TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 10/2/2023
FROM: Interim City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 5 - H
SUBJECT:
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Presentation - FEMA’s Interagency Recovery Coordination (IRC) - Federal Programs: R2P2, RTCA, CUPP & EDA Grant - Kimberly Castro, Project Manager (386) 8859.
Strategic Goal: Economic Development
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LOCATION:
Citywide
COST:
$150,000
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
TBD
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
City Manager’s Office
STAFF RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED BY:
Kimberly Castro, Project Manager
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
N/A - Presentation and direction to staff as necessary, consensus needed.
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BACKGROUND:
Background
Project Manager, Kimberly Castro will present federal programs (1-3) to assist the City of Deltona with recovery and resiliency initiatives.
(1) Recovery and Resiliency Partnership Projects (R2P2) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sponsored technical assistance program to support each city’s vision for long-term economic recovery by developing design concepts and strategies that integrate recreation, stormwater management, community connectivity, and downtown development.
(2) National Parks Service Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (NPS-RTCA) program assists communities, public land managers and nonprofit organizations with conservation and outdoor recreation projects to provide professional planning, design and technical expertise that help to achieve the community’s conservation and outdoor recreation vision.
(3) EPA’s College/Underserved Community Partnership Program (CUPP) to provide meaningful support to underserved communities seeking to address legacy environmental and economic impacts while building the next generation of leaders with an awareness and vision for meeting the our community. Communities receive vital assistance and services on a voluntary basis at no cost.
FY2023 Diaster Supplemental Dept. of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) Grant - 80/20: EDA portion - $120,000 (80%); City of Deltona portion: $30,000 (20%) = Total $150,000. (4) Economic Development Administration (EDA) Disaster Supplemental Opportunity will help Deltona devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of non-construction and construction projects, as appropriate, to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued. Project Manager is requesting approval to submit grant request.
(4) Economic Development Administration (EDA) Feasibility and Impact Studies to align ecological, environmental, and economic development community goals; assist with public engagement, and examine projects that will be identified in the R2P2 and NPS-RTCA initiatives.
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