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