To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 20-722-0 The Regents of the University of California - Contra Costa THRIVES Guaranteed Basic Income Program
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute an agreement with The Regents of the University of California, for its Davis Center for Regional Change in an amount not to exceed $615,261 to implement a comprehensive evaluation for Contra Costa THRIVES Guaranteed Basic Income Program for the period October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2032.
FISCAL IMPACT:
75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds budgeted in FY 25/26.
$167,445: 75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds will be budgeted in FY 26/27.
$75,391: 75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds will be budgeted in FY 27/28.
$36,919: 75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds will be budgeted in FY 28/29.
$35,746: 75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds will be budgeted in FY 29/30.
$34,582: 75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds will be budgeted in FY 30/31.
$75,441: 75% Measure X and 25% AB 109 funds will be budgeted in FY 31/32.
BACKGROUND:
On July 8, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved D.1. approving the Contra Costa THRIVES Guaranteed Income Pilot Program for administration by the Employment and Human Services Department to serve 170 recipients over an 18-month period.
The Regents of the University of California, Davis will be responsible for implementing a comprehensive evaluation of the Contra Costa THRIVES Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) program. This includes developing data collection tools, coordinating survey administration, issuing incentives to treatment and control group members, and managing data collection timelines in alignment with the program's implementation schedule. The Regents of the University of California, Davis will analyze quantitative data to assess program outcomes, includ...
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