§ 2.224.040. Procedure for making grants.

A.

Eligible nonprofit organizations shall complete an application on a form developed by the parks and recreation department setting forth the proposed use of funds. Such application form shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:

1.

The name of the garden supervisor/coordinator, and whether the person serves in a paid or volunteer capacity;

2.

The names of committee members if the garden(s) is/are to be operated by a committee;

3.

A garden development and implementation schedule, including the items to be grown and a timeline for harvesting;

4.

A plan for the ongoing maintenance of the garden and its long term stability;

5.

A plan for the distribution of items harvested; and

6.

A letter of support from community beneficiaries of the garden. If the garden is to be located on school property, this letter of support shall be from the school principal.

B.

The parks director or his designee shall review all applications and shall make recommendations to the council regarding grant recipients.

C.

Grants may be awarded to individual nonprofit organizations as a dollar-for-dollar match in an amount not less than two hundred fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Grant recipients shall be required to provide proof of the required matching funds before the metropolitan government grant funds are disbursed to the recipient.

D.

All grants to nonprofit organizations under the program must be approved by the council by resolution in accordance with Section 5.04.070 of the Metropolitan Code.

E.

All grant funds awarded to a nonprofit organization in a given fiscal year shall be expended by the organization not later than April 30.

(Ord. BL2014-846 §§ 2, 3, 2014; Ord. BL2013-498 § 1, 2013)