TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Alexina Jeannite, Grant Manager
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, CRA Executive Director
DATE: September 29, 2020
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FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 CRA A-GUIDE FUNDING AGREEMENT - DELRAY BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Approve the A-GUIDE Funding Agreement with the Delray Beach Historical Society, Inc. in the amount of $75,000 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
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Background:
Delray Beach Historical Society, Inc. (DBHS) applied for A-GUIDE Funding for Recreation and Cultural Facilities in the amount of $75,000 for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the Cultural Heritage Exhibit, Museum & Learning Center Program. This represents 25% of Library’s proposed budget of $300,000.
At the August 25, 2020 CRA Regular Board meeting, the Board considered the funding request from DBHS and supported the funding request in the amount of $75,000.
Attached is the Funding Agreement outlining DBHS’s reporting requirements and other responsibilities with regard to the funding provided. DBHS will submit quarterly reports documenting the expenditure of funds and the progress towards the outcomes projected in the Goals and Outcomes Report and Budget for FY 2020-2021. Funds will be disbursed quarterly based on submittal of the associated quarterly reports.
Based on the Board’s feedback at the September 14, 2020 Workshop, regarding the A-GUIDE Grant Program, the following language was added to satisfy the board’s requirements.
In the event the HISTORICAL SOCIETY does not expend funds in accordance with its approved A-GUIDE funding application, attached as Exhibit “B”, the CRA shall provide written notice to the HISTORICAL SOCIETY of such deficiency(ies), and the HISTORICAL SOCIETY shall have fourteen (14) days from receipt of the notice to cure the deficiency(ies) to the satisfaction of the CRA. Should the HISTORICAL SOCIETY fail to cure such deficiency(ies) to the satisfaction of the CRA, the CRA shall be entitl...
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