TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Gina Clayton, Finance & Operations Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: September 24, 2024
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A.-G.U.I.D.E. FUNDING REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 - DELRAY BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Direction regarding the Delray Beach Historical Society, Inc. A.-G.U.I.D.E. Funding Request in an amount not to exceed of $100,000.
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Background:
DBHS applied for CRA A.-G.U.I.D.E.: Achieving Goals Using Impact Driven Evaluation Funding for FY 2024-2025 under the category of Recreation and Cultural Facilities. Funding is requested for one program (Program “A”), which is the DBHS’s Cultural Heritage, Exhibit, Museum and Learning Center. The specifics of the DBHS’s request are summarized below.
Current Funding Request Amount: $100,000
Organization Total Budget: $470,000
CRA Funds - Percentage of Budget: 21.3%
FY2023-2024 Funding: $75,000
The funding request for FY 2024-2025 of $100,000 is $25,000 higher than the requests in years past.
Based on the A.-G.U.I.D.E. Guidelines, “CRA support for Nonprofit Partners that have received funding in prior years will not be increased for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and in fact may be decreased, according to availability of funds and the quality of their applications relative to these guidelines. Funding availability is based on annually approved budget.” Also, [t]he CRA Board will consider and make final decisions regarding funding requests.”
STAFF REVIEW:
This year’s Funding Evaluation Committee consisted of CRA Assistant Director, Christine Tibbs; CRA Finance & Operations Director, Gina Clayton; CRA Program Director, Grace Gdaniec; and one representative from the City of Delray Beach - the Assistant City Manager, Jeff Oris. The Committee rated the application package based on the established A.-G.U.I.D.E. criteria. Criteria used in review of the application were grouped into six categor...
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