REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the FY 2020/21 California Library Literacy Services Grant Award and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Engagement and Transparency
BACKGROUND
The California State Library, California Library Literacy Services (CLLS), provides an annually funded grant for ongoing operations of public library adult and family literacy programs. The Library Department's Read Santa Clara program qualifies for this grant.
DISCUSSION
For Fiscal Year 2020-2021, Read Santa Clara qualified for a total award of $78,924, with $48,924 for adult literacy and $30,000 for family literacy programs.
The grant is to help cover the operating expenses for the Library Department's Adult Literacy and Family Literacy Programs and will be paid in two installments. The first installment is for 90% of the total award, which includes $44,032 for adult literacy and $27,000 for family literacy. The remaining 10% will be awarded after completion of a mid-year or final grant report and expenditure of 75% of grant funds by the end of the fiscal year.
The grant has a three-part funding formula:
1. A baseline amount of $20,000 for each approved literacy program;
2. A per capita amount for each adult learner served based on the most recent Final Grant Report; and
3. Local funding for Read Santa Clara, which is a combination of
a. Donations and grants raised by the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends, and
b. Staff salary and expenditures for books and materials covered by the City's General Fund.
A copy of the California State Library award letter, dated August 26, 2020, is attached to this report (Attachment 1).
Staff recommends the City Council accept the total CLLS grant award of $78,924 to support Read Santa Clara's Adult and Family Literacy programs. The Board of Library Trustees approved the staff recommendation at its December 7, 2020 meeting (Attachment 2).
The grant funds will be used to fund as-needed pos...
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