Approve Community Benefit Grant proposal for $2,997 to support Woodland Jr. Wolves Football purchase of safety equipment for youth, and delegate authority to staff to complete the necessary agreement with Woodland Jr. Wolves Football. (No general fund impact) (Webb/Espitia)

On July 25, 2023, the Board of Supervisors set aside $500,000 for the Community Benefit Equal Allocation Plan. The Plan equally allocated a portion of that funding to each of the five supervisorial districts, allowing each Supervisor to provide grants to local Community-Based Organizations (CBO) operating within their districts. The Board approved the plan at that meeting, further augmenting the funding to $750,000. On June 4, 2024, the Board approved an additional $25,000 per supervisorial district and increased the total amount to $875,000. 

A brief description of the funding proposal follows: 

Woodland Jr. Wolves Football
This Community Benefit Grant would provide $2,997 from District 3 to Woodland Jr. Wolves Football, a nonprofit corporation. The funds provided under this Agreement will be used to purchase helmets as safety equipment for the youth in the community.

Recommended Action
Staff are requesting authority to complete and sign the agreement with the named organization in the amounts described above. 

Grant recipients are selected by the Supervisor's Districts and reviewed by the County Administrator's Office. 

The respective Supervisors' District staff review potential beneficiaries of the available funding, and the Supervisor selects beneficiaries and funding amounts. District Staff then begin preparation of the agreements. The County Administrator's Office reviews the spending proposals and verifies that the proposed beneficiary meets any necessary requirements under federal and state laws. The proposal is then brought to the Board for delegation of authority to complete funding disbursement.