STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
AGENDA DATE: August 28, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response
EXECUTIVE: Dominique Artis
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc. (CFE) for Emergency Financial Empowerment in the amount of $150,000.00 to support municipal engagement to improve the financial stability of low and moderate income households by embedding financial empowerment strategies into local government infrastructure for the period June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 in the Cities for Financial Empowerment Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 in the Cities for Financial Empowerment Grant Fund; and (4) execution of the award with CFE and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $150,000.00 - Financing: Cities for Financial Empowerment Grant Fund
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BACKGROUND
As part of the Emergency Financial Empowerment (EFE) Grant, the CFE Fund will provide the Grantee with technical assistance, including staff time, and grant funds to fulfill the following expectations and tasks. The EFE initiative, and the work performed by the Grantee under the Program, will be conducted in two phases.
During Phase One (the Planning Phase) of this grant period, the Grantee, Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response (ECR), along with core team members from other city departments, especially the Office of Community Care (OCC), and external stakeholders, will participate in trainings and learning community activities in order to ultimately develop and draft the EFE Implementation Proposal to be submitted to the CFE fund at the end of the grant period.
During Phase Two (the Implementation Phase), The Grantee is responsible for t...
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