Title
Resolution to Approve a Grant Agreement and Accept Funds from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity in the Amount of $174,548.00 for the Ann Arbor Climate Corps AmeriCorps Program, and Appropriate Funds ($575,741.89) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
The City of Ann Arbor applied, through the State of Michigan, to the AmeriCorps Agency to receive a fourth year of funding support for the Ann Arbor Climate Corps (A2C2) program. This grant application included funding to support 7 AmeriCorps members in Ann Arbor with conducting outreach and educational activities related to neighborhood decarbonization efforts and natural system preservation. Each member will serve for 1700 hours between December 1, 2026 and November 30, 2027. This is the fourth year of our A2C2 program, with the first three years providing numerous lessons learned that have enabled the City to strengthen this program.
This summer, the City was notified by the State of Michigan that its application was chosen to receive $174,548.00 to advance the A2C2 program. In the application, the City agreed to $222,320.40 cost share (provided through the local Community Climate Action Millage - which was budgeted in the FY26 budget) and $178,873.49 in in-kind staff support time to manage and work with the members.
This resolution seeks City Council authorization to execute a Grant Agreement with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and to accept and appropriate a grant award of $174,548.00 for the Ann Arbor Climate Corps program.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: The City will be reimbursed by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity for $174,548.00 of expenditures related to this award. The local match of $222,320.40 has already been budgeted in the FY27 budget within the Community Climate Action Millage fund, as has the staffing support costs which are serving as part of the match.
Staff
Prepared by: Maggie Halpern, Engagement Innovator
Reviewed by:...
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