HomeMy WebLinkAboutCall for Projects from non-profits and service providers for CDBG through MDT Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Ken Stocks, Grants Specialist
Anna Rosenberry, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Issue ‘Call for Projects’ from local non-profits, non-governmental organizations and similar community service providers interested in applying for a Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Montana Department of Commerce (MDOC)
through the City of Bozeman. Representatives from interested organizations will be invited to
present their projects at the City Commission meeting scheduled for February 25, 2013.
MEETING DATE: January 7, 2013
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent.
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to authorize City Manager to issue ‘Call for Projects.’
BACKGROUND: The purpose of the ‘Call for Projects’ is to identify potential public facility
projects with the highest potential for providing maximum benefit to low and moderate income families. This process is required to establish compliance with MDOC’s requirements for
ensuring adequate citizen participation in the selection of projects. Upon Commission approval
of the ‘Call for Projects,’ this process will be publicly noticed on the City’s web site and
published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Selected project(s) will be announced during a
subsequent meeting of the City Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Approval of this request will have no adverse impacts on current City
budgets. The CDBG program requires a 25% match. Other than in-kind commitments by the
City including grant writing support during the application process and grants administration and
financial administration in the event of funding award, matching requirements are the responsibility of the community services provider(s) on whose behalf the grant is submitted.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Attachments: Request for Projects. Report compiled on: December 31, 2012
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City of Bozeman, Montana
Request for Input
Seeking input regarding community needs, especially the needs of low and moderate
income households, from non-profit, non-governmental and similar organizations serving
the community.
Notice is hereby given that The City of Bozeman is soliciting input regarding community needs,
especially the needs of low and moderate income households, from non-profit, non-
governmental and similar organizations serving the community. Summaries of need, not to
exceed one, single-spaced page, must be received by the City Clerk by 5 p.m. on Friday,
February 15th located at 121 North Rouse Avenue. Summaries may be mailed to:
City Clerk
City of Bozeman
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
ATT: Community Projects
Or attached in PDF format and e-mailed to: sulmen@bozeman.net
Organizations are also invited to make brief presentations during the City Commission meeting
scheduled for 6 p.m. on February 25th, 2013, in the Commission Chambers at City Hall (121 N.
Rouse Ave, Bozeman).
The purpose of this ‘Request for Projects’ is to identify needs within the community and begin
discussions among City Commissioners and community organizations for determining best
approaches for meeting these needs. In addition, one project determined of greatest potential
benefit to low and moderate income residents may be selected for city sponsorship of a
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) proposal to the Montana Department of
Commerce (MDOC). Guidelines and criteria regarding this grant are available from the MDOC
website.
In the event the City selects a project for sponsorship, the organization and project will be
announced during a public meeting (TBD). The City does not anticipate obligating City funds in
support of any proposal. However, City staff may be designated to assist organizations seeking
funding for projects, whether or not these projects are selected for CDBG sponsorship.
Each entity submitting under this notice shall include a provision requiring the submitting entity to affirm in writing it will not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital
status, national origin, or because of actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or
disability and recognizing the eventual contract will contain a provision prohibiting
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discrimination as described above and this prohibition on discrimination shall apply to the hiring
and treatment of the Contract’s employees and to all subcontracts. Failure to comply with the
above shall be cause for the City to deem the submittal non-responsive.
For more information please contact:
Ken Stocks, Grants Specialist
Finance Department
City of Bozeman
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
Telephone: (406) 582-2940
E-mail: kstocks@bozeman.net
Dated this _________
City of Bozeman, Montana
By: Stacy Ulmen, CMC
Bozeman City Clerk
Publish Dates:
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