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City outlines Purchase of Services grants and other nonprofit funding streams
Summary
Assistant City Manager Corey Burbach explained the Purchase of Services competitive grant (recommended continuation at $100,000) that funds local human‑service nonprofits, and summarized other contracted services and direct grants that complement that funding.
Assistant City Manager Corey Burbach presented the Purchase of Services program, a competitive general‑fund grant stream that supports nonprofit human‑service providers whose missions align with council priorities and serve low‑ and moderate‑income residents.
Burbach described the program rules: eligible applicants are nonprofit human‑service providers delivering year‑round services within the city; funded activities must benefit low/moderate‑income households or an eligible census area; funds are not intended for capital or duplication of city service. Awards are reviewed by the Community Development Advisory Commission and ultimately approved by council. Historically the program has been a $100,000 annual general‑fund pot and staff recommended continuing that funding level for FY27.
He placed Purchase of Services in the context of other city funding: a larger set of contracted services (general‑fund contracts for organizations such as Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, ECIA, and several social‑service providers), hotel/motel‑funded travel grants, and direct resident or neighborhood grants (arts & culture, Sustainable Dubuque and neighborhood grants). He also reviewed FY26 recipients and recent outcomes from the neighborhood and arts grants.
Burbach and staff emphasized the layered approach — direct city programs, contracted services for core partners, and competitive community grants — and the role of resident commissions in vetting awards. Councilors asked clarifying questions about the review cadence and coordination with other departmental contracts; staff said departments negotiate and monitor contracted partners and will return contract details at final approval.
