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Allocation of FY 2012-2013 ESG Funds <br />March 19, 2012 <br />Page 2 <br />The City has already allocated $297,635.84 from the first installment and of the FY 2011-2012 <br />allocation. The recommendations for the remaining balance of $174,078.16 is combined with the <br />FY 2012-2013 allocation of $538,354 to comprise the FY 2012-2013 proposed ESG program. <br />In January 2012, a Notice of Funding Availability was mailed to 50 non-profit providers soliciting <br />applications for FY 2012-2013 grant funding. Additionally, a notice was published in the Orange <br />County Register, La Opinion and Nguoi Viet News. Twenty-seven proposals were submitted from <br />18 organizations with funding requests totaling $1,035,360. <br />On March 1, 2012, an ad hoc committee (comprised of two commissioners from the Community <br />Redevelopment and Housing Commission, one representative from the Orange County's <br />Community Services-Homelessness Prevention Department and one City staff member) <br />conducted applicant interviews to rate and rank the proposals using the following criteria: 1) <br />community need, 2) capacity to provide service, and 3) effective and efficient use of funds. A list <br />of the agencies submitting proposals, type of program, grant amount requested, the evaluation <br />panel average rating, and the recommended funding for FY 2012-2013 is provided in Exhibit 1. <br />Twenty-four of the 27 proposals are being recommended for funding. The two organizations that <br />received the lowest average rating were not recommended as well as an organization whose <br />proposed activity was at a level where it was not cost-effective for the City to administer. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />ESG funds will be available in the Emergency Solutions Grant account (no. 13518785-various). <br />Nancy T. Ee Interim Exe Director <br />Community Development Agency <br />CJN/NTE/FH/mlr <br />Exhibit: 1. ESG Recommendations <br />APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br /> <br />Francisco Gutierrez t?sA <br />Executive Director <br />Finance & Management Services Agency <br />25A-2