Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency Fiscal Year 2017 HUD Entitlement Grant Program Application for Funding HOUSING PROJECTS SUMMARY INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant legal name: Project Name: Amount of funding requested: PROJECT INFORMATION Location of project: Goal(s) of the project (be specific and succinct): Priority need(s) that the project will address (Consolidated Plan): Total number of households who will be served: Characteristics of people who will be served (i.e., youth, elderly, disabled, formerly incarcerated, homeless, etc.): Proposed use of requested funds (i.e., professional fees, construction, down payment assistance, etc.) Total project cost: % below 80% AMI: Leverage (divide total funding from other sources by amount requested): % below 60% AMI: CONTACT INFORMATION Head of Agency Information Name: Title: Address: Phone Number: E mail Address: Application Contact Information Name: Title: Address: Phone Number: E mail Address: Housing Project Application Page 1 of 8
PROJECT DESCRIPTION In the space below, provide a clear project summary that includes a description of the proposed project. Include the census tract number within which the project will be located (see Application Instructions). Housing Project Application Page 2 of 8
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (continued) Explain how the amount of funding requested is justified, taking into account other available sources of funding for the project type. Explain how, and when, the cost estimates for the project were prepared. Provide the name, title, company name, and qualifications of the individual who prepared the costs estimates. Is the proposed activity located in the flood hazard area? Yes No If so, in the space below, describe how your plans for the project take this into account. If your project involves Tenant Based Rental Assistance, in the space below, explain how you will locate and secure appropriate units that meet Housing Quality Standards and are rent reasonable. Housing Project Application Page 3 of 8
POPULATION SERVED & PROJECT IMPACT Describe the population the project will serve, being sure to include income levels (i.e., 30% AMI, 50% AMI, 60% AMI, and 80% AMI), and any special needs characteristics (disabled, elderly, homeless, etc.). How has the project been designed to address the specific needs of this population? Explain the project goal(s). How will each goal be measured and documented to confirm whether or not the goal has been met? Housing Project Application Page 4 of 8
POPULATION SERVED & PROJECT IMPACT (continued) Will your project advance the City s goal of ending and preventing homelessness? How? Will your project advance the City s goal of moving people out of poverty? How? Housing Project Application Page 5 of 8
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY Describe your agency s experience in successfully implementing projects of similar scope and comparable complexity to the proposed project. Describe your staffing plan for the proposed project. Indicate what percentage of each staff member s time will be allocated to this project and how many other projects, in addition to the one proposed, each staff member will be responsible for. If you are requesting funds to pay for staff salaries, please explain how the proposed project will be impacted if full funding is not awarded. Housing Project Application Page 6 of 8
PROJECT BUDGET *** You must complete the Excel form that accompanies this document. *** PROJECT SCHEDULE Month Specify Project Milestone/Actions Completed Cumulative Amount of IURA Funds Expended % of Project Budget TOTAL: *Assume HOME/CDBG contract execution in November 2017. Housing Project Application Page 7 of 8
CERTIFICATION & SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS By checking this box and providing the following information, I certify the statements made in this application are true and correct, and I am authorized to submit this application on behalf of my organization. Name Date Organization Title/Role E mail address Phone number Is your organization a 501(c)(3)? Yes No Federal Tax ID: DUNS #: Required attachments: Excel budget page Resumés of key staff and/or consultants who will be responsible for this activity A list of your organization s current board members Architectural drawings, including site plan Copies of all environmental reports and related documents (such as SHPO review) completed to date Costs estimates prepared by a qualified third party (architect, engineer, etc.) Letter(s) of commitment from any other individuals or entities (outside your own organization) whose participation is required for project completion Evidence of commitment for any funds indicated as secured in your project budget The most recent Form 990 or tax returns for the applicant entity Optional attachments: Letters of support Program materials, such as brochures, program guidelines, or outreach materials Submission requirements: One original of the complete application, including all attachments Thirteen (13) double sided copies of the complete application, including all attachments except Form 990/tax return One electronic copy of the application, including all attachments, on a disc or a flash drive. Complete application packages must be received by noon, February 28, 2017 at the following address: Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency 3 rd floor, City Hall 108 E. Green Street Ithaca, NY 14850 Applications will be date and time stamped upon arrival. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered. Housing Project Application Page 8 of 8
SOURCES FUNDING SOURCE TITLE AMOUNT AMOUNT % OF TOTAL SECURED* UNSECURED BUDGET 1. FY 2017 HOME Grant $65,592.00 47.43% 2. Tompkins County Youth Services $36,700.00 26.54% 3. STEHP $36,000.00 26.03% 4. 0.00% 5. 0.00% 6. 0.00% 7. 0.00% 8. 0.00% 9. 0.00% 10. 0.00% TOTAL SECURED & UNSECURED FUNDING TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET $72,700.00 $138,292.00 $65,592.00 100.00% 100% * TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (TBRA) PROJECT BUDGET LEVERAGE OF SECURED FUNDING PERCENTAG 52.57% Supporting documentation is required for amounts listed as secured. USES PERSONNEL EXPENSES: POSITION TITLES Executive Director Associate Director Program Coordinator/ Case Manager Senior Case Manager A TOTAL PROPOSED PERSONNEL BUDGE PROPOSED CDBG PROPOSED AMOUNT OTHER TOTAL $9,700.00 $9,700.00 $9,000.00 $9,000.00 $30,000.00 $30,000.00 $24,000.00 $24,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $72,700.00 $72,700.00
NON PERSONNEL EXPENSES: LINE ITEM/TYPE Supplies Publications/Printing Rent/Lease (Project Operations) Insurance Utilities Communications Stipends Other Expenses (list below) Security Deposit Assistance B TOTAL PROPOSED NON PERSONNEL BUDGE (A+B) TOTAL PROPOSED PROJECT BUDGE PROPOSED CDBG AMOUNT PROPOSED OTHER TOTAL $0.00 $0.00 $61,200.00 $61,200.00 $0.00 $4,392.00 $4,392.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $65,592.00 $0.00 $65,592.00 $65,592.00 $72,700.00 $138,292.00
The Learning Web, Inc. 2017 Board of Directors & Senior Staff Name Work& Home Address Position Board of Directors Kristine M.DeLuca Director, Cornell Commitment President 103 Day Hall/ Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 kd15@cornell.edu 169 Westhaven Rd.. 607 342 1340 Ithaca, NY 14850 Michelle Cannon Manager, Sales Development Vice President Ingridion, Inc. mcannon@twcny.rr.com michelle.cannon@ingridion.com 409 W. Buffalo St. 607 592 6562 Ithaca, NY 14850 Jon Hilton Adjunct Faculty, School of Communications Secretary Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 14850 Hiltronex@aol.com jhilton@ithaca.edu Owner, Hiltronex, Sound Studio (h)272 5561 128 Westhaven Road Ithaca, NY 14850 Joanna Dennis Retail Regional Manager, Vice President M&T Bank Treasurer Ithaca, NY 14850 jdennis@mtb.com 104 Briarwood Dr. 716 998 8775 Ithaca, NY 14850 (w)201 6890 Sean Butler Ass't Manager, Taco Bell Director 222 Elmira Road Past Participant in the Housing Prpgram Ithaca, NY 14850 sbutler49@aol.com 204 Center St. 347 845 1989 Ithaca, NY 14850 Barbara Logan Guidance Counselor, Tompkins Seneca Tioga Board Director of Cooperative Educational Services 555 Warren Road BGL6@clarityconnect.com Ithaca, NY 14850 100 Graham Road Apt. 5A (h)257 7547 Ithaca, NY 14850 Sarena Lynch Director of Development Director Planned Parenthood Ithaca, NY 14850 Sarena.lynch@ppsfl.org 131 E. Green St. #217 607 592 6404 Ithaca, NY 14850 Senior Staff Dale Schumacher Executive Director Executive Director The Learning Web 515 W. Seneca St. Ithaca, NY 14850 Sally Schwartzbach Associate Director Associate Director The Learning Web 515 W. Seneca St. Ithaca, NY 14850 nb 3/3/2017
Positive opportunities for ALL Come See Us! youth to learn about themselves and explore their talents, interests, and possibilities for their future. The Learning Web, one of the first apprenticeship programs in the country, provides Tompkins County youth with hands-on learning opportunities. Since 1972, the Web has worked with over 10,000 young people, helping them to explore career and leisure interests as diverse as marine biology, dentistry, engineering, tile making, exotic animal care, meteorology, banking and welding. Youth who participate in Learning Web programs have a wide range of needs and interests--from the highly motivated student seeking educational enrichment, to the average student who needs to see the "real world" relevance of their school work, to the middle-school student just beginning to explore the community, to the homeless teen who wants a job. 2 Locations: The Learning Web Administrative Office & Community & Career Exploration & Apprenticeship Program (CCEAP) 515 West Seneca Street Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 Phone: 607-275-0122 Fax: 607-275-0312 Youth Outreach Office 330 West Martin Luther King St / West State Street Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 Phone: 607-272-8162 Fax: 607-272-8952 Visit us on the web at www.learning-web.org or Contact us at: info@learning-web.org Providing youth with opportunities to Learn by Doing since 1972 Te l e p h o n e : ( 6 0 7 ) 2 7 5-0 1 2 2 Dale C. Schumacher, Executive Director The Learning Web is a United Way Agency Follow us on Facebook Learning by doing... youth becoming adults
COMMUNITY, CAREER EXPLORATION AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Middle and high school youth participate in: Career exploration activities including tours and job shadowing. Youth tour various work places, meeting and talking to people working in a field of interest to them. Apprenticeships with community work-site mentors. Youth apprentices gain practical experience that helps clarify potential career choices, develop general work skills, and increase their familiarity with adult roles and responsibilities. Apprenticeships occur after school or on the weekends, under the one-to-one guidance of an adult mentor. Economically disadvantaged youth and at-risk youth may be eligible for a paid apprenticeship and small group workshops designed to support their apprenticeship Community service activities for small groups of youth to explore their community, discovering its strengths and needs. The group identifies specific needs to be addressed, and with staff assistance, plan and implement projects that benefit the community. Participants increase their leadership, planning, and communication skills while providing needed services. EXPANDING HORIZONS OPENING DOORS YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM Helping people ages 16-24 live independently Youth Outreach assists homeless and transient youth and young adults to move from a state of dependency to self-sufficiency. Unlike many programs, YO does not offer a pre-determined package of services to participants. Instead, it guides each participant in the decision-making process about what services are needed in order to reach each youth s personal goals. Combining experiential learning, case management, life skills training (using the vehicles of housing, employment, education, home keeping, managing finances, and virtually all of the components of independent living), and a supported housing program, youth gain the skills to live successful and economically self-sufficient adult lives. Our services, especially our life skills training, apprenticeships and Housing Scholarship Program offer homeless youth a huge leg up it is a powerful combination allowing youth to focus their energies on setting goals, working on education and employment, and moving towards self-sufficiency. APPRENTICES ARE ABLE TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF FIELDS INCLUDING: Medicine Veterinary Science Fashion Design Physics Business Art Welding Economics TV/Radio Politics Psychology and much more! My apprenticeship made me realize that this is what I actually want to do with my life. It was fun and the people helped me a lot they were nice. -Tara, program participant