Just to add a little clarity to this discussion: The NRP funds flow through a variety of sources. The first requirement by law is that NRP funds flow through a governmental jurisdiction. CPED is the contract manager (CM) for housing and commercial development projects. Hennepin County is the CM for social service programs. The School Board is the CM for school related projects. The Park Board is the CM for Park related projects. The Library Board is the CM for library projects. There are a variety of city departments that serve as contract managers for NRP projects. The nature of the project determines the department that will manage the contract. These jurisdictions may sub-contract these funds to other agencies. For example, the vast majority of neighborhoods have housing loan and grant programs available to their residents. In this instance, the NRP funds flow through CPED and then to a housing administrator like the Center for Energy and the Environment, Greater Metropolitan Housing Corp, Project for Pride in Living or a variety of local banking institutions. The above listed administrators process loan applications from borrowers, allocate the loan funds and service the loan pool. In the case of Center for Energy and Environment, they also have other funding sources to use in matching the NRP dollars for neighborhoods. Currently, CEE has leveraged about $4 dollars from other sources to every $1 of NRP funds. I am not sure of the leveraging ability of the other housing administrators. My neighborhoods mainly work with CEE. The funds flowing directly to a neighborhood association are for the most part intended for administrative purposes to defray the cost of working with neighborhood stakeholders to implement the NRP projects. NRP funds also flow through neighborhoods for organizing functions such as block club organizing, restorative justice programs, etc. Some neighborhood organizations are highly developed and also engage in direct service provision for youth programs or arts programs. There are very few neighborhoods engaging in this type of direct program delivery. In Phase II there will be very little funding available for any programs other than housing. So, while a neighborhood may be allocated $2 million dollars of NRP funds, the reality is that only a very small portion of those funds actually flow through the neighborhood association directly. Barb Lickness Whittier NRP Staff
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