Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into advance payment grant agreements with 48 non-profit organizations in support of 2026 National Night Out programming and to declare an emergency.
Community organizations and civic associations are 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 non-alcoholic beverage purchases will be subject to what is allowable in the respective grant agreements. Food and non-alcoholic beverage costs will not exceed $15 per person and any purchase of alcohol is strictly prohibited. These grant funds will be disbursed 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 Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The grantees and their awarded grant amounts are as follows:
A Step in the Right Direction ($600)
Ace Community House ($800)
African Women for Change Network ($600)
Berwick Civic Association ($800)
Berwin East Civic Association ($800; fiscal agent is Redeemer’s Church)
Brittany Hills Civic Association ($800; fiscal agent is Inspirations of Miracles)
Cedar Run Civic Association ($800; fiscal agent is Seven Baskets Development Corporation)
Central Eastmoor Civic Association ($800; fiscal agent is Institute for Human Services)
Clinton Estates Civic Association ($552)
Cultivate CDC ($800)
Diverse Center ($600)
East Hampton Blockwatch Civic Association ($600; fiscal agent is South Eastmoor Civic Association)
EastPointe Christian Church ($1,000; fiscal agent is Seven Baskets Development Corporation)
Edgewood Civic Organization, Inc. ($800)
Franklinton Board of Trad...
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