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Agenda Item: 8
1. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: TAA,/�
DATE: January 23, 2024
SUBJECT: 2024 COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ARTS GRANTS
DEPARTMENT: Recreation and Community Services
PRESENTER: Noely Serrato
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Approve the 2024 Community Services and Arts Grants Committee's program funding
recommendations in an amount not to exceed $99,545 for Community Services Grants and
$99,500 for Arts Grants, for a total not to exceed $199,045.
2. Direct staff to execute Grants Program Agreements with the agencies approved for funding.
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clarita has provided funds for nonprofit organizations through the Community
Services and Arts Grants program for approximately 34 years. Each year, a Grants Committee
(Committee) is assembled to determine funding categories, review and rate applications, and
make funding recommendations for community service and arts projects throughout Santa
Clarita.
This year's Committee included Mayor Cameron Smyth; Councilmember Laurene Weste; Parks,
Recreation, and Community Services Commission Chair Skye Ostrom; Arts Commission Chair
April Scott -Goss; and three staff members from across the City Manager's Office, Human
Resources and Library Services, and Neighborhood Services departments. The Committee, with
the exception of Arts Commission Chair April Scott -Goss, is responsible for reviewing and
rating the Community Services grants.
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All grants under the Arts categories were reviewed and rated by a separate Peer Review Rating
Panel, which included the following members:
1. April Scott -Goss - Arts Commission Chair
2. Brenda Slaughter Reynolds - Regional Arts Advocate, City of Los Angeles Department of
Cultural Affairs
3. Marc Winger - Local Arts Educator, Retired Educator, Newhall Union School District
4. Abigail Salling - Local Arts Advocate, California Institute of the Arts
The Committee continues to be responsible for determining the funding categories and making
funding recommendations based on aggregate scores for each of the individual grant
applications. This year, the Committee selected "City of Santa Clarita Community Benefit" for
Community Services grants and "Supporting the Arts in the City of Santa Clarita" for Arts grants
as the focus areas.
The maximum funding limit for each category was broken down as follows:
1. Community Services Grants $5,000
2. Community Arts Grants $5,000
3. Arts Organization Capacity Grants $5,000
4. Santa Clarita Presents Grants $7,500
With the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget, the City Council approved a budget for the
Community Services and Arts Grants program of $200,000. The allocated amount for each area
of the grant program is $100,000 for Community Services grants and $100,000 for Community
Arts, Arts Organization Capacity, and Santa Clarita Presents grants.
Community Services Grants - Twenty-eight Community Services Grants applications were
received, with requests totaling $137,545. This year's grant program includes a recommendation
from the Committee to fund 20 of the applicants with a total grant allocation of $99,545.
Arts Grants - Thirty-five Arts Grants applications were received across all three Arts categories,
with grant requests totaling $180,000. The Committee is recommending that funding be awarded
to 18 of the applications, totaling $99,500.
Attachments Al and A2 list the agencies and their respective programs or projects recommended
for funding. Attachment B lists the agencies and their respective programs not recommended for
funding.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $200,000 are available in the Recreation and Community Services Grants
expenditure account 1005000-517101 (General Fund).
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ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A 1 - CS Recommended Funding - 2024
Attachment A2 - Arts Recommended Funding - 2024
Attachment B - Not Recommended for Funding - 2024
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Attachment Al
2024 Community Services Grants Recommended for Funding
2024 Community Services Grants
Agency
Program
Amount
Assistance League of Santa Clarita
Birthday Books
$ 5,000
Bridge to Home
Activities that support development and sustainability
$ 5,000
California Institute of the Arts
CalArts' CAP @ the Library
$ 5,000
Carousel Ranch
Program Equipment
$ 5,000
Child & Family Center
Employee Safety Devices
$ 5,000
Circle of Hope
Enhancing Cancer Programs
$ 5,000
Community Gardens of Santa Clarita
UA/Greenhouse/Chicken Coop DG Installation
$ 5,000
Fostering Youth Independence
Welcome Home
$ 5,000
Guardian's Support Center, Inc.
Portable P.A. System
$ 5,000
Northeast Valley Health Corporation
Code Vital
$ 5,000
Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, Inc.
Creating Private Space for Mental Health Counseling
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Grocery
SC Grocery Imagine Program Expansion
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club
Gym Lighting Upgrade
$ 5,000
SCV Senior Center
Computer Workstations for Seniors
$ 5,000
Single Mothers Outreach
Children Playroom
$ 5,000
SNAP Sports, Inc.
SNAP Sports 2-day SoCal Special Hockey Festival
$ 5,000
Special Olympics Southern California
New Floorball Competition
$ 5,000
The Gibbon Conservation Center
Interactive Education Signage
$ 5,000
The Salvation Army
lHomeless Outreach Care Kits
$ 5,000
Wildland Weed Warriors
I Habitat Restoration
$ 4,545
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Attachment A2
2024 Arts Grants Recommended for Funding
2024 Arts Grants
Agency
Program
Amount
Community Arts
California Institute of the Arts
World Music Festival
$ 5,000
Eclipse Theatre LA
Ray Bradbu 's Something Wicked This Way Comes
$ 4,000
HOPE Theatre Arts
Theatre East West
$ 5,000
Include Everyone Project SCV
Punny Pirates Adaptive Performing Arts Group
$ 5,000
Major Impact Theatre
2024 Original Performing Arts Program
$ 3,000
Mission Opera
2024 Season
$ 5,000
Open Wings Theater Company
Sagittarius Ponderosa
$ 5,000
Pacific Vocal Series
Giving Voices to Santa Clarita's Indigenous Peoples
$ 5,000
Raising the Curtain Foundation
Saturday's Kids
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival
Spanish Language Production
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra
Spring 2024 Concert
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Presents
Canyon Theatre Guild
Broadway Musical at the PAC
$ 7,500
ESCAPE Theatre
Oliver the Musical at the PAC
$ 7,500
Santa Clarita Ballet Company
The Wizard of Oz at the PAC
$ 7,500
Santa Clarita Master Chorale
Master Chorale Performances at the PAC
$ 7,500
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra
Spring and Fall 2024 Concerts at the PAC
$ 7,500
Arts Organization Capacity
Mission Opera
Box Top Opera Education Outreach Program
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Artists Association
lCapital Expenditure and Rental Relief
$ 5,000
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Attachment B
2024 Community Services & Arts Grants
Proposals Not Recommended for Funding
2024 Community Services Grants
Agency
Program
Amount
Candidly Speaking
Conversations Across Cultures
$ 5,000
Code Read, Inc
Code Read 2024
$ 3,000
Family Promise Santa Clarita Valley
Provide homeless families with supplies and toiletries
$ 5,000
Homes for Families
Veterans Wellness Fishing
$ 5,000
Junior Achievement of Southern California
Financial Literacy with JA Finance Park
$ 5,000
Project Sebastian
Rare Warrior 24
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Valley Family YMCA
Community Center Renovation
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative
Operation Local
$ 5,000
2024 Arts Grants
Agency Program Amount
Community Arts
College of the Canyons Foundation
Visiting Artist Lectures and Workshops
$ 5,000
Congregation Beth Shalom
CBS Film Series
$ 5,000
Curtain Call Performing Arts
CCPA Theatre Upgrade and Safety Enhancements
$ 5,000
Dig Deep Theatre
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
$ 5,000
Olive Branch Theatricals
Summer Musical "Breaking Up is Hard to Do"
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita International Film Festival
SCIFF 2024
$ 5,000
The ARTree Community Arts Center
1 Improve Studio Space and Buy Frames
$ 5,000
Arts Organization Capacity
Eclipse Theatre LA
Insurance Sponsorship Program
$ 1,500
Include Everyone Project SCV
IEPSCV Program Expansion
$ 4,000
Million Little
Board Development
$ 5,000
Olive Branch Theatricals
Purchase of Sound Equipment
$ 5,000
PFLAG SCV
Performance Art Therapy
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Master Chorale
Musicians for Concert Season
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival
Rehearsal and Education Programming Space
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Symphony Orchestra
Employing Principals
$ 5,000
Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchesta
Innovative Youth Orchestra
$ 5,000
The ARTree Community Arts Center
Rent and Teacher Stipends
$ 5,000
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