrichment Programming $429,750
4. Violence Prevention $200,100
5. Information, Guidance, and Case Management $110,000
6. Basic Needs $100,000
FY 2021-22 Total Awards $1,620,000
Per Article 15 Section 9(a) of the Richmond Charter and the FY 2021 – 2024 Request for Proposal, organizations that received a FY 2021-2022 RFCY grant would be awarded for an initial one-year period, July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, but contingent on performance and availability of RFCY funds, each grantee had the opportunity to have grants renewed up to two additional one-year periods between July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2024.
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FY 2022-2024 RDCY Grant Renewal Requests
Grant renewal recommendations are listed below at the “Grant Renewal Recommendation” level based on the six priority areas.
Mental Health and Wellness
Organization Name Grant Renewal
Recommendation
Desarrollo Familiar, Inc. (Familias Unidas) (Single Agency) $135,000 Early Childhood Mental Health Program (Single Agency) $100,000 Seneca Family of Agencies (Single Agency) $100,000
TOTAL $335,000
Education Support and Employment Training/Support
Organization Name Grant Renewal
Recommendation
College is Real (Single Agency) $85,000
Urban Tilth (Single Agency) $80,000
Employment & Training Richmond Build $125,000
Richmond Promise (Collaboration: Health Career
Connections & City Of Richmond – Economic
Development)
$132,650
Black Firefighters Association (Small & Emerging) $22,500 TOTAL $445,150
Out of School Time, Afterschool Sports, and Enrichment Programming Organization Name Grant Renewal
Recommendation
Youth Code Now (Small & Emerging) $54,250
West County Digs (Small & Emerging) $45,500
East Bay Center for the Performing Arts (Single Agency) $100,000 RYSE (Single Agency) $75,000
Rosie the Riveter Trust (Collaboration: Boys & Girls Club, National Park Service) $65,000
Community Services Department - Recreation
(Collaboration: EdFund) $90,000
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TOTAL $429,750
Violence Prevention
Organization Name Grant Renewal
Recommendation
Project Avary (Single Agency) $65,100
Community Violence Solutions (Single Agency) $100,000
Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County
(Single Agency) $35,000
TOTAL $200,100
Information, Guidance, and Case Management
Organization Name Grant Renewal
Recommendation
Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance (Single Agency) $110,000 TOTAL $110,000
Basic Needs
Organization Name Grant Renewal
Recommendation
Richmond Promise (Collaboration: Tech Exchange) $75,000 18 Reasons (Single Agency) $25,000
TOTAL $100,000
Next Steps
After approval of the grant award renewals by the City Council, City staff will enter into new grant agreements with awardees. City staff will manage the contract processes which include, but are not limited to, entering into grant agreements, contract administration, serving as a point of contact for all grantees, conducting site visits, reviewing progress reports, and reviewing and approving invoices.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – FY 2021-2022 RFCY Grant Award Resolution Attachment 2 – FY 2021-2024 RFCY Grant Request for Proposals