July 24, 2024
The Honorable James Coleman
Mayor, South San Francisco
400 Grand Ave
South San Francisco,CA 94080
Dear Mayor Coleman:
On behalf of the National League of Cities (NLC), I am pleased to inform you that the City of South San Francisco has been selected as one of 12 municipalities to receive a grant as part of the Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant program.
As part of this five-month program, NLC will provide your city with coaching and grant funding to support your efforts to increase economic mobility for families. The program is supported with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and will run from July 24, 2024, through January 31, 2025.
Other municipalities selected to participate include Aurora, IL; Burlington, VT; Chester, AR; Durango, CO; El Paso, TX; Frederick, MD; Grand Island, NE; Gustavus, AK; Lansing, MI; Linden, AL; and St. Petersburg, FL.
After NLC receives your signed MOU, your City will receive a grant of $20,000. Along with the grant funding, NLC will provide your City with strategic guidance and coaching, and peer learning opportunities through the Economic Mobility Peer Network. In addition, your city team will be expected to participate in an Economic Mobility Convening in early 2025 with teams from all of the selected municipalities. At the convening, your team will be asked to showcase their work, including results achieved to date and efforts to sustain or grow the work beyond the grant period.
To confirm your City’s participation in the program, please complete and return the attached Memorandum of Understanding via email to [email protected] by 3 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on August 28, 2024. A full description of the program, including the roles and responsibilities of participating municipalities, is provided in the agreement. To receive the grant payment, please complete a W9 and follow the instructions in the ACH form (attached).
2 We ask that you refrain from publicly announcing your city’s participation in the program until August 7. NLC has included a communications package in your acceptance correspondence to help coordinate a public announcement about the program on July 31.
NLC will formally launch the program with a one-hour orientation call on August 13 at 2 pm EDT. Your city’s team lead is expected to participate in this call. NLC will send instructions to your team lead on how to join.
Congratulations on your selection in the Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant program and thank you for your commitment to improving the equity and economic mobility of your residents. We look forward to assisting you and your team over the next six months. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact me or Justin Chu via email at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Heidi Goldberg
Director, Economic Opportunity and Financial Empowerment Center for Municipal Practice
National League of Cities
Cc: Nell Selander, Economic and Community Development Director