Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Grant Agreement with Franklinton Farms, one of seven not-for-profit social service agencies that were awarded within the 2023 Flourish Grant as part of the department’s Elevate 2.0 program. Additional ordinances will be forthcoming as part of this award for the other agencies. The total awarded to each agency is an amount up to $50,000.00 for a total award amount of $350,000.00 for the program. The term of each Grant Agreement shall be from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
On September 20, 2023, the Department of Development disseminated the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 2023 Flourish Grant, to the 112 Non-Profit agencies within the Elevate! Grant Program. The NOFA extended an invitation to these organizations to collaborate and apply for grants of up to $50,000.00 for fostering innovative partnerships to improve and strengthen the non-profits’ capacities which then will better serve their clients. The NOFA specified there was a total of $200,000.00 available. Later, $150,000.00 in additional funding was reallocated within the Department of Development, expanding the total funds available to $350,000.00.
In response, a total of eighteen proposals involving 43 non-profit organizations were received, collectively requesting $899,953.00. These submissions were subsequently narrowed down to 16, and each collaborating partner was invited to present their ideas during FlourishFest '23. This two-day event provided a platform for each collaboration to pitch their proposals and receive feedback from an audience comprising reviewers, fellow applicants, and guests. Each collaboration was instructed to incorporate that feedback into their final proposals, which were due on October 16, 2023. A seven-member review team was assembled and tasked with evaluating and scoring these proposals.
The proposal received from Franklinton Farms, collabor...
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