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Oakland Violence Prevention Grant Awards for 2025-2026

Original title: Subject: DVP Grants To Community-Based Organizations For Grant Year 2025-2026 From: Department Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Awarding Twenty-One Grants To The Community-Based Organizations Set Forth In Tables 1 And 2 To Provide Community Violence Intervention Services For The Period Of October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Ten Million Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($10,765,000); And (2) Awarding Five Grants To The Community-Based Organizations Set Forth In Table 3 To Provide School-Based Violence Intervention Services For The Period Of October 1, 2025, To June 30, 2026, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,050,000); And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements With Grantees With Authority To Extend The Terms Of The Grant And Modify The Grant Amounts As Set Forth Herein Without Returning To Council

Record date · May 20, 2025

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What This Bill Does

The Oakland City Council has approved over $12.8 million in grants for community-based organizations to provide violence intervention services. These funds cover both general community programs and school-based initiatives for the 2025-2026 period.

Why it matters

This resolution authorizes the distribution of $12,815,000 in city funds to 26 organizations to provide violence intervention services in Oakland neighborhoods and schools between October 2025 and September 2026.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

Community-Based Organizations

These organizations will receive grant funding to provide violence intervention services.

Directly affected

City Administrator

The administrator is granted authority to negotiate, sign, and modify grant agreements.

Indirectly affected

Oakland residents

Residents are the intended recipients of the violence intervention services provided by the grant-funded organizations.

Key Facts

The City Council approved a total of $12,815,000 in grant funding for violence prevention services.
Twenty-one grants totaling $10,765,000 are designated for community violence intervention services from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026.
Five grants totaling $2,050,000 are designated for school-based violence intervention services from October 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
The City Administrator is authorized to negotiate and sign grant agreements with the selected organizations.

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The City Administrator has the authority to extend grant terms and modify grant amounts without seeking further City Council approval.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much money is being allocated for violence prevention?

A total of $12,815,000 is allocated, split between community-based and school-based programs.

Who manages these grant agreements?

The City Administrator is authorized to negotiate and enter into the agreements with the selected organizations.

Can the city change these grant amounts later?

Yes, the resolution grants the City Administrator the authority to modify grant amounts and extend terms without returning to the City Council for additional votes.

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Delegation of Administrative Authority

The resolution explicitly grants the City Administrator power to modify grant amounts and extend terms without returning to the City Council, streamlining future adjustments.

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