HomeMy WebLinkAbout[04i] Grant Application
Council Agenda Item
MEETING DATE:
August 21, 2017
AGENDA ITEM:
Grant Applications
SUBMITTED BY:
Administration/Finance/Fire/Park Board
Park Board supports the grant
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
application for the canoe access in East Park.
City Council approved the State Bonding request for the East Park
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
development.
AgStar Financial Services) provides
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Compeer Financial (formerly
small grants for emergency response equipment to volunteer fire departments in rural service areas.
Grants are awarded to departments with limited budgets and replace out of date or aged equipment.
Departments must reside in the Compeer local service area. Stearns County departments qualify. Grant
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recipients must not have received a grant within the previous 2 years and must apply by August 31.
Grants are awarded up to $3,000 per department. A total of $180,000 is available for this grant period.
Staff requests applying for a $3,000 grant to help offset costs of adding iPads to each fire truck for
mapping and IAMResponding call software available live while responding to calls. Having this
equipment available provides quicker response times and more accurate reporting. In addition, the Fire
Department identified the need to replace the AED equipment in unit #6 at a cost of $1,600. The grant
request can include the AED also.
Annually the Initiative Foundation awards about $1 million in grants to qualifying organizations in
Central Minnesota meeting one of the following three programs: Nonprofit Organizational Development
program; Thriving Communities Initiative; and Partner Funds. The City of St. Joseph has been a paying
member for several years. It has been five years since the City requested a grant award. For 2017, the
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Initiative Foundation provided four application periods. The last grant period’s deadline is Oct 6 to
submit the City’s Letter of Inquiry (LOI). Reviewing recent awards in the area, Sartell received a
significant grant for their dog park and St. Cloud received a grant for parks and rec master planning.
Staff requests applying for a grant to master plan the East Park canoe area in an amount up to $7,500.
Matching funds are available in the Park Board fund for this project.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT:
Up to $10,500
ATTACHMENTS:
Request for Council Action – Grant Applications
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION:
Consider approval to apply for a Compeer Financial Services
grant up to $3,000 for fire equipment and $7,500 Initiative Foundation grant for the East Park canoe area
planning.