Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award Recommendations Copyrighted
November 5, 2018
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 17.
ITEM TITLE: Sustainable Dubuque CommunityGrantAward
Recommendations
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Resilient
Community Advisory Commission recommendations for
four projects to be funded from the Sustainable Dubuque
Community Grant Program.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
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FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award Recommendation
DATE: October 30, 2018
Sustainable Community Coordinator Gina Bell is recommending City Council approval
of the Resilient Community Advisory Commission recommendations for the following
four projects for funding from the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Program at a
total funding amount of$9,000:
Organization Project Amount
Dubuque Co. Energy District Energy Audits, Weatherization, Education $2,250
Dubuque Urban Farm Community Food & Education $2,500
Lincoln Elementary School Greenhouse $2,500
It Takes a Village Volunteer doula program creation $1 ,750
One recommended grant amount is less than the full amount requested:
• It Takes a Village: $1 ,750 of$2,500 requested
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award Recommendation
DATE: November 2, 2018
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to present the recommendations of the Resilient
Community Advisory Commission, who reviewed Round 18 of the Sustainable Dubuque
Community Grant applications.
BACKGROUND
In 2013, the City Council approved the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program
to catalyze community leaders in the Sustainable Dubuque initiative. The grants are
available to any residents, non-profits or businesses who propose a project that
addresses at least one of the twelve sustainability principles and includes an element of
community engagement or education in their project.
$25,000 was allocated for grant disbursement in FY2019. Five applications were
received in this round. All commissioners were invited to submit their individuals
scores. A subcommittee of three commissioners, Cori Burbach and myself inet to
review the aggregated scores and prepare a recommendation for the RCAC. The
recommendation of the full RCAC, as approved at their November 1, 2018 meeting,
follows.
DISCUSSION
The following applications are recommended for funding:
Organization Project Amount
Dubuque Co. Energy District Energy Audits, Weatherization, Education $2,250
Dubuque Urban Farm Community Food & Education $2,500
Lincoln Elementary School Greenhouse $2,500
It Takes a Village Volunteer doula program creation $1,750
One recommended grant amount is less than the full amount requested:
• It Takes a Village: $1,750 of $2,500 requested
Total recommended funding is $9000. This would leave $16,000 available for the April
2019 round of funding
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully recommend City Council approval of the RCAC recommendations
regarding Round 18 funding of the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program.
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