Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Human Services
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All
Awarding of the 2022 Human Services Grants to Local Non-Profits- At a Cost of $617,808 to the County
Body
Information Contact: Damon Scott, Human Services Department Director
Phone Number: (404) 270-1178
PURPOSE:
To approve the award of forty-four (44) Human Services Grants for 2022 in an amount not to exceed $617,808. The grant period for all awards will be one year from the date of BOC approval.
NEED/IMPACT:
In the County's 2022 Adopted Budget, $617,808 was approved for Human Services Grants to support the work of local non-profits. This year marks the 18th consecutive year that Human Services Grants Program has presented recommendations for grant awards. The service areas designated for awards include youth, family/human services, food insecurity, public health, elderly, disability, and homeless prevention. The entire grant application process is electronic.
There were 187 people in attendance at the virtual Grant Program Orientation Meeting on May 18, 2022. All attendees received an electronic copy of the grant application instructions and program guidelines. The Department received one hundred thirty-five (135) grant applications during the 2022 grant application intake period, which ended on June 17, 2022. There were sixty-nine (69) number of applications that were incomplete (electronic folder was created by the applicant, but there was no information in the folder) and therefore were not evaluated. A minimum threshold review was conducted, and two (2) grant applications did not meet the minimum threshold requirements. A notification letter was sent to these organizations on June 30, 2022.
The Human Services Coordinating Committee (HSCC) reviewed the remaining sixty-four (64) applications between July 14, 2022, and August 26, 2022. The Human Services Grant Program eval...
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