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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 Free Lunch Program
Request for FY26
Funding $25,000
Agency Total FY26
Budget $146,162
I. Need and Priority (20 Points)
Community Need
(unscored) Yes
Services Provided
(Narrative Q3)
Applicant provides free meal services.
Provision of public services is a high priority in City Steps 2025. Applicant
identified services to the homeless or those at risk of homelessness,
health/mental health services, elderly activities and programming, and services
for immigrants and refugees as the priority areas addressed in the proposal.
Agency does not collect demographic data on those receiving services.
Distribution site is located in Iowa City.
II. Impact and Delivery (40 Points)
Benefit to Low Income
Person (Narrative Q6,
Narrative Q9, Form B)
Applicant does not collect beneficiary data for those that seek services per their
mission: “an open door, a full plate, no questions asked.” Applicant reports
40,224 meals served in FY24.
<30%AMI:
Unknown
30-50%AMI:
Unknown
50-80%AMI:
Unknown
>80%AMI:
Unknown
Racial Equity and
Inclusivity for
Marginalized Populations
(Narrative Q7 and Form B)
Applicant does not collect beneficiary data. Applicant describes training for
volunteers and staff as well as efforts to accommodate religious and cultural
needs into the foods provided.
Proposed Outcome
Measures (Form D)
Applicant identified the following projected outcomes:
• Number of meals provided – 45,000
Applicant also tracks servings of fruits and vegetables per meal.
Completed Outcome
Measures (Form D and
Staff Summary)
Description FY24 Target FY24 Actual
# of fruit/vegetable
options provided in meal
program
700 399
% of total meals
provided that included 2
or more servings of
fruit/vegetables
97.44% 99.99%
Persons to Benefit
(Provided by Staff)
Applicant does not collect beneficiary data. Commissioners may consider cost
effectiveness for the extent of services.
III. Evidence of Financial Capacity (20 Points)
Collaboration/Operations
Plan (Narrative Q8 and
Form C)
Services are largely volunteer based - list of volunteer teams provided.
Collaborations with other agencies such as Field to Family, Table to Table,
HACAP, Grown Johnson County, Salvation Army, Shelter House, and Catholic
Worker House described. Examples of sharing resources provided.
Agency Financials
(Narrative Q9 and Form C)
Applicant provided tax return and board approved financial documents. Budget
notes an operating deficit in FY23 (-$17,784).
Leveraging Funds
(Narrative Q10 and Form
C)
FY26 Aid to Agencies request is 17% of FY26 total budget.
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.
IV. Evidence of Administrative Capacity (20 Points)
Quality of Application
(Overall App) Overall appears reasonable. Specific supporting statistics provided.
Experience and Success
(Staff Input on Past
Performance, Form A, and
Overall App)
Agency has received more than five years of consecutive LA2A funding.
Questions, Considerations, and Concerns
• Applicant notes serving over 40,000 meals in FY24, but only estimates serving 100 beneficiaries. Is
100 unique individuals an estimate for clients served in a year?
• Funding requested is 17% of the agency’s budget.
• Is the operating deficit in the budget accurate?
• Applicant is requesting a 65% funding increase from the prior allocation. What is the rationale for the
funding increase?
Recent Funding
FY25 Legacy Funding $15,129
FY24 Legacy Funding $15,000
FY23 Legacy Funding $47,007
Has the agency received
other City administered
funding in the last two
years?
NA