SUBJECT:
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2024 Grants to Communities Report
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
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PRESENTER(S): Amy Teetzel, Director of Administrative Services & Operations
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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For information only.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Grants to Communities Program provides funding to local non-profit organizations to support projects, programs, and events that benefit Erie and its residents. Information on the program is available on the Grants to Communities webpage.
In 2024 we implemented a requirement for grant recipients to complete a final grant report that includes:
* Number of attendees or people impacted by the event or service.
* A detailed expense sheet showing how the grant funding was used.
* Receipts verifying use of grant funds.
Organizations that received grant funding had until Oct. 30 to complete the required report, and 82% of grantees completed this report on time. From these grant reports we can see that this program impacted more than 10,500 event attendees/participants and at least 2,095 service program recipients.
Below is the summary of the grants funded in 2024, approved by Council on Jan. 9, 2024 in Resolution 24-012.
Request Type
Organization
Event/Service
Requested Support
Funded
Event
Being Better Neighbors
Juneteenth Festival
$7,500
$7,500
Event
Being Better Neighbors
PRIDE
$7,500
$7,500
Event
Coal Creek Meals on Wheels
Meal on Heels: A Shoe Fashion Show
$2,500
$2,500
Event
Erie Booster Club
After Prom
$3,000
$3,000
Event
Erie Historical Society
Biscuit Day
$4,000
$4,000
Event
Erie Optimists
Homecoming Parade
$1,000
$1,000
Event
Erie Optimists
Easter Egg Hunt
$1,000
$1,000
Event
Erie Optimists
Eerie Erie
$2,000
$2,000
Event
Soaring Heights PTO
Hope and Gratitude
$1,000
$1,000
Event
T2 Dance Company
Color Wheel Project
$3,000
$2,000
Service
Collegiate Crossings
Post-secondary educational plan counselling
$5,000
$3,000
Service
Erie High School Edu...
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