HomeMy WebLinkAboutDSD-2024-395 - Execution of Agreement with Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF) Grant Recipients
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REPORT TO: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING: September 16, 2024
SUBMITTED BY: Anna Marie Cipriani, Corporate Sustainability Officer, 519-741-2200
ext. 7322
PREPARED BY: Anna Marie Cipriani, Corporate Sustainability Officer, 519-741-2200
ext. 7322
WARD(S) INVOLVED: ALL
DATE OF REPORT: August 27, 2024
REPORT NO.: DSD-2024-395
SUBJECT: Execution of Agreements with Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF)
Grant Recipients
RECOMMENDATION:
hief Administrative Officer and General Managers be authorized to execute
agreements with recipients of grants under the Youth Climate Action Fund, said
agreements to be to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor.
BACKGROUND / REPORT:
The City received funding in the amount of $50,000 USD from the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors,
on behalf of its sponsored project the Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF), to administer microgrants
(each valued between $1,000 and $5,000 USD) to youth aged 15 to 24 in respect of designing,
producing, and overseeing urgent climate solutions. The City must now enter agreements with the
successful YCAF microgrant applicants, for which delegated authority is being sought.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT:
This report supports Cultivating a Green City Together: Focuses a sustainable path to a greener,
healthier city; enhancing & protecting parks & natural environment while transitioning to a low-carbon
future; supporting businesses & residents to make climate-positive choices.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
INFORM
the council / committee meeting.
PREVIOUS REPORTS/AUTHORITIES:
None
APPROVED BY: Justin Readman, General Manager, Development Services
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