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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnthony Clowney - Just fr the Heart City of Iowa City 1. A cover letter identifying the lead applicant and, if any, co-applicants. Include the lead organization’ s name, address, and the address of the project site (if known). Provide contact information (name, title, phone, and email) for the person leading the project. Please specify in the cover letter if the application is for (1) physical space, (2) business support programs, or both. 2. A general description of the project including the purpose, benefits, and specific goals of the project. Demonstrate the community benefit of the project using qualitative and quantitative measurements. Specifically, note how the project will accomplish the goals outlined in the Inclusive Economic Development Plan and City Council Strategic Plan 3. A description of how the project builds community resiliency following the COVID- 19 pandemic by building capacity to serve residents of the community. 4. An estimated project budget including how much City assistance you are requesting. Identify both the proposed sources and uses of funds for the total project. Identify if each funding source has committed funds. 5. A preliminary timeline for the execution of the project. The City intends for all grant funds to be expended by December 31, 2026. If this is not possible in the project schedule, please detail the estimated draw-down timeframe. 6. A statement about the organization’ s ability to perform appropriate grant and financial management, including any related experience managing city, state, or federal grant funds. Provide 3 years of financial statements of the lead organization, if available. Please indicate what type of technical assistance may be needed to help prepare the organization for grant management responsibilities. 7. A description of all work related to the project that has been completed to date, if any, including any secured funding, contracted professional services, property, land acquisition, grant, or loan activity, etc. 8. Any other information, including letters of support, the submitting agency deems appropriate. As the funding entity, no letters of support should be sought from City of Iowa City staff or elected officials. Just From The Heart is a 501 C-3 organization that collaborates with small businesses in a community and finds out their needs. After analyzing their needs, a partnership is created to assist them with funds, equipment, and marketing strategies to take their business to another level. JAPEC Media provides marketing solutions to small businesses to help them advertise their business. The lead organizations are Just For The Heart & JAPEC Media. The address of both is 10801 Arial Court, Clermont, Florida 34711 The lead applicant is Mr. Anthony Clowney, (A.C. Justice) President of Just For The Heart & JAPEC Media. His address is 10801 Arial Court, Clermont, Florida 34711 and his email address is japecmedia@gmail.com. Just For the Heart and JAPEC Media are applying to provide business support to small businesses in Iowa City, Iowa. 2. A general description of the project including the purpose, benefits, and specific goals of the project. Demonstrate the community benefit of the project using qualitative and quantitative measurements. Specifically, note how the project will accomplish the goals outlined in the Inclusive Economic Development Plan and City Council Strategic Plan At the present time the description must be very general because we are still learning more about the community. We will review information about the community and the businesses in the community (large and small). We will look at the successful businesses as well as those that are struggling to evaluate what situations they deal with in their quest for success. We will pay close attention to their marketing strategies. 3. A description of how the project builds community resiliency following the COVID- 19 pandemic by building capacity to serve residents of the community. Our plan will focus on building growth in the small business community. We will focus on building partnerships and teamwork to help every business grow in the community. 4. An estimated project budget including how much City assistance you are requesting. Identify both the proposed sources and uses of funds for the total project. Identify if each funding source has committed funds. At the present time, we cannot put together a budget because we have not been able to evaluate the needs of the community, but marketing will be a focus throughout the budget. 5. A preliminary timeline for the execution of the project. The City intends for all grant funds to be expended by December 31, 2026. If this is not possible in the project schedule, please detail the estimated draw-down timeframe. It would be our plan to have used the monies received by December 31, 2026. 6. A statement about the organization’ s ability to perform appropriate grant and financial management, including any related experience managing city, state, or federal grant funds. Provide 3 years of financial statements of the lead organization, if available. Please indicate what type of technical assistance may be needed to help prepare the organization for grant management responsibilities. At the present time, we are unable to provide any of this information. This would be our first grant of this nature. We would want to speak with an accountant prior to taking these funds to ensure that we understand the proper way to use the funds and report them. 7. A description of all work related to the project that has been completed to date, if any, including any secured funding, contracted professional services, property, land acquisition, grant, or loan activity, etc. As stated, this would be our first grant or project of this nature. 8. Any other information, including letters of support, the submitting agency deems appropriate. As the funding entity, no letters of support should be sought from City of Iowa City staff or elected officials. With our short notice, we have not been able to secure any letters of support.