SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve grant award recommendations for North Greenwood Community Grant Program, Cultural Affairs Nonprofit Grant Program, and Education Grants and Partnerships Program subject to negotiation and execution of grant agreements and authorize administering department directors to execute same.
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SUMMARY:
On December 12, 2022, the City of Clearwater made available applications for three competitive grant award programs:
• North Greenwood Community Grant Program
o Administrator: Community Redevelopment Agency
• Cultural Affairs Nonprofit Grant Program
o Administrator: Office of Innovation - Cultural Affairs Division
• Education Grants or Partnerships Program
o Administrator: City Clerk Department
During the application period, the City issued a press release and used social media and the city’s webpage (myclearwater.com/arpa) to promote the grant programs and call for applications. Additionally, staff conducted two training workshops and provided guidance and technical assistance to numerous interested applicants prior to the application deadline of February 15, 2023.
Each Program utilized a committee review process to evaluate and score the proposed projects. In consideration of the reviews and rankings, city staff compiled the grant awards and funding recommendations.
Upon Council approval, administering departments will prioritize negotiations and executions of grant awards with funding of projects identified as summer programming to take top priority.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
Funds are available in the following special programs to fund grant awards:
• G2210, ARPA North Greenwood CRA - North Greenwood Community Grant Program
• G2216, ARPA Nonprofit Grants - Cultural Affairs Nonprofit Grant Program
• G2217, ARPA Education Grants & Partnerships - Education Grants or Partnership Program.