City Council Meeting
January 14, 2025
Community Event and Neighborhood
Grant Program (CENGP)
2025 Funding Recommendations
2City of Sunnyvale – Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Presentation • Overview of 2025 grant
applications and process
• Subcommittee funding
recommendations
(members: Alysa Cisneros, Linda
Sell & Murali Srinivasan)
Overview
3City of Sunnyvale – Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Presentation Outreach to Neighborhood Associations
NextDoor Posting Council Announcement
City’s website on the News & Stories
section
City publications
Shared on Community Center’s Facebook
page
Emailed past recipients
Insert in Sept./Oct. utilities billing Emailed past inquiries about Neighborhood Associations
4City of Sunnyvale – Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Presentation Summary of Grant Requests
Community Event Grants Calendar Year 2022
Actual
Calendar Year 2023
Actual
Calendar Year 2024
Actual
Applications Received 10 11 11
Funding Requested $79,702 $43,500 $37,616
Grant Awarded $21,000 $21,000 $22,000
Neighborhood Grants Calendar Year 2022
Actual
Calendar Year 2023
Actual
Calendar Year 2024
Actual
Applications Received 15 11 15
Funding Requested $19,360 $15,670 $19,440
Grant Awarded $13,000 $13,000 $14,000
5City of Sunnyvale – Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Presentation • Funding available for 2025 is $48,000, with $24,000 for each program, Community Events & Neighborhood Grants
• Subcommittee has one funding recommendation:
• Neighborhood Grants – fund all eligible applications (10) • Community Events – fund 6 applications @ 60% of request • Do not fund applications that didn’t meet funding criteria (13) Discussion
6City of Sunnyvale – Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Presentation 2025 Proposed Neighborhood Grant Funding
Neighborhood Association Project
Funding
Requested
Recommended
Funding
Bidwell Resident NA Community Unity $2,000 $2,000
Cherry Chase NA Outreach & Community Engagement $2,000 $2,000 Cherryhill NA Blueprint for Seniors $2,000 $2,000
Cumberland South NA
17th Annual 4th of July Parade and
Potluck $1,225 $1,225
Lakewood Village NA LVNA Events $2,000 $2,000
Ortega Park NA Neighborhood Programs & Social $2,000 $2,000 Panama Park NA Improve Outreach $1,000 $1,000
SNAIL NA National Night Out $2,000 $2,000
SunnyArts NA Community Building & Safety $1,500 $1,500
Valley Forge Block Party $1,000 $1,000
NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTS REQUESTED $16,725 $16,725*
*Funding allocation is $24,000, Subcommittee’s funding recommendation is $16,725 which leaves a balance of $7,275 that can be reallocated to Community Events Program.
7City of Sunnyvale – Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Presentation 2025 Proposed Community Event Funding
Organization Event
Funding
Requested
Recommended
Funding
% of
Request
South Asian Cultural Association of
Sunnyvale (SACAS)
Diwali 2025 $12,000 $7,635 60%
South Asian Cultural Association of
Sunnyvale (SACAS)
Holi 2025 $5,000 $3,000 60%
Sunny Sagarmatha Society Nepalese New Year $42,000 $4,800 30% Sunnyvale Chamber of Commerce Art & Wine $20,000 $12,000 60% Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum Fall Festival $2,400 $1,440 60% Sunnyvale Swim Club Community Welcome
Home Party $4,000 $2,400 60%
COMMUNITY EVENTS FUNDING REQUESTED $85,400 $31,275
8City of Sunnyvale – Community Event and Neighborhood Grant Distribution Presentation Recommend Council approve $48,000 in grant applications as outlined in Proposed Funding Tables (slides 6 & 7)
Subcommittee Recommendation