REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 02/16/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
Title
City of Corona's Community Based Organization Grant Program Funding Utilizing an Appropriation from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and adjustments to the ARPA funding allocations.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On November 3, 2021, staff presented options to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act funds to the City Council for approval in the amount of $29,077,125 for the City of Corona. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 allocates funds to states, territories, tribal areas, counties, and cities for relief affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The City allocated $500,000 from its $29.2 million allotment to support the Capital Improvement Project titled Nonprofit Grant Program. This item was presented to the City Council on January 19, 2022 and carried over to the February 2, 2022 meeting. Subsequently, it was carried over to the February 16, 2022 City Council meeting.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve an equal annual allocation of $166,666 in Community Based Organization Grant Program funding over the next three fiscal years starting with Fiscal Year 2023 and ending in Fiscal Year 2025.
b. Approve the Community Based Organization Grant Program application and set the minimum funding award at $2,500 and the maximum award not to exceed $25,000 per organization per funding cycle.
c. Authorize staff to solicit applications for funding from the Community Based Organization Grant Program from local nonprofit organizations during the life of the program.
d. Provide staff with direction on whether to allocate $150,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the Woman's Improvement Club of Corona, a non-profit organization, for negative economic impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
e. Provide staff with direction on whether to reduce the Sixth Street Beautifi...
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