REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SANTINO DANISI, MBA, City Controller/Finance Director
BY: COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Business Manager
Finance Department, Grants Management Unit
SUBJECT
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Approve a Grant Agreement with The Central Valley Honor Flight allocating $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support and honor 70 Valley veterans by providing resources to pay for a trip to Washington, DC to visit their military memorials.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve an agreement with the Central Valley Honor Flight allocating $100,000 in ARPA funding to support and honor 70 Valley veterans by providing resources to pay for a trip to Washington, DC to visit their military memorials and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, amendments, and modifications pertaining to this grant program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends Council approve an agreement with the Central Valley Honor Flight allocating $100,000 in ARPA funds to support and honor 70 Valley veterans by providing resources needed to pay for a trip to Washington, DC to visit their military memorials. This allocation was previously approved by Council through the budget process and approval on June 20, 2024. As a beneficiary of ARPA funding, the Central Valley Honor Flight will receive funding to build on their current capacities and provide additional support to program participants.
BACKGROUND
In 2021, the City of Fresno was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funding in the amount of $170,808,029. Of this funding $100,000 was identified in a resolution passed by Council on June 20, 2024, allocating funding to augment current resources for the Central Valley Honor Flight. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Valley Honor Flight has been negatively impacted specifically with a significant reduction in donations during that time. In addition, due to the moratorium on honor flights more than 25 veterans on the waitlist passed away before they cou...
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