REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/19/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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The City of Corona's Community Based Organization Grant Program Funding Utilizing an Appropriation from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On November 3, 2021, staff presented options to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) 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 the City's $29.2 million allotment to support the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) titled Nonprofit Grant Program.
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.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 appropriates nearly $220 billion to states, territories, and tribal areas, and $130 billion to cities and counties for the COVID-19 pandemic relief. Funds are distributed to recipients in the form of a block grant. For cities that are eligible to receive the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (i.e., "metropolitan cities," generally with a population of 50,000 or larger), funds are allocated according to a CDBG distribution formula rather than by popula...
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