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File #: 23-0442    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Grant Status: Passed
File created: 1/18/2023 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/31/2023 Final action: 1/31/2023
Title: Request by the County Library for approval to submit an application to the Hamman Foundation for grant funds in the amount of $15,000, with no required match, for the 2023 Summer Reading Program-Hamman Foundation.
Attachments: 1. 23-0442

Department: County Library

Department Head/Elected Official: Edward Melton, Executive Director

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Grant

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): George & Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation

 

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A

Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by the County Library for approval to submit an application to the Hamman Foundation for grant funds in the amount of $15,000, with no required match, for the 2023 Summer Reading Program-Hamman Foundation.

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Background and Discussion: The Summer Reading Program began in hopes of combatting the tendency for

children to lose reading skills over the long summer break. HCPLs Summer Reading Program has grown into an

annual event for the whole family. Each summer has a theme and all HCPL branches present a wide variety of

programs and special events designed to promote reading for pleasure and to spark the imagination.

Participants log books or time read and other activities and are awarded books and other prizes for reaching

reading milestones.

 

Expected Impact: It is our hope that by offering high-quality books as incentives, as well as engaging

programming, we will be able to increase the percentage of registered participants who fully complete the

two-month literacy program.

 

Alternative Options: We could not apply for the grant and, in turn, not have funds to purchase items needed

to host a successful Summer Reading Program.

 

Alignment with Goal(s):

_ Justice and Safety

X Economic Opportunity

_ Housing

_ Public Health

_ Transportation

_ Flooding

_ Environment

X Governance and Customer Service

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

N/A

N/A

N/A

 

Location: County Library

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Library Literacy Program

 

FY 23

FY 24

Next 3 FYs

Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Labor Expenditures

$

$

$

Non-Labor Expenditures

$15,000

$

$

Total Incremental Expenditures

$15,000

$

$

Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)

Existing Budget

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Current Budget

$

$

$

Additional Budget Requested

Grant

$15,000

$

$

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$

$

$

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$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Requested

$15,000

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$15,000

$

$

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Requested

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Total Personnel

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Anticipated Court Date: 01.31.2023

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 06.05.2023

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Ashley Phillips, Executive Assistant, County Library

Attachments (if applicable): 2023 Hamman Grant Application