DATE: May 21, 2025
TO: Community Services Commission
FROM: Community Services Manager
SUBJECT Community Agency Funding Program Improvements
RECOMMENDATION
That the Community Services Commission review and comment on this report.
SUMMARY
This report reviews proposed changes to the Community Agency Funding (CAF) process for future funding cycles. Recommendations to the funding process are informed by applicant feedback, benchmark research reviewing 12 Bay Area government entities’ funding practices, and the Community Services Commission’s (CSC) feedback from the March 19 CSC Meeting. This report outlines planned updates to the funding process to increase transparency and objectivity while reducing the administrative burden for both applicants and staff. It also includes proposed changes to the application review, interview, and deliberation processes for CSC feedback.
Staff seek the CSC’s input on the proposed changes related to the CAF process. During the May 21, 2025, work session, staff will facilitate interactive polling to gather consensus on these changes.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Agency Funding Scoring Rubric