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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: June 6, 2022 Item No.: 7.e Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description:Discuss use of American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA) funds for Non-Profit Support and Group Home Assistance 1 B ACKGROUND 2 On April 18, 2022, the City Council discussed possible useof ARPA funds to financially support non- 3 profits impacted by the COVID pandemic and to provide assistance to group homes located in Roseville. 4 Minutes of that meeting are included as Attachment A. 5 6 Non-Profit Support 7 At the April 18 City Council meeting, Councilmembers were interested in pursuing the creation of a 8 program that would use ARPA funds to assist non-profits serving the Roseville community. The 9 discussion identified allocating $50,000 of ARPA funds that would be allocated to non-profits in grants 10 of up to $10,000 each. 11 12 As part of the April 18 discussion, staff identified some basic requirements necessary for a non-profit to 13 receive a grant from the City. They were: 14 15 1) The organization must be a registered non-profit in the state of Minnesota 16 2) The organization must serve residents of Roseville (based on some measurement of the number 17 of Roseville residents the non-profit serves) 18 3) The organization provides a community-based service, event, or program that benefits the greater 19 good of the community and not just the members of that organization 20 4)The organization, program, project, or event does not advocate a political or religious affiliation 21 5) The organization experienced negative financial impacts of the pandemic that can be 22 demonstrated with documentation detailing the negative financial impact OR the organization 23 provides direct services, education, or advocacy to residents of Roseville in response to the 24 pandemic 25 6) Eligible uses of the funds include payroll and benefit costs, utilities, rent/mortgage payments, 26 insurance, and other operating costs. Eligible uses also include providing programs and direct 27 service to community members impacted by the pandemic. 28 29 Based on the City Council discussion, staff suggests the following revisions to the requirements for a 30 non-profit organization to receive ARPA funds: 31 32 1) The organization must be a registered non-profit in the state of Minnesota and a 501(c)(3) 33 Charitable Organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service 34 2) The organization cannot have an annual budget that is greater than $10 million Page 1 of 5