Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to renew grant agreements with numerous social service agencies for the provision of services for a twelve-month period that begins on or after January 1, 2020. See attached list for a list of social services agencies awarded contracts in 2019 that will be renewed in 2020. The total amount of these grants in 2020 is up to $4,464,907.00.
In 2018, a request for proposals (RFP) was issued via direct email to agencies and to partners to send to their networks of agencies, press release, and on the City’s website. The City received 142 proposals representing 101 agencies with over $19 million in requests. Of those, forty-four programs were selected for funding in 2019 and contracts were authorized under ordinance 1170-2019.
The awards were given with an anticipated renewal in FY2020 pending availability of funds and program performance per agreements with each agency. All forty-four (44) programs have performed in accordance with their agreements and are approved for a second year of funding. These programs and initiatives will provide services to residents of Columbus within one or more of the City’s Five Investment Strategies:
· Income through Employment
· Job Quality
· Education and Training
· Financial Capability
· Stabilization and Resource Support
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these expenditures is allocated from the Emergency Human Services Fund 2020 budget (Fund 2231) $2,232,453.50 and the Administration Division’s 2020 General Fund budget $2,232,453.50 (Fund 1000). The funding for the Emergency Human Services portion is contingent on the receipts of the 2020 Hotel/Motel Bed taxes.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to renew grant agreements with numerous social service agencies to address and provide for multiple human service needs; to authori...
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