REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 10/04/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,412 FOR ADULT AND FAMILY LITERACY SERVICES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to accept and appropriate the California Library Literacy Services Program grant to continue the Corona Public Library's adult and family literacy programming. The total award for the Fiscal Year 2024 beginning July 1, 2023, is $65,412 ($25,154 Adult Literacy Services and $40,258 Family Literacy Service).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Accept grant funding from the California Library Literacy Services in the amount of $65,412 for the Corona Public Library's Adult and Family Literacy Grant project.
b. Authorize an appropriation and estimated revenue increase in the amount of $65,412 ($25,154 Adult Literacy Services and $40,258 Family Literacy Service) to the Community Services Department's operating budget in the Adult and Family Literacy Grant Fund 442.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to adjust the budget accordingly if the Grantor distributes additional funds to grant participants.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Adult Literacy Program has been in existence since 1994. It is funded almost exclusively through grants from the California State Library, for which the City must apply annually. This funding supports the purchase of supplies and resources, such as educational software and online resources for our volunteer tutors and their adult learners. Training for volunteer tutors and staff is also funded as is the partial funding of an existing part-time position. The annual funds are supplemented with other grants, donations, and general City revenues when they are available. The Adult Literacy grant has allowed for the creation of a partnership with ...
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