Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 1/23/2012 - 7:30 PM
Category: Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: 9.13 (Item #13) Approval to apply for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for eleven Bay Point and Concord Mt. Diablo CARES After School Programs.
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Summary: Staff requests approval to submit a grant request to the Contra Costa Consortium for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to provide increased enrichment services to eleven eligible CARES After School Program sites. These sites include Bel Air, Rio Vista and Shore Acres Elementary and Riverview Middle schools in Bay Point and Cambridge, Fair Oaks, Meadow Homes, Wren Avenue, Ygnacio Valley Elementary and El Dorado and Oak Grove Middle schools in Concord. These funds would pay for additional specialized outside enrichment services and instructors, field trips and assemblies. MDUSD has received CDBG funds since 2005. If funded, the grant will provide $39,848 ($29,848 in Concord and $10,000 in Bay Point) annually for a total of $79,696 over two years.
Funding: Funding is provided by Contra Costa County Consortium, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Project.
Fiscal Impact The grant is for $39,848 each year for $79,696 over two years. There is no unrestricted general fund contribution requirement. Funding from the After School Education & Safety (ASES) grant also support these services. Program codes 3666 and 3871.
Recommendation: Approve submission of grant application and acceptance if awarded
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Stephanie Roberts - Director of Development
Signed By:
Ali Medina - None
Signed By:
Bryan Richards - Chief Financial Officer
Signed By:
Rose Lock - Assistant Superintendent of Middle
Signed By:
Steven Lawrence - Superintendent