FISCAL NOTE
The proposed resolution authorizes the allocation of $2,055,004 for grants to 21 community non-profit agencies to help finance their provision of 29 Crisis Intervention and Prevention programs beginning January 1, 2022. Funding for these grants is included in the 2022 Adopted Operating Budget in the Community Development Division - Community Support Services and is entirely funded by the City’s General Fund. No additional City appropriation is required.
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SUBSTITUTE: Revert to Version 1.
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BACKGROUND
The proposed resolution allocates up to $2,055,004 for grants to 21 community non-profit agencies to help finance their provision of 29 Crisis Intervention and Prevention programs beginning January 1, 2022. Funding for these grants is included in the City’s 2022 Adopted Operating Budget and draws on General Fund resources.
The Community Development Division used a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process to develop recommendations to allocate funds that were authorized in the 2022 Adopted Operating Budget, for use beginning in 2022. That RFP process followed provisions contained in the policy paper presented to, and approved by, the Common Council through adoption of RES-21-00636 (Legistar File 66677).
The goal of the Crisis Intervention and Prevention service area is to support efforts that connect individuals and families to services and resources that help meet basic needs in times of crisis, improve the well-being of individuals and families by providing accessible and quality support, and alleviate circumstances that give rise to crisis or trauma.
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2021, the Common Council adopted RES-21-00636 (Legistar File 66677) which accepted the Community Development Division’s (CDD) Crisis Prevention and Intervention policy paper and directed CDD to conduct a Request for Proposals (RFP) process to solicit program proposals from organizations that offer programming outlined in the policy paper; and,
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