TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Alexina Jeannite, Community Engagement Director
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., Executive Director
DATE: September 1, 2022
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A-G.U.I.D.E. FUNDING REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 - ARTS GARAGE
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Direct staff to include funding for the Arts Garage in the CRA’s FY 2022-2023 Budget in the amount of $275,000.
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Background:
Arts Garage applied for CRA A-G.U.I.D.E.: Achieving Goals Using Impact Driven Evaluation Funding for FY 2022-2023 under the category of Recreation and Cultural Facilities. Funding is requested for one program (Program “A”), which is the Arts Garage’s Community Building Through Music & Art Program. The specifics of Arts Garage’s request are summarized below.
Current Funding Request Amount: $275,000
Organization Total Budget: $1,550,500
CRA Funds - Percentage of Budget: 18%
FY2021-2022 Funding: $275,000
This year’s Funding Evaluation Committee consisted of CRA Assistant Director, Christine Tibbs; CRA Finance & Operations Director, Lori Hayward; and two representatives from the City of Delray Beach - the Assistant City Manager, Jeff Oris, and the Economic Development Director, Sara Maxfield. 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 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). 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: 80%
In addition to the attache...
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