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C. 47

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Date:	February 1, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Women’s Recovery Response Grant from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/01/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Lara DeLaney, (925) 655-2057

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 1, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Contra Costa Commission on Women and Girls to apply for the Women’s Recovery Response Grant from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide services to women who have been disproportionately affected economically by the ongoing pandemic for the period March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% state funding by the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. No County match required.

BACKGROUND:

The California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls (CCSWG) is accepting grant applications from local women’s commissions, local government entities for the purpose of establishing new women’s commissions and nonprofits serving women and girls for its 2022 Women’s Recovery Response effort.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

With $5 million available, the Commission will award funds ranging from $25,000 up to $250,000 maximum, depending on the proposed activities for each funding category (Capacity Building, Communications, Community Engagement, Direct Services and Re-Granting). Preference will be given to organizations serving women who have been disproportionately affected economically by the ongoing pandemic including, but not limited to, low-income, unemployed, or underemployed, American Indian and Alaska Native Resources (AIAN), Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA), unhoused, rural, disabled, senior, and veteran populations.

The Contra Costa Commission for Women and Girls was formed to educate the community and advise the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on issues relating to the changing social and economic conditions of women in the County, with particular emphasis on the economically disadvantaged. The Commission's mission is “to improve the economic status, social welfare, and overall quality of life for women in Contra Costa County.”

The Contra Costa Commission for Women and Girls is scheduled to have its annual retreat on January 30, 2022 to determine the projects for which the Commission will propose to utilize the CCSWG Women’s Recovery Response Grant. Since application materials are due by 4:00 p.m. on February 4, 2022, this Board Order will authorize the local women’s commission to submit the grant application prior to the deadline.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Contra Costa County Commission for Women and Girls will not receive California State Women’s Recovery Response Grant funding, reducing local services to women who have been disproportionately affected economically by the ongoing pandemic.