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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to execute an UpTogether Grant Contract between the City of Richmond and FII - National for the purpose of implementing the Richmond Resilience Initiative guaranteed income program.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, be and is hereby authorized to execute an UpTogether Grant Contract between the City of Richmond and FII - National for the purpose of implementing the Richmond Resilience Initiative guaranteed income program. The UpTogether Grant Contract shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be substantially in the form of the document attached to this ordinance
? 2. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.
City of Richmond
Intracity Correspondence
DATE: May 5, 2025
TO: The Honorable Members of City Council
THROUGH: The Honorable Danny Avula, Mayor
THROUGH: Sabrina Joy-Hogg, Interim Chief Administrative Officer
THROUGH: Sheila White, Director of Finance
THROUGH: Meghan Brown, Director of Budget and Strategic Planning
THROUGH: Amy Popovich, DCAO for Human Services
FROM: Caprichia Spellman, Director of the Office of Community Wealth Building
RE: Richmond Resilience Initiative Contract with UpTogether
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PURPOSE: To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a grant contract between the City of Richmond and UpTogether for the purpose of implementing the fourth cohort of the Richmond Resilience Initiative guaranteed income program.
BACKGROUND: Once executed, this contract will allow OCWB to work with UpTogether to deliver the City's fourth cohort of the Richmond Resilience Initiative (RRI), a guaranteed income program that provides participants with $500 per month for 24 months. To be eligible, a household must make too much money to qualify for most public benefits, but too little money to af...
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