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ARF- 3032

Regular Agenda Item 2. B.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	03/17/2015
Submitted For:	Malissa Buzan
Submitted By:	Christine Lopez, Grants Administrator, Community Services Division
Department:	Community Services	Division:	Comm. Action Program/Housing Servs.
Fiscal Year:	2015-2016	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Freeport-McMoRan Community Investment Fund Grant Application

Background Information

Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold has established Community Investment Funds (CIFs) in communities near their operations in Colorado, New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. The CIFs engage community leaders in cultivating and assessing community projects that address identified priorities, and allow them to allocate Freeport-McMoRan Copper Foundation funds to projects that have a positive, sustainable impact.

Each CIF is governed by a committee of 7 to 10 community representatives as well as two company representatives. The committee reviews all proposals and determines which projects best address the community's priorities, while also producing a sustainable benefit or contributing to overall community sustainability.

In 2014, Gila County Housing Services was awarded $10,000 to operate a minor home repair program for elderly and disabled low-income Globe Miami area residents.

Evaluation

Gila County Community Services Division, Housing Services has prepared a grant application in the amount of $20,000 for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Community Investment Funds. As noted in the application, these funds will be used to provide emergency minor home repair to eligible persons residing in Globe, Miami, or Claypool, age 55 years of age and over and/or disabled persons.

This application had to be submitted to Freeport-McMoRan no later than March 15, 2015, so there wasn't sufficient time to place it on a meeting agenda prior to March 17th for the Board of Supervisors' approval.

Conclusion

Funds received from said grant award will be used to provide minor emergency home repair to eligible persons residing in Globe, Miami, and Claypool.

Recommendation

The Gila County Community Services Division Director recommends that the Board of Supervisors authorize the submission of the grant application for Community Investment Funds from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the Community Services Division's submission of a Community Investment Fund Grant Application in the amount of $20,000 to Freeport-McMoRan which, if approved, will be used to provide minor home repairs to eligible citizens residing in Globe, Miami, and Claypool during the period of July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. (Malissa Buzan)

Attachments
2015 Community Investment Fund Application