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Resolution to Approve FY 15 and FY 16 Allocations to Non-Profit Entities for Human Services - $1,244,629.00 (General Fund)
Memorandum
Attached for your consideration is a resolution to approve FY 15 and FY 16 General Fund allocations to non-profit entities for human services, totaling $1,244,629. These awards are contingent on City Council's approval of the FY 15 budget, which includes this level of human services funding.
On November 7, 2013, through resolution #13-1164, City Council approved a continuation of the coordinated funding process for human services funding in partnership with the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, the United Way of Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County, the Washtenaw Urban County, and the RNR Foundation. This coordinated funding process includes a Coordination/Planning funding process (United Way, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, and RNR Foundation funding), a Capacity Building funding process (United Way, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, and RNR Foundation funding), and a Program Operations funding process (City, County, Urban County, United Way, and Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation funding) in which each process is informed by the others and funders collaborate to ensure efficient and effective investment of both public and private human services funding. The final approval of funding recommended in each of these processes, however, remains under the authority of each partner's board.
The City's FY 15 and FY 16 General Fund investments in non-profit entities for human services are included in the Program Operations component of this coordinated funding process. Implementation of this process began with a Request for Information (RFI), issued in November 2013, which determined an agency's financial, governance and organizational capability to manage human services funding and program delivery. Seventy-six (76) agencies responded to the RFI and after thorough review, 61 of those agencies were approved to move forward in the application process.
Those 61 agencies that demonstrated foundational financial, governance and organizational capacity were invited to apply to the Request for Proposals (RFP), released in January, 2014, for human services program operations funding in five priority areas: Aging, Early Childhood, Housing and Homelessness, Safety Net Health and Nutrition, and School-Aged Youth. The RFP responses, submitted via Community Grants by March 7, 2014 at 3:00 P.M., included 105 applications submitted by 50 agencies totaling $8,732,389 in requested funding.
The Coordinated Funding Review Committee (comprised of members appointed by City Council, the Washtenaw Urban County, Washtenaw County, the United Way of Washtenaw County, and the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation reviewed the applications and met throughout April 2014 to make recommendations on the human services funding allocations.
The current Program Operations funding round contained $47,000 less funding than the prior round, and due to the intentional outreach and broadening of eligibility parameters (resulting in more RFI-approved applicants), there was increased competition for the same dollars. These factors resulted in a much more difficult and complex funding recommendation process for the review team.
In addition to the standard scoring criteria included with the RFP, the Coordinated Funding Leadership Team indicated its desire to employ additional conditions through which funding recommendations would be made to ensure the limited Program Operations funding would be targeting the most vulnerable residents in our community. Utilizing this model, the funding recommendation process was a multi-step process:
· Step 1: Rank according to score within each priority area & determine which programs should be considered for funding at some level and which should not be funded.
· Step 2: Allocate at least $400,000 per priority area, where applicable/appropriate as baseline funding.
· Step 3: After baseline allocation, remaining funds will be allocated to proposals using the following priorities.
o Prioritize service area coverage of geographic regions most acutely in need (specifically 48197 & 48198 zip codes)
o Maximize county-wide coverage of services as appropriate
Based on the Coordinated Funding model approved by the Board of Commissioners on November 6, 2013, the Coordinated Funding Review Committee is recommending that a total of $4,321,494.00 be allocated to fifty-seven programs (55 awarded competitively and 2 awarded through sole-source) in the following manner:
Funding Source FY 15 Amount
City of Ann Arbor General Fund $1,244,629.00
United Way of Washtenaw County $1,760,708.00
Washtenaw County's General Fund $1,015,000.00
Washtenaw Urban County CDBG funds $ 274,907.00
Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Senior funds $ 26,250.00
TOTAL $4,321,494.00
The recommendation for $1,244,629 in Human Services General Funds assumes no change from the FY 14 allocation, based on FY 15 budget resolution #14-0550.
Staff
Prepared by: Andrea Plevek, Human Services Manager and Mary Jo Callan, Director, Office of Community & Economic Development
Reviewed by: Sumedh Bahl, Community Services Administrator
Body
Whereas, Ann Arbor City Council, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Board of Directors, the United Way of Washtenaw County Board of Directors, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, the Washtenaw Urban County Executive Committee, and the RNR Foundation Board of Directors approved a coordinated Funding process in the fall of 2013 for FY 2015 and FY 2016 human services funding;
Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor, the United Way of Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County, the Washtenaw Urban County, and the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation released a joint Request for Information to determine applicants' financial and organizational capacity;
Whereas, The City of Ann Arbor, the United Way of Washtenaw County, Washtenaw County, the Washtenaw Urban County, and the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation released a joint Request for Proposals to eligible agencies for human services program operations applications;
Whereas, A Coordinated Funding Review Committee has reviewed all eligible applications and recommended the allocation of $1,244,629.00 in City General Funds, $1,760,708.00 in United Way Funds, $1,015,000.00 in Washtenaw County General Funds, $274,907.00 in Washtenaw Urban County CDBG and Washtenaw County General Funds, and $26,250.00 in Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation senior funds to local non-profit human services agencies as a part of this RFP process for FY 15;
Whereas, Ann Arbor City Council, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Board of Directors, the United Way of Washtenaw County Board of Directors, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, and the Washtenaw Urban County Executive Committee retain the authority to approve their own allocations;
Whereas, Ann Arbor City Council, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Board of Directors, the United Way of Washtenaw County Board of Directors, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, and the Washtenaw Urban County Executive Committee have committed to allocating Program Operations funding allocations in partnership with each other;
Whereas, Award of these contracts is contingent on human rights and living wage approvals prior to execution of the contracts; and
Whereas, Award of these funds is contingent on passage of the proposed FY 15 City of Ann Arbor budget;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Council approve allocations from the General Fund, contingent on approval of human services funding in the FY 15 budget, to the non-profit entities listed below and authorize the Office of Community & Economic Development to negotiate contractual agreements in accordance with the City's purchasing procedures with the funded entities, and with the coordinated funders as necessary to provide the entities with an integrated coordinated funder contract, subject to approval as to substance by the City Administrator, and approval as to form by the City Attorney:
AGENCY NAME, PROGRAM & ALLOCATION
Avalon Housing
Family and Community Services
$85,500 City of Ann Arbor
Barrier Busters
Barrier Busters Emergency Unmet Needs Fund
$20,000 City of Ann Arbor
Child Care Network
Family Support Program
$90,786 City of Ann Arbor
Community Action Network
School Comes First! for Low Income Children of Ann Arbor's Hikone and Green Baxter Court sites
$96,772 City of Ann Arbor
School Comes First! for Low Income Children of Ann Arbor's Bryant community
$44,888 City of Ann Arbor
School Comes First! for Low Income Children of Ann Arbor's Bryant and Mitchell Elementary Schools
$23,000 City of Ann Arbor
Domestic Violence Project, Inc. dba SafeHouse Center
SafeHouse Center Shelter
$54,168 City of Ann Arbor
Food Gatherers
Food Safety Net
$102,156 City of Ann Arbor
Legal Services of South Central Michigan
Legal Services to Prevent Homelessness
$207,480 City of Ann Arbor
Ozone House, Inc.
Family Support Program
$18,337 City of Ann Arbor
Case Management for Homeless Youth
$16,732 City of Ann Arbor
Peace Neighborhood Center
Peace Neighborhood Center Alternatives for Youth Program
$30,000 City of Ann Arbor
Regents of The University of Michigan- Community Dental Center
Emergency Dental Care
$25,935 City of Ann Arbor
The Regents of the University of Michigan - The Housing Bureau for Seniors
Independent Living Factors for 60+
$30,461 City of Ann Arbor
The Salvation Army of Washtenaw County
Housing Access for Washtenaw County
$82,786 City of Ann Arbor
Staples Family Center
$32,772 City of Ann Arbor
Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
Rapid Re-Housing
$80,761 City of Ann Arbor
Shelter Health Clinic
$80,000 City of Ann Arbor
Washtenaw Community Health Organization - Agency
Project Outreach Team (PORT)
$122,095 City of Ann Arbor
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TOTAL $1,244,629
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Council support the United Way of Washtenaw County Board of Directors, the Washtenaw Urban County Executive Committee, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, and the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Board of Directors in their coordinated funding recommendations below:
Coordinated Funding Recommendations:
AGENCY NAME, PROGRAM & ALLOCATION
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County
Community and School Based Mentoring
$64,296 Washtenaw County
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw
Aging Matters
$236,550 United Way
Behavioral Health Services (BHS)
$70,677 United Way
Frequent Users Systems Engagement (FUSE)
$53,438 United Way
Family Time - Parent Education
$41,681 Washtenaw County
Washtenaw Child Advocacy Center
$32,063 United Way
Chelsea Senior Citizens Activities Center
Chelsea Senior Center and Chelsea Community Senior Services (C2S2)
$12,131 Washtenaw County
$10,000 United Way
Child Care Network
Family Support Program
$108,464 Washtenaw County
$100,000 United Way
Community Resource Center
Community Based Benefits Advocacy
$15,650 Washtenaw County
$10,000 United Way
Corner Health Center
Here For YOUth: Integrated Clinic Services for Young People
$127,634 Washtenaw County
$94,975 United Way
Domestic Violence Project, Inc. dba SafeHouse Center
SafeHouse Center Shelter
$68,671 United Way
Faith In Action, Inc.
Resource Access Program
$12,800 United Way
$10,000 Washtenaw County
The Family Learning Institute
Intensive Out-of-School-Time Academic Development and Family Support
$42,750 United Way
Academic Outreach Program
$11,044 Washtenaw County
Food Gatherers
Food Safety Net
$106,031 United Way
$34,727 Washtenaw County
$1,250 Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
HIV/AIDS Resource Center
Mobile Health Program
$23,734 Urban County (CDBG)
Home of New Vision
Community Case Management-Benefits Coordination
$42,901 United Way
Hope Medical Clinic, Inc.
Hope Dental Clinic
$42,750 United Way
Client Advocacy
$35,625 United Way
Accessing Specialty Care
$18,285 Washtenaw County
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Washtenaw County
Emergency Shelter for Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness
$120,069 Washtenaw County
$22,046 Urban County (CDBG)
Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County
Supporting Aging in Place For Low-Income Adults
$63,816 United Way
$25,000 Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
On-site Benefits Advocacy
$22,837 Washtenaw County
Legal Services of South Central Michigan
Legal Services for Seniors
$34,580 Washtenaw County
Michigan Ability Partners
MAP Permanent Housing Supports
$88,350 Washtenaw County
Milan Seniors for Healthy Living
Senior Activity Center
$29,640 United Way
Ozone House, Inc.
Emergency Shelter for Youth (WACY)
$96,490 United Way
Transitional Housing for Homeless Youth - Miller House
$39,501 United Way
Ypsilanti Drop-In Center
$32,380 Washtenaw County
Permanent Supportive Housing Services for Youth
$13,585 United Way
Peace Neighborhood Center
Peace Neighborhood Center Alternatives for Youth Program
$4,610 United Way
Perry Nursery School of Ann Arbor
Help for the Present - Hope for the Future
$118,577 United Way
$50,000 Washtenaw County
The Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Meals on Wheels
Meal Delivery to Persons at or Below 200% of the FPL
$25,778 United Way
Regents of the University of Michigan- Community Dental Center
Saturday Dental Clinic
$16,220 United Way
The Salvation Army of Washtenaw County
Housing Access for Washtenaw County
$20,000 United Way
Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
Residential/Services
$229,127 Urban County (CDBG)
Shelter Health Clinic
$13,338 United Way
SOS Community Services
SOS Supportive Housing Programs for Families
$105,105 United Way
$51,715 Washtenaw County
SOS School Aged Children's Programs
$76,941 Washtenaw County
SOS Parents as Teachers
$39,378 Washtenaw County
The Student Advocacy Center of Michigan
Check and Connect
$94,417 United Way
Education Advocacy & Support
$73,687 United Way
Washtenaw Area Council for Children (WACC)
CyberSafety and CyberBullying/Bullying Prevention Program
$7,553 United Way
Washtenaw Intermediate School District
Washtenaw County ISD Parents as Teachers
$69,160 United Way
Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels
Home Delivered Meals for Persons under Age 60
$54,838 Washtenaw County
$10,000 United Way
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TOTAL $3,076,865
RESOLVED, That all projects funded by these grant funds shall give priority to extremely low-, very low- and low-income residents and that performance by the non-profit entities will be monitored by the Office of Community & Economic Development; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator, or his designee, be authorized to take necessary administrative actions and to execute any documents necessary to complete this transaction and to implement this resolution.