To: Board of Supervisors
From: Monica Nino, County Administrator
Report Title: 2nd Quarter Innovation Fund Status (Through June 30, 2024)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. RECEIVE report on the second quarter progress of the five grant projects from the first allocation of Innovation Funds through June 30, 2024.
2. PROVIDE direction to staff on the parameters for the second allocation of Innovation Funds:
a) Any changes to funding categories? Current categories are:
o Safe & Engaged Communities
o Agriculture and Food Systems
o Economic Vitality
o Clean & Sustainable Environment
o Reliable & Accessible Infrastructure
b) Any changes to funding priorities? Current categories are:
o Projects that improve equitable access to public services
o Projects that remove structural barriers that cause inequities and poverty
o Projects that have the potential to provide the greatest impact for every dollar spent
o Projects that have potential for transformative change rather than simply replicate safe, established programs
c) Any change to eligibility requirements: specifically,
o Shall the Innovation Fund continue to be limited to California tax-exempt nonprofit corporations?
o Shall first allocation grantees be eligible to apply for a new grant to continue their original projects or shall the second Innovation Fund allocation be limited to only new projects?
d) Any changes to Review Panel composition? Current composition of 7 panelists (as geographically and racial/culturally diverse as can be achieved):
o 2 members of the Contra Costa Funders' Forum
o 1 member of the Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation
o 1 County staff person from a discipline relevant to the grant proposals
o 4 representatives from any of the following County advisory bodies: Alcohol and Other Drugs Advisory Board, Commission for Women and Girls, Council on Homelessness, Economic Opportunity Council, Family and Children's Trust, Ju...
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