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2027 Grant Cycle Dates, Forms and Process
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00439
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion approving updates to the: 1) 2027 Annual Commission Funding Priorities; 2) 2027 Grant Guidelines and Application; 3) Pre-meeting Scores Form; 4) 2027 Grant Evaluation Matrix; and 5) Awards Matrix Form.
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Contact
Contact: Brian Vargas, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-7547, bvargas@cityofsacramento.org, Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
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Presenter
Presenter: Brian Vargas, Administrative Analyst, (916) 808-7547, bvargas@cityofsacramento.org, Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Community Needs Assessment for 2027
3-2027 Annual Commission Funding Priorities
4-2027 Grant Guidelines and Application
5-Pre-Meeting Scores Form - All Questions
6-2027 Grant Evaluation Matrix
7-Awards Matrix Form
8-Presentation
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Commission is responsible for the disbursement of income of the Ann Land Memorial Fund and the Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund for the benefit, aid, and assistance of the destitute men, women, and children of the City in such a manner as may be deemed proper and beneficial. The Commission allocates funds through an annual grant process and holds a funding meeting every November. The Commission reviews and updates grant cycle documents annually. The Grant Guidelines, forms and application for the Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Grant process are reviewed and updated annually to provide key dates and deadlines for the current grant cycle, and to discuss and document any changes to the grant process.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Sacramento City Code section 2.64.030 (Powers and Duties) provides as follows:
The Ann Land and Bertha Henschel memorial funds commission shall have power and it shall be its duty:
A. To administer the disbursement of the income of the Ann Land Memorial Fund and the Bertha Henschel memorial fund for the benefit, aid and assistance of the destitute men, women and children of the city in such manner as may be deemed proper and beneficial.
B. The funds commission may provide for the disbursement of the income of the Ann Land memorial fund and the Bertha Henschel memorial fund through such agency or agencies as shall be deemed by the funds commission to be appropriate for carrying out the abovementioned purposes of such funds.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This action is not a project subject to CEQA because it involves only general policy and procedure making and does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15002(d), 15378(b)(2), 15061(b)(3).)
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not Applicable.
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Commission/CommitteeAction
Commission/Committee Action: None.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: It is within the Ann Land and Bertha Henschel Memorial Fund Commission’s authority to decide how to distribute funds to the destitute men, women, and children of the City, subject to the City Council’s supervision. (Sac. City Code §§2.64.020. 2.64.030).
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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