Title
Fiscal Year 2022-23 Community Development Block Grant Public Service and Public Facility Grant Award Recommendations (Ordinance S-48599)
Description
Request the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) contracts for Public Service programs and Public Facility projects for an amount not to exceed $804,840. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item over the life of the contracts.
Report
Summary
In October 2021, the City Council approved the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the CDBG funded Public Service and Public Facility (PS/PF) program for FY 2022-23. The PS/PF program provides an opportunity for non-profits to implement facility improvements on non-profit owned buildings, that are open to the public as a public facility, and to deliver critical programs and services serving low- and moderate-income communities in Phoenix. The public service priorities were Low-Income Youth Services, Support Services for Persons with Disabilities and Support Services for Seniors. On Nov. 22, 2021, an RFP was issued by the Neighborhood Services Department and closed on Dec. 21, 2021. A total of 29 responsive applications were received.
Applications were evaluated and scored by the Community Development (CD) Review Committee; an 11-member committee appointed by the Mayor. Each proposal was rated on 1,000-point scale using the criteria outlined below.
Public Service Programs:
Program description/need - 250 points;
Proposed objectives and outcomes - 250 points;
Program budget - 250 points; and
Track record and capacity - 250 points.
Public Facility Projects:
Project description/need - 250 points;
Project feasibility - 250 points;
Project budget - 250 points; and
Track record and capacity - 250 points.
A total of 26 proposals met the Committee's threshold score and were invited to make presentations on their proposed programs/projects. The proposal presentations were scored individually by the committee. Funding recommendations were developed based on the overall committee's final scores.
The following list identifies the proposals recommended by the CD Review Committee for funding.
CDBG Public Service Grant Program Awardees
- Assistance League of Phoenix - Operation School Bell Wardrobe for Children in Poverty: $30,000
- Ballet Arizona - Dance AZ School Residency Program for Low-Income, Minority Phoenix Youth: $30,000
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona - Community Based, Site Based and Virtual Mentoring in Phoenix: $30,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley - Greater Futures for Phoenix Youth: $30,000
- Cancer Support Community Arizona - Support for Phoenix Seniors Impacted by Cancer: $30,000
- Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. - CPLC Community Center After School Program: $30,000
- Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. - CPLC Healthy Aging: $30,000
- Child Crisis Arizona - Independent Living for Foster Youth: $30,000
- Florence Crittenton Services of Arizona - Therapeutic Group Home: $30,000
- Future for Kids - Discover Your Future: Out of School Enrichment: $30,000
- Homeless Youth Connection - Empowering Youth for the Future: $30,000
- Sounds Academy - Comprehensive Music Programming for Low-Income, Minority Phoenix Youth: $20,000
- United States Veterans Initiative - Support Services for Seniors: $30,000
CDBG Public Facility Grant Program Awardees
- Child Crisis Arizona - Independent Living for Foster Youth - Earll Facility Improvements: $105,000
- Gompers - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Enhancements and Security: $150,000
- Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired - Accessible Playground for Blind Children in Phoenix: $84,150
- The Opportunity Tree - ADA Accessible Renovations: $85,690
Contract Term
The term of the contracts will be July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, with an option to extend through Dec. 31, 2023, that may be exercised in the discretion of the City Manager or designee.
Financial Impact
These programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through CDBG funding. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The FY 2022-23 CDBG PS/PF RFP was approved by the City Council on Oct. 27, 2021. The Community and Cultural Investment Subcommittee approved this item by a 4-0 vote at the May 4, 2022, meeting.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Neighborhood Services Department.