Transmittal - 8/14/2023DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR
LORENA RIFFO JENSON
DIRECTOR
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
Date Received:
Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council:
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: August 10, 2023
Darin Mano, Chair
FROM: Lorena Riffo Jenson, Director, Department of Economic Development
SUBJECT: American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) Community Grant Program
Funds-Phase One Distribution Nonprofits - Community Recovery
Committee (“CRC”) Recommendation for Distribution
STAFF CONTACTS: Cathie Rigby, ARPA Program Manager, Cathie.Rigby@slcgov.com
Todd Andersen, ARPA Project Coordinator,
Todd.Andersen@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council Approve the $500,000 disbursement
of ARPA Community Grant Program Funds for Nonprofit Subrecipients as
recommended by the Community Recovery Committe.
BUDGET IMPACT: Distribution of $500,000 of the $2 million ARPA funding
allocated in FY22, BA5.
COORDINATION: Community and Neighborhoods (CAN), Mayor’s Office, SLC
Finance Department, and other outside organizations.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
In April of 2022, Salt Lake City code 2.20.040 established the Community Grant
Program to be administered by The Department of Economic Development (“DED”) to
deploy $2M of the $85.4 million federal funds granted to the City.
•To aid in the process and establish criteria quickly, transparently, and fairly
deploy the fund’s the City Council created the Community Recovery
Committee to oversee the process, review the applications and make
recommendations for the deployment of funds.
Lisa Shaffer (Aug 14, 2023 10:54 MDT)
08/14/2023
08/14/2023
During the Nonprofit review the committee was comprised of six (6) members that
serve on the following other boards:
•Jake Maxwell, Economic Development Loan Fund
•Steve Anjewierden, Racial Equity in Policing
•Jason Wessel, Human Rights Commission
•Esther Stowell, Human Rights Commission
•Sarah Longoria, Salt Lake Arts Council
•Pook Carson, Business Advisory Board
Once approved, this would complete all of Phase 1 funding of the Community Grant Program
for small businesses and nonprofit subrecipients.
Program Overview
●No single application for a community grant will exceed $100,000.00.
●Nonprofit applicants are required to be registered as a 501(c)(3), (4), (6) or (19)
organization and, registered in the federal system for Award Management
(“SAM”). Proof of compliance with employee worker’s compensation laws,
documentation of current insurance, and proof of 501c3 status is required.
●Preference for nonprofit applicants with thorough policies, procedures, and
bylaws, including robust organizational checks and balances will be given.
Awarded nonprofits will be expected to track grant funds separately from general
operating funds. Documentation may be requested to ensure program expenses
are not currently or were not previously paid by other awarded federal COVID
recovery funds. Applying nonprofits are not required to have previously received
or applied for federal funding.
●Each funded nonprofit must certify that its program is specifically designed to
respond or address an identified impact or disproportionate impact to the artist
or small business communities they are looking to serve.
●Selected nonprofit organizations must agree to all applicable monitoring and
reporting required by Salt Lake City and Federal Guidelines.
Qualifying Use of Funds
To meet the qualifying criteria established by the Department of Treasury and to
align our grants with State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”) expenditure
categories DED staff categorized applications into one of the four categories below:
●Small business economic assistance
●Aid to Tourism, Travel or Hospitality
●Aid to Arts and Artisan businesses
●Aid to Nonprofit organizations with programming specific to small
businesses or arts and artisan businesses.
All four of these expenditure categories are small business-related, eligible for funding
through the Community Grant Program and aid Salt Lake City’s Department of
Finance (“Finance”) to administer the program.
The current recommended funding list addresses the fourth category:
•Aid to Nonprofit organizations with programming specific to small businesses
or arts and artisan businesses.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
To ensure the grant program was available to all potential applicants, DED
instituted the following measures to ensure an equitable, transparent, and
inclusive process:
●Application materials, training videos, and presentations are provided
in multiple languages.
●Online and paper applications are accepted.
●Training and Technical Assistance appointments were offered on both
the East and West sides of Salt Lake City.
●Individual application assistance was provided by DED, The
International Rescue Committee (“IRC”), and Small Business
Development Center (“SBDC”) as needed.
●A second stage rollout for small business applicants, for equitable access was
included in the process. This allowed communities who were still engaged in
technical assistance, needed longer lead times to get through the process, or
were unsuccessful in the first round to participate in the program.
A total of 40 Nonprofit organization applications were received, and of those 36
were reviewed by staff, including a member of the Finance Department, and then
sorted into lists of 10 or less for review and scoring by the CRC during its weekly
meetings.
Scoring
Nonprofit organizations were given two sets of scores, one from DED staff which included the
risk assessment (maximum possible of 26 points), and a second set of scores from the CRC
(maximum possible of 90 points).
The total of eligible points was 116 with the following breakdown:
●78% of the score was based on five questions with a maximum total
score possible of 30 points. This score was weighted for a total of 90
maximum points.
●22% of the score was based on the risk assessment and DED staff
scores combined. This score was not weighted and had a maximum
total of 26 points.
●The risk assessment is a federal requirement for grant programs and
works in a reverse condition. The higher the score given to an
organization, the lower the perceived risk. A total of 10 questions
makes up the risk assessment and the scores on this assessment will be
included in future federal reporting requirements.
A total of eight (8) meetings were held to review and score the nonprofit organizations to
complete the Community Grant Program Phase 1. In their final meeting the CRC reviewed
several options for determining scoring and funding. In the end their decision was to award
as many applicants as possible using a sliding scale. This allowed for 6 Nonprofit
organizations to receive a percentage of their full ask, and one Nonprofit organization to
receive the remaining funds until the $500,000 balance was met.
Attachments:
●List of Recommended Nonprofit Organizations for Grant
Approval
●Ordinance
●Letter from the Community Recovery Committee
Community Grant
Application Name ↑Legal Business Name ↑
Estimated # of Small
Businesses/Artists
Served
Estimated Funding
Amount Given to Each
Small Business/Artist ($) Request ($)
TOTAL
(excluding
Admin Score)
Admin
Score ↑
TOTAL with
Committee Scores
Weighted (x3) +
Admin Score AVERAGE
# of
Committe
e Scores
FUNDING OPTION -
Reduced by Score
CGA-00063359 NeighborWorks Salt Lake 90 $0 to $12,000 100,000$ 161 25 508 84.67 6 84,667$
CGA-00063462 Utah Film Center 40 1800 72,500$ 154 25 487 81.17 6 58,846$
CGA-00063191 Utah Arts Alliance 84 $950 to $2,000 100,000$ 151 23 476 79.33 6 79,333$
CGA-00063408 Suazo Business Center 600 $20 to $300 100,000$ 150 24 474 79.00 6 79,000$
CGA-00063329 Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund 15 $0 to $10,000 100,000$ 147 24 465 77.50 6 77,500$
CGA-00063441 UAACC Charitable Foundation 20 $250 to $10,000 100,000$ 146 25 463 77.17 6 77,167$
CGA-00063287 Discovery Gateway Children's Museum 5 to 10 $8,000 to $45,500 100,000$ 146 23 461 76.83 6 43,487$
CGA-00063540 Utah Cultural Alliance Foundation 17 4705 100,000$ 146 22 460 76.67 6 -$
CGA-00063503 International Rescue Committee 23 3382 100,000$ 145 25 460 76.67 6 -$
CGA-00063502 GK Folks Foundation 62 $425 to $5,000 100,000$ 143 25 454 75.67 6 -$
CGA-00063340 Spy Hop Productions 26 3077 100,000$ 141 22 445 74.17 6 -$
CGA-00084218 University of Utah - Bridging the Gap 8 $1,000 to $15,000 100,000$ 139 24 441 73.50 6 -$
CGA-00084237 Torrey House Press 150 $200 to $5,000 100,000$ 137 25 436 72.67 6 -$
CGA-00063478 Utah Pride Center 20 5000 100,000$ 137 24 435 72.50 6 -$
CGA-00063487 Shango Music and Dance DBA Samba Fogo 45 $500 to $2,000 75,000$ 137 21 432 72.00 6 -$
CGA-00063460 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 250 $0 to $2,568 100,000$ 136 24 432 72.00 6 -$
CGA-00063377 Beloved Community/Banded Black 77 $150 to $5000 100,000$ 136 23 431 71.83 6 -$
CGA-00063529 Salt Lake Acting Company 230 $300 to $10,000 100,000$ 133 24 423 70.50 6 -$
CGA-00063528 Utah Muslim Civic League 50 to 75 $0 to $2,000 100,000$ 133 24 423 70.50 6 -$
CGA-00063403 UtahPresents 70 1143 75,000$ 131 25 418 69.67 6 -$
CGA-00063544 JAYHAWKS Program 10 $500 to $10,000 50,000$ 130 20 410 68.33 6 -$
CGA-00063519 1520 Arts 65 255 15,000$ 130 18 408 68.00 6 -$
CGA-00063492 Downtown Alliance 16 5000 100,000$ 128 22 406 67.67 6 -$
CGA-00063549 Create Reel Change 55 $200 to $6,000 100,000$ 127 25 406 67.67 6 -$
CGA-00063277 VentureCapital.org 194 $90 to $5,000 100,000$ 127 25 406 67.67 6 -$
CGA-00060853 Brazilian Arts Center 100 $500 to $700 50,000$ 126 23 401 66.83 6 -$
CGA-00084165 Brolly Arts 94 $300 to $5,000 70,000$ 125 19 394 65.67 6 -$
CGA-00063530 Visual Art Institute 76 $200 to $8,000 100,000$ 122 21 387 64.50 6 -$
CGA-00063531 Utah Brewers Guild 36 $0 to $6,000 100,000$ 123 11 380 63.33 6 -$
CGA-00084234 Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce N/A N/A 100,000$ 120 13 373 62.17 6 -$
CGA-00063261 Mundi Project 17 5065 75,000$ 116 24 372 62.00 6 -$
CGA-00063517 Kostopulos Dream Foundation/Camp K N/A N/A 100,000$ 119 12 369 61.50 6 -$
CGA-00062683
Wasatch Theatre Company of Salt Lake
County 1500 $25 to $500 50,000$ 120 8 368 61.33 6 -$
CGA-00062730 Community Building Services 55 1088 97,084$ 113 21 360 60.00 6 -$
CGA-00063495 The Other Side Academy 3 $20,000 to $40,0000 100,000$ 112 22 358 59.67 6 -$
CGA-00063218 Ballet West 25 $1,500 to $2,000 95,000$ 82 15 261 43.50 6 -$
500,000$
-$
ARPA Funds Available:500,000.00$
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2023
(Ordinance approving the disbursement of American Rescue Plan Act Community Grant
Program Funds for Phase 1, Group 2)
WHEREAS, the global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world and local economy
at an unprecedented level, and Salt Lake City’s nonprofit organizations, local businesses, and
residents have been negatively impacted by the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the U.S. Government signed into law a COVID-19
recovery bill, the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) and allocated federal funding to Salt
Lake City Corporation (“City”) to use for certain COVID-related uses, including to support
disproportionately impacted communities and to mitigate negative economic impacts within the
community.
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, the City Council passed Salt Lake City Ordinance 17 of
2022, enacting Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.20 and establishing a new community grant
program to govern the distribution of certain ARPA funds, including the creation of a
Community Recovery Committee (“Committee”) that is tasked with reviewing grant applications
and making recommendations on the disbursement of community recovery grant funds.
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2023, the City Council passed Salt Lake City Ordinance 12 of
2023, approving the disbursement of a portion of the grant funds to small businesses and
nonprofit organizations approved by the Committee for direct economic assistance, which
disbursement was considered Phase 1, Group 1 of grant fund allocation.
WHEREAS, beginning in April 2023and continuing through June 2023, the Committee
held eight meetings to review and consider applications from approximately 39 nonprofit
organizations seeking grant funding to provide services and support to communities
disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with Salt Lake City Code
2.20.040.
WHEREAS, the Committee evaluated the applications in accordance with Salt Lake City
Code Chapter 2.20, including consideration of the applicant’s proposed use of funds, geographic
equity, the policies and objectives of the community grant program, and the federal requirements
pursuant to ARPA.
WHEREAS, the Committee has completed review of the applications and has
recommended funding allocations as further described in Exhibit A.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Salt Lake City Code 2.20.010, the Mayor has reviewed the
Committee’s recommendations set forth in Exhibit A.
WHEREAS, based on the Committee’s recommendations, the Mayor recommends that
the City Council approve the funding allocations as described in Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, that:
SECTION 1. Funding Approval. The City Council approves the funding allocations as
further described in Exhibit B. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to negotiate and execute
the grant agreements and any other relevant documents required, consistent with Exhibit B and
Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.20, and incorporating such other terms and agreements as
recommended by the City Attorney’s office.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of
_____________________, 2023.
Darin Mano, Council Chair
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2023.
Published: ______________.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:
Sara Montoya, City Attorney
August 9, 2023
Community Grant
Application Name ↑Legal Business Name ↑
Estimated # of Small
Businesses/Artists
Served
Estimated Funding
Amount Given to Each
Small Business/Artist ($) Request ($)
TOTAL
(excluding
Admin Score)
Admin
Score ↑
TOTAL with
Committee Scores
Weighted (x3) +
Admin Score AVERAGE
# of
Committe
e Scores
FUNDING OPTION -
Reduced by Score
CGA-00063359 NeighborWorks Salt Lake 90 $0 to $12,000 100,000$ 161 25 508 84.67 6 84,667$
CGA-00063462 Utah Film Center 40 1800 72,500$ 154 25 487 81.17 6 58,846$
CGA-00063191 Utah Arts Alliance 84 $950 to $2,000 100,000$ 151 23 476 79.33 6 79,333$
CGA-00063408 Suazo Business Center 600 $20 to $300 100,000$ 150 24 474 79.00 6 79,000$
CGA-00063329 Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund 15 $0 to $10,000 100,000$ 147 24 465 77.50 6 77,500$
CGA-00063441 UAACC Charitable Foundation 20 $250 to $10,000 100,000$ 146 25 463 77.17 6 77,167$
CGA-00063287 Discovery Gateway Children's Museum 5 to 10 $8,000 to $45,500 100,000$ 146 23 461 76.83 6 43,487$
CGA-00063540 Utah Cultural Alliance Foundation 17 4705 100,000$ 146 22 460 76.67 6 -$
CGA-00063503 International Rescue Committee 23 3382 100,000$ 145 25 460 76.67 6 -$
CGA-00063502 GK Folks Foundation 62 $425 to $5,000 100,000$ 143 25 454 75.67 6 -$
CGA-00063340 Spy Hop Productions 26 3077 100,000$ 141 22 445 74.17 6 -$
CGA-00084218 University of Utah - Bridging the Gap 8 $1,000 to $15,000 100,000$ 139 24 441 73.50 6 -$
CGA-00084237 Torrey House Press 150 $200 to $5,000 100,000$ 137 25 436 72.67 6 -$
CGA-00063478 Utah Pride Center 20 5000 100,000$ 137 24 435 72.50 6 -$
CGA-00063487 Shango Music and Dance DBA Samba Fogo 45 $500 to $2,000 75,000$ 137 21 432 72.00 6 -$
CGA-00063460 Utah Museum of Contemporary Art 250 $0 to $2,568 100,000$ 136 24 432 72.00 6 -$
CGA-00063377 Beloved Community/Banded Black 77 $150 to $5000 100,000$ 136 23 431 71.83 6 -$
CGA-00063529 Salt Lake Acting Company 230 $300 to $10,000 100,000$ 133 24 423 70.50 6 -$
CGA-00063528 Utah Muslim Civic League 50 to 75 $0 to $2,000 100,000$ 133 24 423 70.50 6 -$
CGA-00063403 UtahPresents 70 1143 75,000$ 131 25 418 69.67 6 -$
CGA-00063544 JAYHAWKS Program 10 $500 to $10,000 50,000$ 130 20 410 68.33 6 -$
CGA-00063519 1520 Arts 65 255 15,000$ 130 18 408 68.00 6 -$
CGA-00063492 Downtown Alliance 16 5000 100,000$ 128 22 406 67.67 6 -$
CGA-00063549 Create Reel Change 55 $200 to $6,000 100,000$ 127 25 406 67.67 6 -$
CGA-00063277 VentureCapital.org 194 $90 to $5,000 100,000$ 127 25 406 67.67 6 -$
CGA-00060853 Brazilian Arts Center 100 $500 to $700 50,000$ 126 23 401 66.83 6 -$
CGA-00084165 Brolly Arts 94 $300 to $5,000 70,000$ 125 19 394 65.67 6 -$
CGA-00063530 Visual Art Institute 76 $200 to $8,000 100,000$ 122 21 387 64.50 6 -$
CGA-00063531 Utah Brewers Guild 36 $0 to $6,000 100,000$ 123 11 380 63.33 6 -$
CGA-00084234 Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce N/A N/A 100,000$ 120 13 373 62.17 6 -$
CGA-00063261 Mundi Project 17 5065 75,000$ 116 24 372 62.00 6 -$
CGA-00063517 Kostopulos Dream Foundation/Camp K N/A N/A 100,000$ 119 12 369 61.50 6 -$
CGA-00062683
Wasatch Theatre Company of Salt Lake
County 1500 $25 to $500 50,000$ 120 8 368 61.33 6 -$
CGA-00062730 Community Building Services 55 1088 97,084$ 113 21 360 60.00 6 -$
CGA-00063495 The Other Side Academy 3 $20,000 to $40,0000 100,000$ 112 22 358 59.67 6 -$
CGA-00063218 Ballet West 25 $1,500 to $2,000 95,000$ 82 15 261 43.50 6 -$
500,000$
-$
ARPA Funds Available:500,000.00$
EXHIBIT A
To: Salt Lake City Council
From: Community Recovery CommiƩee
Date: 7/12/2024
Re: CGP Nonprofit Subrecipient Phase 1 Grant Award DeterminaƟon
Dear Mayor and City Council,
The Community Recovery CommiƩee (CRC) has now completed the review of the nonprofit subrecipient
applicants of Phase 1 of Economic Development’s Community Grant Program (CGP).
The CommiƩee carefully and thoughƞully reviewed each applicant for the impact their proposed
program would have to help the arƟst and small business communiƟes recover from the effects of the
Covid-19 Pandemic and the related shutdowns.
This was an especially difficult task, as there were many qualified applicants, with various proposals to
help these businesses recover. We were impressed by the quanƟty and quality of the applicaƟons and
by the significant number of businesses these funds could help.
Our goal in this secƟon of Phase 1 remained the same as with the previous secƟon for small business
applicants; to award as much money to as many applicants as possible. Given this consideraƟon, and
aŌer reviewing various funding opƟons, we are again recommending a sliding scale be applied to the
award amount based on the average score the nonprofit organizaƟon received.
With limited funding, we recommend that the organizaƟons scoring the highest be awarded funds unƟl
the funding amount of $500,000 is exhausted.
Though these decisions were difficult, the commiƩee feels we put forth the best, and most equitable
recommendaƟon we could and appreciate your consideraƟon of our decision.
Sincerely,
Jake Maxwell
Chair – Community Recovery CommiƩee