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Attachment 4 11 City General Funds for Human Services (formerly "City Grant") Since 1994, the City of Pleasanton has implemented a modest annual "City Grant" program to provide financial support for non-profit, community-based organizations through the City's General Fund. The mission statement for the program is simple: "to enhance the quality of life in Pleasanton." Funding has been allocated according to the following three (3) categories: 1. Human Services 2. Youth Programs and Services 3. Civic Arts/Culture The total amount of funding allocated each year through the City Grant program has ranged from approximately $30,000 to $190,000, with the highest level of funding (approximately$130,000 annually) going to the category of human services. In 2009, the City Council approved changes to the City's grant process to move the portion of funding formerly allocated for human services through the City Grant program to the new Housing and Human Services Grant(HHSG) program. The smaller Youth and Civic Arts grant programs will continue to be administered separately as the new"Community Grant" program. The following general activities are eligible for City General Fund grants for human services: • Seed funding (new projects/programs) • Capital projects (permanent or semi-permanent physical facility amenity) • Operational (direct services only; administrative expenses are ineligible) The priority for this HHSG funding category is for projects and activities that promote a healthy community, with emphasis on projects that address service network gaps and shortcomings as identified in the Tri-Valley Human Services Needs Assessment(May 2003). Inasmuch as the amount of funding available through the General Fund is limited, priority will be given to those applications requesting one-time-only or matching funds and that serve a large number of Pleasanton residents. In order to meet City financial and accounting requirements, projects funded with General Funds must have a start-up date not earlier than July 1 and must be completed by June 30 of the applicable fiscal year(i.e., funds cannot be expended prior to July 1 or after June 30).