Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into various grant agreements in support of National Night Out programming. Community organizations and civic associations were eligible to apply for funding to defray the cost of events or the acquisition and distribution of goods and materials in alignment with the values of National Night Out. Food and/or beverage purchases will be subject to what is allowable in the respective grant agreements. Food and beverage costs will not exceed $15 per person and any purchase of alcohol is strictly prohibited. These grants will be provided to grantees and fiscal agents in the following manner: 80 percent up-front and 20 percent on a reimbursement basis.
National Night Out is an annual event intended to highlight safety programs within communities, raise the awareness of neighborhood community policing and enhance the relationship between neighbors. The event will occur on August 5th this year. The grantees and their awarded grant amounts are:
Brittany Hills Civic Association ($500; fiscal agent is St. Stephens Community Services)
Clinton Estates Civic Association ($400)
Community for New Directions, Inc. ($400)
East Hampton Blockwatch Civic Association ($750; fiscal agent is South Eastmoor Civic Association)
South Eastmoor Civic Association ($480)
Eastmoor Civic Association & Blockwatch ($1000; fiscal agent is Institute for Human Services)
Edgewood Civic Organization, Inc. ($500)
Franklinton Board of Trade ($800)
Lower Lights Christian Center ($600)
Greater Southeast Communities ($600; fiscal agent is Urban Foundation)
Walnut Heights Blockwatch ($750; fiscal agent is Urban Foundation)
Just As IAM ($1000)
Kingdom Life Church Inc. ($1000)
Kingdom Power Baptist Church ($300)
Linden Park Block Watch ($300; fiscal agent is Community of Caring Development Foundation)
Lives Worth Saving Foundation ($800)
Madison Mills Blockwatch ($600; fiscal agent is Lead the Way Learn...
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