To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: FOLLOW UP DISCUSSION ON TITLE OF AND COMMUNITY SURVEY RELATED TO GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED BY FORMER COVID-19 FEMA RESERVE FUNDS
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. PROVIDE direction on a formal title of the grant program authorized by the Board of Supervisors on June 24, 2025 funded by former COVID-19 FEMA Reserve funds from the following options:
* Contra Costa County Community Investment Fund
* Contra Costa County Community Investment Initiative
* Contra Costa County Community Impact Fund
* Other title as specified by the Board
2. APPROVE a community survey related to the grant program above and DIRECT staff to launch the community survey in coordination with community engagement processes being facilitated by each Supervisorial District office.
FISCAL IMPACT:
On June 24, 2025, the Board indicated a desire to allocate $1 million per District from COVID-19 FEMA Reserve funds (now General Fund Appropriation for Contingencies) for direction by each District Supervisor following a community engagement process within each Supervisorial District.
Subsequently, on July 8, 2025, the Board allocated $15,000 per District to fund the costs of community engagement processes to help inform allocation of $1 million District grant programs. The $15,000 per District amounts are separate and in addition to the $1 million per District allocations.
BACKGROUND:
Establishment of the COVID-19 FEMA Reserve
On April 22, 2024, the Board of Supervisors directed the County Administrator to claim $37,544,395 in remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) to offset a portion of the General Fund subsidy to the Hospital Enterprise Fund in FY23-24. In addition, the Board directed the County Administrator to take the following actions:
1. Include a General Fund Assigned1 Reserve designatio...
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