Councilmembers Dee Andrews, Robert Garcia, and James Johnson along with their colleague Vice Mayor Dr. Suja Lowenthal, are bringing forth an agenda item for the Long Beach City Council to consider Grant Transparency within the City. The item will be presented at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
For the past 5 years, the City of Long Beach has received grant reimbursements totaling nearly $875 million, an average of $175 million per year. Currently, City departments applying for grants do so with limited — if any — integration or communication with other City departments. Departments that are writing grants usually have only one person on staff devoted to addressing grant opportunities, leaving applications with a similar timeline unaddressed due to lack of time and staff resources. Communication among departments and with Council Offices should occur as part of the grant consideration process.
The City Council meeting will held ths Tuesday at 5:00pm, City Hall, 333 West Ocean Blvd, Lobby Level.
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