April 25, 2023Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil approves the recommended allocations of the Strategic Partnership Grant Program funding awards as shown below.
Council voted to approve the recommended allocations of the Strategic Partnership Grant Program funding awards as shown below and authorized the City Manager to execute the grant agreements with further direction to pursue an additional round of funding following the conclusion of the pilot grant agreements that are set to end on June 30, 2023: Program Agency Recommended Funding All Aboard! Community Literacy Training Read to Succeed of Asheville/Buncombe $40,000.00 To & Through College Access and Completion Initiative OpenDoors Asheville $126,209.00 HOPE 4 the Future Summer Program Umoja Health, Wellness, & Justice Collective $60,000.00 Providing the I/DD Community with Supports and Resources The Arc of Buncombe County $50,000.00 Project Lighten Up Summer Learning Academy Getting Back to the Basics $35,000.00 Black Wall Street Jr - Making Education Actionable in Asheville Black Wall Street AVL $45,000.00 Total Grant Award Recommendation $356,209.
- Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
- What the City says it's for: “The program will be reviewed by the Equity and Engagement Committee with any additional improvements and recommendations implemented year-over-year while continuing to issue grant awards.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “A total of $577,500 will be available to support the Strategic Partnership Program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24, including $335,500 unused from previous fiscal years and a $242,000 allocation currently planned in the FY 2023-24 budget.”
Official title: Council approved the recommended allocations of the Strategic Partnership Grant Program funding awards as shown below and authorized the City Manager to execute the grant agreements with further direction to pursue an additional round of funding following the conclusion of the pilot grant agreements that are set to end on June 30, 2023: 4-25-23 Page 47 Program Agency Recommended Funding All Aboard! Community Literacy Training Read to Succeed of Asheville/Buncombe $40,000.00 To & Through College Access and Completion Initiative OpenDoors Asheville $126,209.00 HOPE 4 the Future Summer Program Umoja Health, Wellness, & Justice Collective $60,000.00 Providing the I/DD Community with Supports and Resources The Arc of Buncombe County $50,000.00 Project Lighten Up Summer Learning Academy Getting Back to the Basics $35,000.00 Black Wall Street Jr - Making Education Actionable in Asheville Black Wall Street AVL $45,000.00 Total Grant Award Recommendation $356,209
Carried unanimously
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Mosley and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Smith moved to approve the recommended allocations of the Strategic Partnership Grant Program funding awards as shown below and authorize the City Manager to execute the grant agreements with further direction to pursue an additional round of funding following the conclusion of the pilot grant agreements that are set to end on June 30, 2023: 4-25-23 Page 47 Program Agency Recommended Funding All Aboard! Community Literacy Training Read to Succeed of Asheville/Buncombe $40,000.00 To & Through College Access and Completion Initiative OpenDoors Asheville $126,209.00 HOPE 4 the Future Summer Program Umoja Health, Wellness, & Justice Collective $60,000.00 Providing the I/DD Community with Supports and Resources The Arc of Buncombe County $50,000.00 Project Lighten Up Summer Learning Academy Getting Back to the Basics $35,000.00 Black Wall Street Jr - Making Education Actionable in Asheville Black Wall Street AVL $45,000.00 Total Grant Award Recommendation $356,209”
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