Title
Retroactive Authorization for Funding from United States Conference of Mayors DollarWise Innovation Grant Program (Ordinance S-47220)
Description
Request retroactive authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept and, if awarded, enter into an agreement with the United States Conference of Mayors DollarWise for the Innovation Grant Program. The total funding request is $10,000. Further request authorization for the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item for the life of the grant.
Report
Summary
The DollarWise Innovation Grant Program is an economic mobility initiative of the United States Conference of Mayors, designed to provide funding to develop and/or scale innovative efforts that help working people and families prosper economically, particularly within under-served and under-represented communities. For fiscal year 2021, seven individual grants of $10,000 each will be awarded to cities with innovative programs or efforts that foster economic mobility and wealth or income growth for their residents. Applications were due on Dec. 4, 2020.
If awarded, the City of Phoenix will use DollarWise grant funds to provide up to 100 under-served eligible youth workforce participants respond and recover economically from COVID-19 by providing additional assistance for food related needs that is not an allowable expense under federal Workforce Opportunity and Innovation Act grant funds.
Contract Term
The grant period is from Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31, 2021.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding will be provided by the United States Conference of Mayors. No matching funds are required.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson and the Human Services Department.