City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 16, 2018
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Alexandria Fund for Human Services FY 2019 to FY 2021 Grant Awards.
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ISSUE: Report of the Alexandria Fund for Human Services (AFHS) grant awards for FY 2019 to FY 2021.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Receive the report of the Alexandria Fund for Human Services FY 2019 to FY 2021 grant awards; and
(2) Thank the members of the AFHS community grant review committee for their leadership in the review and allocation process.
BACKGROUND: The AFHS is the umbrella fund through which the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) coordinates and manages grants competitively awarded to non-profit and community agencies. The recently adopted FY 2019 City budget includes $2.0 million in AFHS funding. Programs supported by AFHS funding address the health and human service needs of the City's young children, youth, families, immigrants, seniors, person with disabilities and individuals with low incomes.
In December 2014, the Alexandria City Council adopted a series of reforms recommended by a City Manager appointed study committee. The adopted reforms included: stronger alignment between AFHS and the City's Strategic Plan and other City Council approved strategic plans, consolidation of the three AFHS funds to a single fund, establishment of a multi-year grant cycle, improvement of oversight, monitoring and measuring of grant performance, establishment of a funding "floor" or level below which grant applications will be considered and introduction of additional technological changes to the online application process.
The Council subsequently approved five AFHS outcomes, which were developed based on the outcomes identified in the City's Strategic Plan and other ado...
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