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The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1. The Council finds:

1. The City of Portland Bureau of Emergency Management received $300,000 during the 2021 Fall Budget Management Process (BMP) to provide grants to community-based organizations for projects that build resilience in communities that face disproportionate impacts from disasters.  These include Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, immigrant and refugee communities, and communities with disability.
2. Grant applications will be competitive and open to all community-based organizations in Portland.  The application will be available online to organizations in a form substantially similar to Exhibit A.
3. Grant recipients will be selected by a committee of seven members composed of three City staff: one from the Bureau of Emergency Management, one from the Office of Community & Civic Life, and one from the Office of Violence Prevention, and four representatives from community-based organizations.
4. At least eight grants ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 will be awarded for disaster resilience educational events or outreach efforts.
5. At least eight grants ranging from $5,001 to $15,000 will be awarded for small projects that build climate resilience, earthquake resilience, or mental health resilience.
6. At least three grants ranging from $15,001 to $50,000 will be awarded for projects that build climate resilience, earthquake resilience, or mental health resilience.
7. The Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is seeking authority to issue the grants based on the criteria in Exhibit A and the recommendations provided by the selection committee referred to above. 
8. Grant agreements will take a form substantially similar to Exhibit B.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

1. The Director of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is authorized to execute grant agreements in a total amount not-to-exceed $300,000 for the 2022 Community Resilience and Capacity Building Grant selected awardee organizations.
2. The Director of the Portland Bureau of Emergency Management is authorized to execute grant amendments. Any amendments that increase the City’s risk or financial obligation must be approved by the City Council.