Title
Request to Retroactively Accept and Disburse Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Grant Funds (Ordinance S-49224)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to retroactively accept a grant award in the amount of $22,800 from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust has donated holiday funds to the City of Phoenix Human Services Department for several years. The funds are specifically targeted to assist low-income individuals and families by removing housing barriers through rental assistance and eviction prevention services during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday months. This donation will allow the Human Services Department to assist approximately 12 households to remain safely housed during the upcoming holiday season. Notice of this grant award was received on Oct. 31, 2022, with a requirement to sign and accept the grant by Nov. 7, 2022.
Financial Impact
No General Funds are required to receive this funding of $22,800 from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.