To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Report Title: Community Impact Fund Allocation - Supervisorial District 1
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. APPROVE allocation of Supervisorial District One Community Impact Funds in the aggregate amount of $1,000,000 to the nonprofit entities as listed in Attachment A.
2. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District One Supervisor, or designee, to enter into contracts related to the allocation of Community Impact Funds listed in Attachment A.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In June 24, 2025, the Board indicated a desire to allocate $1 million per Supervisorial 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 a community engagement process to gather input into how to allocate the $1 million per district. The $15,000 per District amounts are in addition to the $1 million per District allocations.
This Board action results in a new allocation of $1 million in Community Impact Funds to the nonprofit organizations listed in Attachment A.
BACKGROUND:
In June 2025, the Board of Supervisors allocated $5 million to create the Contra Costa Community Impact Fund, with $1 million designated for each Supervisorial District. To gather input in determining how to spend this fund, the Board of Supervisors/County Administrator's Office launched a countywide Community Impact Fund Survey.
Each Supervisor also conducted an independent process to receive feedback from their District residents. Supervisor Gioia and the District One staff led five town halls and a focus group across his Supervisorial District One, engaging over 275 residents, youth, organizational leaders, and community advocates. The goal was to gath...
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