Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Department of Education to accept and appropriate $30,000.00 in grant monies made available by the Ohio Mayors Alliance and $10,000.00 in matching funds provided by the Department of Finance and Management's citywide account ($40,000.00) to I Know I Can. These grant monies will be used to fund a joint effort with the City, Columbus City Schools, and I Know I Can to increase the continuing education of Columbus Seniors, specifically the Reach Higher - All Seniors In and College Signing day programs and related activities. The funding will be used during the 2019-2020 School Year.
This ordinance also authorizes the Department of Education to enter into a contract with I Know I Can in the amount of $40,000.00 to provide specific services to meet the Ohio Mayors Alliance grant deliverables.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency as to not delay program services and to allow the financial transactions to be posted to the City’s accounting system as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the Department of Education to accept and appropriate $30,000.00 in grant funding from the Ohio Mayors Alliance and $10,000.00 that will be transferred from the Department of Finance and Management’s Citywide account to the Department of Education to meet the grant match requirement. This ordinance also authorizes the Department of Education to enter into contract with I Know I Can to provide specific services to meet the Ohio Mayors Alliance grant deliverables. This program does not generate any revenue. Grant Number G421900.
Title
To authorize the Department of Education to accept a grant from the Ohio Mayors Alliance in the amount of $30,000.00; to authorize the transfer of $10,000.00 from the Department of Finance and Management’s Citywide account to the Department of Education to meet the grant match requirement; to authorize the transfer of $10,000.00 from the general fund to the private gra...
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