City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 20, 2023
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: KATE GARVEY, DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND
HUMAN SERVICES
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Consideration of the Alexandria Fund for Human Services FY 2024 to FY 2026 Grant Award Recommendations.
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ISSUE: Alexandria Fund for Human Services (AFHS) grant award recommendations for
FY 2024 to FY 2026.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Receive the grant award recommendations for the AFHS FY 2024 to FY 2026 grant cycle (Attachment); and
(2) Acknowledge the work of the AFHS grant proposal Review Committee, particularly for their leadership in the review and allocation process.
BACKGROUND: For the past fifteen years, the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) has coordinated and managed AFHS competitive grants process and provided oversight for grants awarded to non-profit and community agencies. The City Council's recently adopted FY 2024 budget includes $1,996,430 to fund the AFHS grant awards. Programs supported by AFHS funding address the health and human service needs of the City's young children, youth, families, survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, immigrants, older adults, person with disabilities and individuals with low incomes.
In the fall of 2022, DCHS staff convened a Reform Committee comprised of members from human service-related boards and commissions and other community stakeholders to:
1. Review funding areas and priorities to determine if the AFHS competitive process is the appropriate vehicle for funding these areas and the related fiscal impact.
2. Review relevant data to determine critical outcomes/impact areas and structure for future grant cycles.
3. Explore mechanisms that will allow collaboration among and between community-based organizat...
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