RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Librarian, or designee, to accept California State Library grant funding in the amount not to exceed $600,000 to meet the operational and services expenses required by Project Second Chance, the Contra Costa County Library adult literacy program, to provide English as a Second Language (ESL) services for the period July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds committed to Project Second Chance by the Contra Costa County Library will be matched by the California State Library at a level of 18%. For fiscal year 2023-24, the Library has pledged ESL funds currently budgeted in the amount of $34,488. The County match contribution over the three-year grant period will be approximately $105,000.
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