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Approval of Nonprofit Request for Proposal (RFP) Process and Final Selections and Budget Amendment No. 21BCC000062 Allocating Related Funding ($284,665) to Appropriate Departments
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Date of BOCC Meeting: January 11, 2021
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is approve the FY 2020-2021 Nonprofit agency funding process and approve final selections. In addition, the Board is requested to approve Budget Amendment No. 21BCC000062 allocating related funding of $284,665 to appropriate departments. Nonprofit funding for FY 2020-21 is already budgeted, no new funding is needed.
The County will fund fifteen nonprofit organizations, the City of Durham's Office on Youth, and the City of Durham's Housing Authority with grants for COVID response and recovery ranging in size from $25K-75K for a term of 18 months. Over the next year County staff will work together with community members with content expertise and lived experience to establish a more equitable and informed process for future multi-year funding cycles. Total funding amounts for each focus area are shown in the table below,
Budget staff worked with various County staff to leverage their subject-matter expertise (SME) identifying priorities for funding (focused on immediate COVID-response) in the target areas of: 1) food security, 2) safe and stable housing, 3) child, youth, and family wellness, and 4) workforce development. Key principles SMEs used for nonprofit consideration included equity, systems thinking, capacity building, community engagement, and collaboration.
Alignment with Strategic Plan:
Resource Persons: Keith Lane, Budget Director; Claudia Hager, General Manager: Drew Cummings, Chief of Staff
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends the Board approve the FY 2020-2021 Nonprofit agency funding process and final selections. In addition, the Board is recommended to approve Budget Amendment No. 21BCC000062 allocating related funding of $284...
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