Title
[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 ...
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