File #: 18-0851 CRA    Version: 1 Name:
Type: CRA Workshop Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/6/2021 In control: Community Redevelopment Agency
On agenda: 7/15/2021 Final action:
Title: A-GUIDE FUNDING REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 - EXPANDING & PRESERVING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE - SPADY MUSEUM
Attachments: 1. Agenda Cover Report, 2. Exhibit A - A-GUIDE FY 2021-2022 Evaluation Committee Form - EPOCH, 3. Exhibit B - A-GUIDE FY 2021-2022 Logic Model - EPOCH, 4. Exhibit C - A-GUIDE FY 2021-2022 Combined Budget & Narrative - EPOCH
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TO:                                           CRA Board of Commissioners

FROM:                       Alexina Jeannite, Community Engagement Director

THROUGH:                      Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director

DATE:                      July 15, 2021

 

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A-GUIDE FUNDING REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 - EXPANDING & PRESERVING OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE - SPADY MUSEUM

 

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Recommended Action:

Recommendation

Direct staff to include funding for Expanding & Preserving Our Cultural Heritage - Spady Museum (EPOCH-SPADY) in the CRA’s FY 2020-2021 Budget in the amount of $106,000.

 

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Background:

EPOCH-Spady applied for CRA A-G.U.I.D.E.: Achieving Goals Using Impact Driven Evaluation Funding for FY 2021-2022 under the category of Recreation and Cultural Facilities.  Funding is requested for one program (Program “A”), which is the EPOCH-Spady’s Museum Programming through Exhibits, Education, Programs and Archives.  The specifics of the EPOCH-Spady’s request are summarized below.

 

Current Funding Request Amount:

$106,000

Organization Total Budget:

$417,255

CRA Funds - Percentage of Budget:

25% 

FY2020-2021 Funding:

$106,000

 

This year’s Funding Evaluation Committee consisted of CRA Executive Director, Renee Jadusingh, CRA Assistant Director, Christine Tibbs, and City of Delray Beach Economic Development Director, Sara Maxfield.  The Committee rated the application package based on the established A-GUIDE criteria.  Criteria used in review of the application were grouped into six categories weighted to total 100% as follows:

 

Organization Capacity

20%

Need for Project/Program

20%

Project/Program Description

10%

Logic Model

20%

Evaluation Plan

10%

Budget & Sustainability

20%

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Application Evaluation Form has six categories and the majority of the items are rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (worst to best possible response) with the exception of two items: Organizational Capacity - Demonstrated experience/success with similar programs/project rated on a scale of 1 to 15 (worst to best possible response); and Logic Model/Projected Results - Stated program/project goal clear and relevant to CRA Overall Need rated on a scale of 1 to 10 (worst to best possible response). 

 

Please review the attached Application Evaluation Form that includes the rating of the committee members on each Project/Program.  The outcome of the committee’s review is as follows: 

 

Evaluation Score:                     85%                      

 

In addition to the attached Application Evaluation Form and budget forms, the following documents are available from the CRA office upon request:

 

A-GUIDE Application

A-GUIDE Logic Model

A-GUIDE Evaluation Plan

Strategic Plan

IRS Form 990

Audited Financial Statements

 

Refer to the funding request overview for more information. 

 

As stipulated in the A-G.U.I.D.E. guidelines, the Funding Evaluation Committee reviews each application according to established criteria and makes preliminary funding recommendations to the CRA Board of Commissioners.  Then the CRA Board considers and makes final decisions regarding the funding request.  At this time, the Funding Evaluation Committee recommends funding EPOCH-Spady for fiscal year 2021-2022 in the amount of $106,000. 

 

Attachments:  Exhibit A - Application Evaluation Form; Exhibit B - FY 2021-2022 Goals & Outcomes; Exhibit C - CRA Combined Budget Form and Narrative.

 

CRA Attorney Review:

N/A

 

Finance Review:

N/A

 

Funding Source/Financial Impact:

$106,000 allocated from General Ledger #7376 - A-GUIDE Funding.