Eligible matching contributions may include: private funds, foundation and corporate grants, local lender commitments, local contributions, funds raised from within the neighborhood, or operating assessments estimated over the life of the improvements.
A minimum of one non-city private dollar for every STAR dollar is required for all grant requests;. Although Federal, State, or County funds may be used as leverage, priority will be given to projects matched with private funds. Project costs incurred after submission of a completed application form to STAR staff may be considered as matching dollars. Applicants are encouraged to finance direct project management expenses with outside private resources i. If match is in the form of an operating assessment, no funding will be disbursed until after final ratification of the assessment.
The STAR Board may, at their discretion, recommend approval of other matching contributions on a case-by-case basis. City staff will hold a post-award meeting to provide a general review of city regulations applicable to all Neighborhood STAR activities. STAR recipients are cautioned not to make any financial commitments until the compliance and funding requirements are fully understood and agreed to by all parties. Awardees have until the end of the calendar year following the year funding was approved to close on their STAR financing and begin construction on their STAR activity.
STAR project funds must be used by the end of the second calendar year following the year funding was approved. Proposals are selected based upon the information contained in the application and may not be significantly changed during project implementation.
Prior to entering into a formal agreement with the City of Saint Paul, an individual pre- construction compliance meeting will be held with the STAR recipient, their contractor and key city staff to review project-specific compliance issues which may include: Affirmative Action; Business Subsidy; Energy Audit; Labor Standards; Living Wage; Section 3; and the Vendor Outreach Program.
Individualized STAR forms will be generated by city staff for each project after the execution of a contract. Eligible applicants include any public, private, or non-profit or for-profit entity located in or doing business in Saint Paul. Applications for STAR loan and grant funds will be accepted throughout the year, when funding is available, under the following conditions:. STAR awardees will provide documentation of project expenditures and progress toward meeting expected project outcomes.
Project Managers within the department of Planning and Economic Development will monitor STAR disbursements and required match activity for both progress and contract compliance. A final evaluation of each project to determine the extent to which the project has been successful should be submitted prior to final disbursement of STAR funds. Project success will be measured against expected project outcomes and the overall objectives of the Neighborhood STAR Program.
At the completion of all agreement activities, or upon expiration of the agreement, remaining project fund balances will be returned to the Neighborhood STAR fund. Priorities for the use of sales tax funds are reviewed on an annual basis. It will be the responsibility of funded entities to provide all necessary documentation, as determined by the city, for purposes of determining program eligibility and ongoing program compliance.
PED Planning and Economic Development Department is the city department responsible for housing and economic development initiatives. Administrative Expenses — General overhead costs necessary to run an organization, including payroll, office space, supplies, rent, utilities, etc.
Affirmative Action — A city policy which requires entities receiving city financial assistance to develop a plan for the recruitment and integration of women and minorities into their businesses.
Audit — An examination of an organization's financial and administrative records to ensure compliance with financial and program standards. Business Subsidy — A state law requiring that certain businesses receiving state or local government assistance must have a defined public purpose and recipients must set goals for job creation, wages and benefits to be achieved within two years of receiving the assistance. Collateral — Property that can be assigned as security to ensure recovery of a loan, should a borrower default.
Creative Placemaking — An economic development approach using arts and culture inspired by public, private, nonprofit, and community partners to shape the physical and social character of a place to spur further economic investment, encourage social change, and improve the built environment. Credit Committee — A select group of staff members of the Department of Planning and Economic Development that review financial aspects of proposed loans and grants.
Cultural Corridor — A stretch of blocks that have a concentrated presence of culturally themed physical, business and other assets. Cultural Destination Areas - Uniquely defined cultural nodes, cultural corridors or cultural districts across the city or region. Cultural Diversity — The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society, in this case the City of Saint Paul.
Proposals can be a project or program that results in capital improvements in Saint Paul. Innovative proposals are encouraged, and these proposals may be generated by neighborhood and civic leaders, organizations, and businesses. When funding is available, the STAR Year-Round Loan and Grant Program provides access to initiatives that have a particular urgency, and cannot meet the general program cycle.
It's amazing! He loves learning this way and the penny boards are a great teaching tool. So grateful for your program! STAR has been a user-friendly, research based, effective resource for teachers. Thank you for partnering with us to bring about better outcomes for the students we teach and for whom we care so deeply. Program Specialist Utah. Although we were already using many of the strategies included in the STAR program, such as visual systems, routines, and behavior plans, the program gave us the framework, structure and consistency we needed.
It really pulled it all together for us. Administrator Holland. It is without a doubt the most thorough and effective autism curriculum I have come across. Global grants completed in recent years include the following:. This grant, sponsored by RC Freshwater Bay Australia , replaced aging dental equipment at a dental clinic in Phnom Penh that provides free dental care to disadvantaged children. The grant also provided training in pediatric dentistry.
This grant, sponsored by RC Lyon Switzerland , aimed at improving professional employment opportunities for vulnerable and at-risk Cambodian youth. The project included a training component to allow other NGOs and organizations to employ the teaching program introduced by the grant.
This grant, sponsored by rotaries in District Australia , sent teams of teachers to rural areas in Cambodia to provide teacher training for rural schools. This project, sponsored by RC Suwon Nosong Korea , provided free heart surgery to children from low-income families, and also offered training in heart surgery for Cambodian doctors.
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