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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA AGENDA ITEM Deputy County Administrator / Department of General Services Date: September 5, 2023 To: The Honorable Board of County Commissioners Thru: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator Michael Zito, Deputy County Administrator Beth Powell, Interim General Services Director Cindy Emerson, Human Services Managing Director From: Leigh Anne Uribe, Human Services Program Coordinator CONSENT 7-1 BCC Meeting Subject: Children's Services Advisory Program FY 23/24 Agency Grant Contract BACKGROUND: On April 18, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners accepted and approved the FY23-24 Children's Services Request for Proposal, the FY23-24 Children's Services Program Grant Application, and the FY23-24 Children's Services Program Sample Agency Grant Contract. On the same day, the County issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Children's Services Advisory Program with an open recruitment for proposals for a period of three weeks. Over the course of three days from June 8-10, 2023, the Children's Services Advisory Committee (CSAC) Grant Review Subcommittee (Subcommittee) convened to evaluate each funding proposal and determine the grant awards recommended for funding. The proposal evaluation criteria included: priority of an identified need(s), program viability, measurable outcomes, organizational capacity, and financial health. The Subcommittee's evaluation and discussion resulted in the recommendation of awards to 46 programs and contingency funding for two additional programs if awarded funding becomes available through default, noncompliance, or early termination of an awarded grant program during the fiscal year. On June 12, 2023, the CSAC reviewed and approved the Subcommittee' funding allocations for children's programs as recommended by the Grant Review Subcommittee. On June 20, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners approved the CSAC's recommendation for funding as presented for FY23-24 in the amount of $2,773,383 plus contingency funding for two additional programs should funding become available during the fiscal year. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS: In preparation for issuance of Grant Contracts to awarded agencies/programs, staff is recommending that the Board approve minor modifications including an update to include reference to the current ordinance, corrections for readability, and two additions to Section 5 which will provide additional accountability and oversight to the programs awarded funding in FY23-24. A summary of the changes are shown below and also underscored in the Sample Grant Contract. 250