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Application summaries are intended to be a high-level overview of key information and not a substitute for
the full submission. Please consider all materials submitted by the applicant.
Applicant Agency CommUnity
Request for FY24 Funding $69,086
Agency Total Budget $14,443,434
I. Need and Priority
Community Need (Q1)
Proposal addresses food insecurity through food distribution.
Provision of public services, including but not limited to, food pantries
are a high priority need in City Steps.
Services Provided (Q3)
Proposal requests operational funding for food pantry services.
Project contributes towards achievement of goals in City Steps –
specifically provision of public services.
II. Impact and Delivery
Benefit to Low Income Person (Q8)
Agency reports that nearly 100% of households using the food bank
are low income. Demographic breakdown below appears to be
agency wide demographics.
<30%AMI:
95%
30-50%AMI:
3%
50-80%AMI:
1%
>80%AMI:
<1%
Racial Equity and Inclusivity for
Marginalized Populations (Q8, Q9,
and Form B)
63% of food bank clients are non-white. Detailed information
provided on agency’s efforts to reduce barriers to accessing food
bank services.
Outcome Measures (Prior Year
Reports and Q12)
Reported serving 11,228 residents in Iowa City in FY22. More
information can be found in the FY22 4th quarter report.
Persons to Benefit (Form B, Form
C, Q11 and Q12)
Request of $69,086 / 11,228 = $6.15 per IC resident.
Commissioners may also consider cost effectiveness for the extent
of services.
III. Evidence of Financial Capacity
Collaboration/Operations Plan (Q7
and Form C)
Food bank operations are dependent on collaborations with other
agencies such as Table to Table.
Agency Budget (Q5 and Form C) Carryover balance is negative with the three-year average at
-$443,130.
Leveraging Funds (Q12 and Form
C) Funding request is less than 1% of agency total budget.
IV. Evidence of Administrative Capacity
Quality of Application (Overall App) Overall appears reasonable. See comments on financial information.
Experience and Success (Past
Performance, Form A, and Overall
App)
Applicant has received the last five consecutive years of LA2A
funding and regularly undertakes other projects with City funds such
as the Security Deposit Assistance Program.
Questions, Considerations, and Concerns
• Did personnel expenses increase by $6.5 million dollars between FY22 and FY23? If so, why?
• Is the negative carrying balance for the last three years accurate?
Funding History
FY23 (calendar 2022-2023) $74,037
FY22 (calendar 2021-2022) $72,402
FY21 (calendar 2020-2021) $69,086
FY20 (calendar 2019-2020) $66,000
FY19 (calendar 2018-2019) $40,000
Application summaries are intended to be a high-level overview of key information and not a substitute for
the full submission. Please consider all materials submitted by the applicant.
Has the agency received other City
administered funding in the last 5
years?
$275,000 – FY20-22 Affordable Housing Fund (security deposit
assistance)
$20,000 – FY19 General Fund (1105 project)
$82,195 - CDBG-CV (food assistance)
$155,353 – CDBG-CV (eviction prevention)
$986,086 – ARPA (mobile crisis expansion)