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The proposed FY 2008/09 City Grant Application Packet (Attachment 1) is similar to the previous year, and includes the commissions' recommended changes. The timeline remains consistent with previous years, with funding packets available in December, due in March, followed by Public Hearings before each appropriate commission in April, and City Council consideration of funding recommendations in June. The timeline is clearly outlined in the Application Packet. In addition, during the regular October meetings, the commissions identified funding priorities and maximum funding requests for each respective category: Civic Arts Category: Maximum Funding Request - $7,500`; total available funding $40,000. *Organizations may submit applications for different projects, but shall not be awarded more than $7,500 in the aggregate in any grant year. Priority -Cultural and artistic projects that build community, provide public education in the arts, create increased diversity, and provide technical assistance to increase self- sufficiency. Human Services Category: Maximum Funding Request - $20,000 per project; total available funding $130,000. Priority -Programs 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). Youth Category: Maximum Funding Request - $7,500 per project; total available funding $20,000. Priority -Programs designed to encourage and promote services that benefit the Pleasanton youth community. During its review of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocation in April 2007, the Council suggested that the Human Services Commission investigate the sufficiency of funds available through the City Grant program. During that same period, a subcommittee comprised of representatives from the Civic Arts, Human Services, and Youth commissions was working to redefine the City Grant program compliance protocols. The Council approved the new compliance protocol plan in June 2007. The protocol authorized each commission involved in City grant allocations to identify, if appropriate, a list of projects for increased funding should it become available. Though it is unusual for the commissions not to recommend the use of all funds, it did occur for this current fiscal year in both the Civic Arts and Youth areas due to limited applications and projects not meeting program guidelines. The plan provides an opportunity for the commissions to reallocate unused funds from a specific category or from an incomplete or underachieving project. Page 3 of 4