Jurupa Valley committee hears CDBG public‑service grant presentations; funding recommendations set for March 13

Jurupa Valley’s grant review committee on an evening meeting heard presentations from multiple local and regional nonprofits seeking Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) public‑service funds and reviewed the scoring and schedule for funding recommendations.

The committee approved minutes from its previous meeting before proceeding to nonprofit presentations. Staff member Ms. Sells reviewed the scoring method and calendar: city staff provide a technical score worth 35 points; commissioners each have 65 points to allocate. Commissioners must return scored sheets by Tuesday the 6th at 5 p.m.; the committee will meet March 13 to finalize funding recommendations that the City Council will consider on April 3. Ms. Sells also said the city’s separate Community Service Grants open in July and that those awards are $5,000 per nonprofit.

Path of Life, a homelessness outreach provider, told the committee it has worked in Jurupa Valley since about 2018 with CDBG support. CEO Chris Oberg and Chief Program Officer Victor Beauchamp said their proposal covers street outreach and an emergency community shelter. The agency committed to making at least 125 outreach connections with people…