Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the City's acceptance of $50,000 in grant funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies (in partnership with Rockefeller Philanthropies) and amends the Community Development Division's 2026 Adopted Operating Budget. The Community Development Division's revenue and purchased services will be adjusted to reflect the $50,000 award within Munis Fund 1220 (Other Grants). No General Fund appropriation is required.
The grant is awarded based on application for the discrete grant period; it is not an ongoing grant. The funding will be used to support at least eight youth-led sustainability and climate action projects. This is the third round of Youth Climate Action Funds the City of Madison has applied for and been awarded. United Way of Dane County served as fiscal agent for the previous two rounds of funding; since the City is the applicant for the funds and administrator of the project application and award process, the grantee is now requiring that the City serves as fiscal agent. Youth-led project applications will be due by mid-October 2026 and be awarded no later than December 2026. Projects must be completed by April 2027.
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Authorizing the City of Madison, via its Community Development Division (CDD), to accept up to $50,000 in grant funding from the Bloomberg/Rockefeller Philanthropies to implement the Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF); authorizing the Mayor to sign a YCAF Program Charter with the Grantor to formally accept these funds; and amending CDD's 2026 Adopted Operating Budget as appropriate to recognize the additional grant revenue and commensurate expenditures.
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BACKGROUND
In 2024, the City of Madison, through its Office of Sustainability (OOS), in partnership with its Community Development Division (CDD), applied for and was awarded the first round of Youth Climate Action Funds from Bloomberg Philanthropies, joining a global cohort of municipalities committed to amplifying youth leadership in addres...
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