8c - ARPA Grants for Financial Literacy and Workforce DevelopmentARPA Grants for Financial Literacy and Workforce
Development
City Council
November 21, 2023
Staff Contact:
Sarah Bridgeford, Community Services Manager
Kim Bachrach, Human Services Coordinator
CITY OF
Federal Way
�� Centered on Opportunity
Policy Question:
Should City Council approve the proposed financial literacy and workforce development ARPA
grant award recommendations?
`CITY OF
Federal Way
Centered on Opportunity
City Grant Processes
F
HSGF Grants: $711,900 per year for 2023 Shared
and 2024 , 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
Grants focus on:
-Housing Stability and Basic Needs
-Youth Programming
-Financial Literacy
-Workforce Development
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Federal Way
Centered on Opportunity
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Priority
Financial Literacy & Workforce Development
Housing Stability and Basic Needs
Youth Programming
Fully funding the Human Services General Fund
Grants, covering the unfunded balance
Nonprofit Facility Usage Pilot
Community Engagement and Legal Notices
Funding Status
Amount
ARPA Grant Applications for Financial Literacy and
Workforce Development
■AII applications were to provide service through 2026
■Application period opened August 18, 2023 and closed September 15, 2023
■Received 11 complete applications
■Requested a total of: $3,094,658.80
■Each Commissioner read and evaluated all applications.
` CITY OF
.� Federal Way
Centered on Opportunity
Human Services Commission Recommendation
The Commission made a recommendation to fund four (4) programs:
Program
Casa Latina Workforce
Development
Financial Empowerment
Program
Request Recommendation
$2297321.00 $1757000
$440,398.00 $1507000
Poverty Bay Caf6 Jobs Training $242,586.00 $175,000
YWCA Economic Empowerment $150,000.00 $150,000
Duration
2024-2026
2024-2026
2024-2026
2024-2026
■Programs not recommended by the Commission include services offered by Boys and Girls Club of
King County, Federal Way Black Collective, InterCultural Children and Family Services (two
applications), King County Library Services Foundation, Sound Outreach, and Your Money Matters.
Options Discussed at Committee
Financial Stabli ity and Workforce Development
Program Duration- •
Casa Latina
Workforce
Development
Financial
Empowerment
Program
Poverty Bay Caf6
Jobs Training
YWCA Economic
Empowerment
City offered with
Financial Peace
University and
potentially with
local credit union
2024-2026
2024-2026
2024-2026
2024-2026
2024
$229,321.00
$4407398.00
$242,586.50
$150,000.00
Human Services
Commission
Recommendation
Passed out of
Committee
$175,000.00
$150,000.00
$175,000.00
$150,000.00
Alternate
Option 1
from
Committee
$175,000.00
$175,000.00
$150,000.00
$100,000.00
$ 50,000.00
Alternate
Option 2
from
Committee
$175,000.00
$ 75,000.00
$175,000.00
$150,000.00
$ 75,000.00
Questions
`CITY OF
Federal Way
Centered on Opportunity