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[Grant Agreement] California Immigration Project: Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network for Immigrants
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01108
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Grant Agreement with California Immigration Project for a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000.
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Contact
Contact: Sarah Sarquiz, Administrative Officer, (916) 808-7868, ssarquiz@cityofsacramento.org, City Manager’s Office
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-California Immigration Project Grant Agreement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Since 2017, the City has consistently invested financial resources into the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation’s Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal (FUEL) Network. A collaborative comprised of myriad entities, the Sacramento FUEL Network is dedicated to helping Sacramento residents prevent, prepare for, or defend against the possibility of deportation through the provision of free legal, outreach, education, and mental health services.
On October 20, 2023, the City entered into Grant Agreement No. 2023-1543 with the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation to provide immediate immigration services that included deportation prevention, detention intervention, and deportation intervention, to support Sacramento’s immigrant populations. Since the inception of this contract, the City has contributed $2,000,000. Effective April 2, 2025, the California Immigration Project (CIP) assumed administration of the contract from the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation.
From FY2022/23 through FY2025/26 the Sacramento FUEL Network provided the following
educational, legal, and mental health services:
• 108,254 Sacramento residents were provided “Know Your Rights” presentations, and Family Emergency Preparedness Assistance;
• 573 Sacramento residents received legal consultations;
• 66 Sacramento residents received ongoing deportation defense representation;
• 170 Sacramento residents had full-scope representation initiated in their applications for stronger immigrations remedies;
• 994 Sacramento residents were provided limited-scope assistance in their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Renewals, Naturalizations, humanitarian paroles, Temporary Protective Status (TPS) Renewals, and other applications;
• Approximately 1,196 Sacramento residents received an individual therapy session;
• Approximately 1,376 group therapy sessions were provided to Sacramento residents; and
• 10 forensic psychological evaluations were provided to Sacramento residents.
City staff recommends funding this project for one year, for a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000, for the California Immigration Project to continue providing critical services to local immigrant and refugee populations through the form of legal representation, social services, mental health services, education, and continued coordination of the 50+ local organizations.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Pursuant to Sacramento City Code section 3.56.090, any agreement that is for $250,000 or more requires City Council approval.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities and government fiscal activities that do not constitute a “project” and is not subject to the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Section 15378(b)(2)). Additionally, the activities in this report are exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review because it can be seen with certainty that no significant effects could occur as a result of project implementation (CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3)).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: Services provided by this agreement address the ongoing need for supportive services for Sacramento residents facing the possibility of deportation.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: Sufficient funding will be available (General Fund, Fund 1001) in the FUEL Network MYOP (I02000800) to execute the agreement with the California Immigration Project in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for an effective date of July 1, 2026.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): The California Immigration Project (CIP) is a LBE in the City of Sacramento.
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