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HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION <br />AGENDA REPORT <br />February 7, 2024 <br />Item 4 <br />TITLE: DISCUSS EVALUATION PROCESS AND MEETING FORMAT FOR FISCAL <br />YEAR 2024/25 HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM <br />REVIEW <br />SUMMARY <br />The Human Services Commission will be reviewing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 <br />Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) applications at its March 6, 2024 meeting. <br />To streamline the review and funding recommendation process, the commission should <br />discuss the evaluation process and meeting format. Staff will answer any technical <br />questions commissioners may have related to the use of the ZoomGrants Online <br />Application Management System, the cloud-based grant management platform. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Discuss the evaluation process and meeting format for the FY 2024/25 Housing and <br />Human Services Grant program review. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Annually the Human Services Commission utilizes its February and March meetings to <br />discuss, deliberate, and recommend funding for the Housing and Human Services <br />Grants (HHSG) Program. The Human Services Commission reviews grant requests <br />related to human services while the Housing Commission reviews grant requests <br />related to housing. Most years the Human Services and Housing Commissions are <br />required to review/rate between 25 and 35 applications from Tri-Valley human service <br />and housing providers. <br />DISCUSSION <br />This year, the commission will again be reviewing the FY 2024/25 HHSG applications <br />online with the ZoomGrants program that was first implemented for the FY 2011/12 <br />allocation process. In March, the commission will deliberate and provide funding <br />recommendations for City Council consideration. <br />HHSG applications for FY 2024/25 were due Friday, January 19, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. <br />and 27 applications were received. Attachment 1 lists the 19 human services-related <br />applications. Applications for consideration by the Housing and Human Services <br />Commissions have an aggregate funding request of just over $1,022,000. Applications <br />to be reviewed by the Human Services Commission total $760,186.37. <br />$77$&+0(17