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[Continued] FY2010 FY2011 Source Fundin Funding Notes 9 (Est d.) LIHF $86,500 $93,000 Based on the current year requests for projects that have been funded from the LIHF in recent years. The allocation of funds from the LIHF is subject to recommendation by the City's Housing Commission. Subtotal: $326,500 $263,000 [Funding reviewed by the Housing Commission] Total $795,422 $673,000 Total estimated fundin • available for FY2011 HHSG Pro* ram A summary of the applications received by the January 24 deadline is included in Attachment 1, Table A. As noted in that attachment, the total amount requested was $773,457 and the total amount recommended is $673,000 HHSG Applications Reviewed by the Human Services Commission The process followed by the Human Services Commission (HSC) varied from last year in that it 1) utilized a computer software program that enabled the Commission to rate and evaluate grants, and 2) the Commission evaluated projects against the priorities it developed in November 2010: • Projects that address basic life needs (food, shelter, medical care) • Innovative programs and services that meet emerging needs /trends • Projects that demonstrate service coordination and collaboration • Agencies that are based in the Tri- Valley or provide unique services in the Tri - Valley Accordingly, to incorporate and address these priorities, staff developed three funding alternatives for the HSC's discussion and consideration as follows: • Alternative A: Focus on Basic Life Needs including food, shelter, and medical care • Alternative B: Focus on Basic Life Needs and Other HSC Priorities including: • Innovative programs and services that meet emerging needs /trends • Projects that demonstrate service coordination and collaboration • Agencies that are based in the Tri - Valley or provide unique services in the Tri - Valley • Alternative C: Balanced Distribution of Funding including a traditional funding strategy implemented last year (and in prior years) based on an attempt to provide some meaningful level of funding to all eligible projects given the fact that generally all of the agencies are providing useful and necessary services to the community. For each alternative, staff provided a potential funding scenario that the Commission evaluated as part of its deliberations and review. As an outcome to this process, the Commission was able to see various funding options that enabled it to make its recommendations. Listed below are the Human Services Commission HHSG program recommendations: Page 3 of 8