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Page 1 of 2 <br />Item #5 <br /> <br />CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION <br />AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />March 3, 2025 <br />Library and Recreation <br /> <br />TITLE: REVIEW FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 CIVIC ARTS COMMUNITY GRANT MIDTERM <br />REPORTS <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />As required by the Community Grant Program compliance protocols, each agency must meet <br />certain requirements including submitting a midterm report and final report for each funded <br />project. The midterm reports were to be completed in Zoomgrants by November 15, 2024. <br /> <br />In the Civic Arts category, eight agencies received funding for eleven different projects. The <br />midterm report serves as an update to Commissioners on the status of the eleven projects. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Review Fiscal Year 2024/25 Civic Arts Community Grant Midterm Reports. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />In May 2024, the City Council approved the Civic Arts Commission’s funding recommendations <br />for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Community Grant program. Eight agencies received funding <br />for eleven projects for a total of $40,000. <br /> <br />Community Grant Program award recipients were required to submit a midterm report for each <br />funded project by November 15, 2024. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Civic Arts Commission’s Grant Summary Report provides details on expenditures by the <br />agency and remaining funds for the FY 2024/25 grant cycle. Also noted in the report is the <br />date midterm reports were submitted. The midterm report serves as a mechanism for the <br />agencies to provide a brief update on their projects including the status of their <br />goals, potential challenges, number of clients served, and amount of funding expended to <br />date. <br /> <br />Attached for the commission’s review are the Civic Arts Grant Midterm Summary Report <br />(Attachment 1) and the detailed agency midterm reports as submitted in ZoomGrants <br />(Attachment 2). <br /> <br />EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY <br />Not applicable, as this item is an administrative matter of City business. <br /> <br />OUTREACH <br />Staff sent an email communication to all agencies as a reminder of the midterm report <br />requirement. <br />Page 24 of 116