The Office of Community Development announced federal CDBG RFP notices in October 2021 with RFP applications due November 29, 2021. The City received responses from 17 non-profit agencies. The City is making available $250,000 from its annual entitlement and a maximum of $25,000 is awarded per organization for successful proposals.
The proposals were reviewed in accordance with the evaluation criteria published within the RFP, which included: Organizational Experience and Performance, Project Need and Importance, Project Feasibility and Financial Feasibility.
Those non-profits receiving CDBG grant funding are:
Non-Profit Agency | Amount Requested | Amount Awarded | Project |
Springfield Boys and Girls Club | $6,400 | $6,400 | New art room sink |
Greater New Life Christian Center | $24,950 | $24,950 | Replace brick pillars and stairs - safety issue |
Children’s Study Home | $25,000 | $20,000 | Demo and replace fencing |
Open Pantry Community Services | $20,486 | $10,243 | Repave parking lot |
Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services | $25,000 | $24,005 | Elevator upgrades |
Morris Professional Childcare Services | $25,000 | $12,500 | Pave parking lot |
Michael J. Dias Foundation | $13,600 | $13,600 | Roof updates |
Italian Cultural Center | $24,700 | $24,700 | New HVAC |
YWCA | $25,000 | $12,500 | Ramp upgrade |
Christina’s House | $25,000 | $25,000 | New heating and cooling system |
Mental Health Association | $25,000 | $25,000 | New siding |
Gray House | $23,126 | $23,126 | Windows |
Springfield Partners for Community Action | $25,000 | $24,940 | Windows and Emergency doors |
Mayor Sarno states, “I want to thank the Community Development RFP review committee for their efforts in this selection process. This much-needed and vital CDBG funding for our non-profits will go a long way to assisting with their efforts of improving their physical structure and facility. My administration is committed to working with our local non-profits to help address their facility needs while not taking away from their frontline and community services that are so desperately needed. This initiative will allow the awardees to not have to burden their budgets and their bottom lines by making potential cuts to their core and key community services to make much-needed facility improvements.”
The RFP review committee consisted of:
- Ed Whitley, Deputy Director of Neighborhoods
- Cathy Buono, Director of A&F, Community Development
- Lori Santaniello, Senior Program Director, Community Development
- Attorney Talia Gee, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
- Marcos Gonzalez, Project Manager, Economic Development