ADOPT A MOTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE
NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY (NOFA)
PROCESS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
AGENDA ITEM 16.1
Types of NOFAs
Housing
• NOFA Release
• Question Window/Response
• Proposal Due Date
• Requirement Review- Pass/
Fail
• Technical Review (Scoring)
• Scoring Tabulation
• Council Notification
• Council Recommendation
• NOFA Release
• Mandatory Participation Meeting
• Online Office Hours
• Question Window/Response
• Proposal Due Date
• Requirement Review- Pass/Fail
• Technical Review (Scoring)
• CDC Presentations
• Scoring Tabulation
• Council Notification
• Council Recommendation
Community Support Services
NOFA – Notice of Funds Available
Process:
• Develop scope, including Funding Regulations and Scoring Criteria • Issue NOFA – 45 to 30 days, include Q/A period
• Proposals Received
• Proposals Reviewed for Requirements
• Proposals that Pass Requirements are Forwarded to Panel for Review/Scoring
• Proponents are Notified of Recommendation/Denial of Award • Recommendation made by EDD to Council for Awardees and Allocation Amount Approval
• Agreements are entered with recipients for funding
Process Improvement/ Changes
• Ensure staff participate in only one phase of review
• Initial Review for Requirements- Pass/ Fail
• Council will receive a full scoring matrix listing entities and ranking 2 weeks prior to the Council meeting
• Council may request time to review all proposals in detail with 24 hours notice to staff
Community Services Only:
• CDC receives executive project summaries and scores presentations to be added to the technical scores
• CDC- Receives combined scopes, which will become recommendation to the Council
Recommended Action
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a motion to:
1. Accept and approve the Notice of Funding Available
(NOFA) processes to be used in determining
competitive funding awards related to State and
Federal funding grants administered by the Economic
Development Department; and
2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to take
appropriate and necessary actions to carry out the
purpose and intent of this motion.