8b - 2023-24 Human Services General Fund Grants2023 - 2024 Human Services General Fund Grants
City Council
November 15, 2022
Staff Contact:
Sarah Bridgeford, Community Services Manager
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Policy Question
Should City Council approve the Human Services Commission 2023-2024 Human
Services General Fund (HSGF) grant recommendations in the amount of $712,000?
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City Grant Processes
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HSGF Grants: $711,900* per year for Shared
2023 and 2024 (*Requested Increase) application
Public Services: $116,000 (capped at
15% of actual annual allocation)
Community Economic Revitalization
Funding (CERF): 65% of annual allocation
available via competitive grants for capital
and economic development projects, less
housing repair
Planning and Administration: 20% of
annual allocation; used to administer the
program and is not available as grant
funding
In discussion and to be presented to
Council. Staff will try to make this happen
at the November 15, 2022 meeting.
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Adopted Strategies
• Three, City Council adopted Strategy Areas for funding:
1) Address basic needs including housing, health, and hunger
2) Promote individual and community safety through prevention, intervention,
and crisis services
3) Promote services that foster stability and self-sufficiency for families and
individuals
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2023-2024 HSGF Application
■Grants are for the period 2023 to 2024
■Application period opened March 14, 2022 with a six -week application period
■Federal Way received 82 applications for funding, excluding one application that was
withdrawn
•78 applications were complete and submitted on time and from eligible applicants
•The 78 complete, on time applications included $1,711,351 in requested funds, the
highest cumulative request in the City's grantmaking history.
■The Human Services Commission participated in a three-part training in the spring
including training on the evaluation, bias, and grantmaking with an equity lens
■Each Commissioner read and evaluated all 78 applications.
■Recommendations started from the quantitative average scores and ensure balance
across the three strategy areas and service gaps, when possible, while maintaining a
minimum of 40% for strategy area 1 (Basic Needs)
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Final Recommendations
■The Commission made two sets of recommendations
■One set included an increase in allocations, bringing the total general fund grant
funding to $712,000
■The other set is based on the prior funding amount of $536,000
■Recommendations are forwarded to the City Council by a unanimous vote of the
Commission
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General Fund Grant Funding
■Of the requested increase, $56,000 was included in the proposed 2023-2024 budget,
leaving $123,000 unfunded.
■Option 1 includes $123,000 of ARPA Social Services funding to fully fund the
$712,000 set of recommendations per year
■Option 2 would not include ARPA funding
■It will reduce the amount and number of grants.
■Grant funding would be prorated ensuring no grant goes below the set of
recommendations at the $536,000 or below the $5,000 minimum
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Funding by Strategy Area
1) Address basic needs including housing, health and hunger; recommended funding includes
programs that address a variety of needs such as:
• Medical, behavioral health, dental, food banks, rent assistance, homeless outreach and
day services
• $374,700 general fund and $56,000 CDBG
• 52% of direct social service funding
2) Promote individual and community safety through prevention, intervention, and crisis services;
programs provide services such as:
• Crisis and resource line services, domestic violence services, school -based programs
• $156,300 in general fund
• 19% of funding
3) Promote services that foster stability and self-sufficiency for families and individuals. Services
such as:
• Employment and training, refugee and immigrant services, senior services
• $161,000 in general fund and $60,000 in CDBG
• 27%
CDBG included to illustrate over all funding distribution, but is approved separately. The plan also
provides for capacity building and technical assistance, building on current outreach.
Questions
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