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GRANT PROCESS <br />The Needs Assessment Subcommittee begins the grant cycle by identifying and assessing areas of <br />need within Indian River County. Based on the needs assessment data, the Grant Review <br />Subcommittee submits a request for proposal (RFP). Upon receipt of the applications, the Grant <br />Review Subcommittee screens the applications, interviews the applicants, and recommends <br />program funding to the advisory committee. The advisory committee then makes a recommendation <br />to the Indian River County Board of Commissioners who have final approval of tax dollars expended <br />for children's services. Grant applications are considered one time a year only. <br />NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br />During this reporting period, the Children's Services Needs Assessment Subcommittee, using the <br />2015 countywide Needs Assessment of the current social, health and public safety services in Indian <br />River County, established the Focus of Needs for 2019-20 which are as follows: <br />• Early Childhood Development <br />• Build Parent Capacity <br />• After School and Summer Recreational Activities and Academic Enrichment <br />• Middle and High School Programs that Address Risky Behavior <br />Beyond the scope of the focus areas is the larger picture to consider—the increasing cycle of poverty. <br />A program's geographical location, early intervention and primary prevention efforts, as well as <br />community collaborations and overall health of an agency requesting grant funding, are areas of <br />precedence over actual focus of needs. <br />CHILDREN SERVICES FUNDING <br />Funding for children service programs is provided through a payment up to 0.125 mills of county ad <br />valorem property taxes. For the fiscal year October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, the Indian <br />River County Board of Commissioners authorized funding for Children's Services in the amount of <br />$2,012,611. <br />Upon recommendation of the Children Services Advisory Committee, the Indian River County Board <br />of Commissioners approved funding allocations for twenty-four agencies in support of thirty- five <br />programs for Children's Services in 2019-20. Allocations, according to the focus of needs, consisted <br />of early childhood development — 46%; building parent capacity — 13%; after school and summer <br />enrichment programs — 24%; and programs that address risky behavior among middle and high <br />school students —17%. <br />90 <br />