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2020 CENSUS COMPLETE COUNT STEERING COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	07/20/2020
Subject: State Funding for 2020 Census Non-Response Follow Up
Submitted For:	David Twa
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:
Referral Name:	State Funding for 2020 Census Non-Response Follow Up
Presenter:	Barbara Riveira	Contact:	Barbara Riveira (925)335-1018

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Referral History:

The State notified Staff that they would be offering additional NRFU funding allocations. Staff and other County staff met with David Tucker, State Regional Manager for Region 3 on June 29, 2020. The States plan is to offer additional NRFU Funding of $47,475 to be used in 5 Census tracts that have a CA-HTC Index>=69. As with the other funding received from the state there is an option to redirect funding to the ACBO United Way Bay Area.

Staff is recommending that the funds be redirected to United Way Bay Area.

If the Steering Committee recommends that the County accept the additional funding for targeted NRFU Outreach in those low responding tracts identified with an index greater than 69, the following outlines the acceptance process and timeline.

Acceptance process and anticipated timeline

July 20, 2020 – Propose the option of additional funding to the CCC Census 2020 Steering Committee and receive approval.
July 20, 2020 – Prepare Board Order to amend contract with State for the additional funding
July 28, 2020 – Request and Receive Approval from the Board of Supervisor’s
July 29, 2020 – Notify State that the amendment was or was not approved

Given this timeline it will be difficult but we should be able to meet the timeline to disburse the funds in August if we preplan activities for implementation in August with the anticipation that the Steering Committee will vote to accept the additional funding.

Potential Activities for the County:
Purchase and distribute grocery bags to ethnic grocery stores in the 5 Census tracts
Purchase digital advertising
Purchase and distribute masks and hand sanitizer
Direct mail to the 5 Census tracts and Phone Banking

If the recommendation by the Steering Committee is to redirect the NRFU dollars to United Way Bay Area to spend on behalf of Contra Costa County, we will be able to notify the State by July 21, 2020 that the CCC Census 2020 Steering Committee has approved to redirect the NRFU dollars to United Way Bay Area.

This would allow the State to directly disburse the funds to UWBA by the August window.UWBA would work with the County to spend the funds as identified above. UWBA will receive 10% of the funds to cover administrative costs.

Referral Update:

Discuss and recommend allocation of additional $47,475 in funding from the State for Outreach during the Non-Response Follow Up period for Census 2020.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

Recommend and approve allocation of additional funding of $47,475 received from the State.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

State has recommended that Contra Costa County receive an additional $47,475 in funding for Outreach during the Non-Response Follow Up period for Census 2020.

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