Approve Community Benefit Grant proposal in the amount of $1,500 for the Center for Land-Based Learning; and delegate authority to the Procurement Manager to execute the grant agreement with the Center for Land-Based Learning. (No general fund impact) (Webb/Espitia)

Approve Community Benefit Grant proposal for the Center for Land-Based Learning in the amount of $1,500 to help with Dinner Farm event, and delegate authority to the Procurement Manager to execute the grant agreement (Attachment A).

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 (CBOs) 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: 

Center for Land-Based Learning
This Community Benefit Grant would provide $1,500 from District 5 to the Center for Land-Based Learning, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. The funds provided under this agreement will help provide funds for the CLBL Dinner Farm. Proceeds from this event will support the Center for Land-Based Learning's Community Food Program and Mobile Farmers Market, which provide fresh, affordable produce to food-insecure communities in Yolo County and the Sacramento region while creating market access for beginning farmers.

Recommended Action
Staff requests authority to complete and sign the attached grant funding agreement with the named organization in the amount described above.

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.