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 - DELRAY BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Direct staff to include funding for the Delray Beach Historical Society (DBHS) in the CRA’s FY 2022-2023 Budget in the amount of $75,000.
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Background:
DBHS applied for CRA A-G.U.I.D.E.: Achieving Goals Using Impact Driven Evaluation Funding for FY 2022-2023 under the category of Affordable Housing. 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: $75,000
Organization Total Budget: $400,000
CRA Funds - Percentage of Budget: 19%
FY2021-2022 Funding: $75,000
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: 74%
In addition to the...
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