City of Rockford Planning & Development Committee met Oct. 25
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. RESOLUTIONS
1. Community Relations Commission recommends approval of the $10,000 Rockford REGROW Grant Awards to the following applicants:
A. Awaken Foundation L3C, Facts to Hard Hats
B. African-American Resource Center at Booker, Flourish: Start Strong Finish Strong
C. Discovery Center Museum of Rockford/National Society of Black Engineers-Rockford Chapter, STEM on the Rock.
D. Rockford Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, La Semilla del Cambio (The Seed of Change)
E. Christian Union Church/Concerned Citizens United for Self Improvement, Community Kitchen
2. Community Relations Commission recommends the following $50,000 REGROW Grant applicants for Tier 2 evaluation:
A. New Genres Art Space, Fair Grounds Boys & Girls Club - Digital Fairgrounds: An Innovative Art & Technology After School Program
B. Torito Arts NFP - Social Equity and Civic Engagement Through the Performing Arts
C. 815ALIVE, INC, 815Alive Toolbox/815 Alive Renegade Football Team
D. Beacon of Enlightenment and Lantern Therapy - Addressing wounds of trauma caused by cannabis policy and violence
E. KEA Publishing-The Empower Couple - Project C.L.A.S.S.
F. Comprehensive Community Solutions - Alpha Project
If approved, the six finalists will be invited to submit a Tier 2 application providing additional detail, documentation and will give a full presentation of their proposed project to the community Relations Commission.
3. Community Relations Commission recommends the following $150,000 REGROW Grant applicants for Tier 2 evaluation:
A. South West Ideas for Today and Tomorrow (SWIFTT), T.A.B.S. Property Investors Inc.: Petro Family Community Center for At-Risk Youth.
B. Synergy Production Group, LLC (doing business Luxe Academy of Barbering and Beauty and Luxe on Alpine Salon and Barber Lounge) and Stateline Barber Association: Regrow Syngery.
C. YMCA of Rock River Valley: Youth Education and Equity Center
If approved, the three finalists will be invited to submit a Tier 2 application providing additional detail, documentation and will give a full presentation of their proposed project to the community Relations Commission.
4. Approval of the proposed request to the U.S. Economic Development Administration for the defederalization of the City's Revolving Loan Fund.
5. Approval of deferment and forgiveness of the CBDG-CV Microenterprise Loans. Subject to conditions.
III. ADJOURNMENT
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