City and County of Denver - File #: 20-1371

• File #: 20-1371
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/13/2020
• In control: Finance & Governance Committee
• On agenda: 12/14/2020
• Final action: 12/14/2020
• Title: A bill for an ordinance authorizing expenditures in the Human Services Special Revenue Fund based on a letter of intent from the State of Colorado to award funding to the City and County of Denver for the "Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)" program for the 2021 program year. Appropriates $649,600 based on a letter of intent to fund the Community Services Block Grant program for program year 2021. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 11-24-20.
• Indexes: Zach Rothmier

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2020	1	Mayor	signed
12/14/2020	1	Council President	signed
12/14/2020	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
12/7/2020	1	City Council	ordered published
11/24/2020	1	Finance & Governance Committee	approved by consent

Finance Item/Grant Request Template

Date Submitted: 11-13-20

Requesting Agency: Finance
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name: Rachel Bardin
Email: Rachel.Bardin@denvergov.org

Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

Both the title and description must be entered between the red "title" and "body" below. Do not at any time delete the red "title" or "body" markers from this template.
title
A bill for an ordinance authorizing expenditures in the Human Services Special Revenue Fund based on a letter of intent from the State of Colorado to award funding to the City and County of Denver for the "Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)" program for the 2021 program year.
Appropriates $649,600 based on a letter of intent to fund the Community Services Block Grant program for program year 2021. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 11-24-20.
body

Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Request budget appropriation of $649,600 for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) from the State of Colorado Department of Local Affairs. CSBG funded projects are intended to alleviate the effects of poverty, demonstrate a way out of poverty and promote long-term or sustainable futures for low income persons. Denver Human Services (DHS) receives this grant on an annual basis. DHS is requesting to establish budget based off the award letter from the funder which equates to 80 percent of the total forecasted award. The total award estimate is $812,000. Establishing budget will fac...