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Committee briefed on four grant applications for summer food, youth wages, internships and out‑of‑school programs; no committee votes
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff presented four grant application resolutions to support summer 2026 food service, youth wages, a Bank of America internship grant and a DSCYF out‑of‑school program; staff clarified the Bank of America award will likely be $50,000 and no committee vote was required.
Committee members were briefed on four proposed grant applications led by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
The first resolution would authorize an application to the State of Delaware Department of Education to reimburse the city for meals in the 2026 summer food service program; the dollar amount in the committee text was garbled in the transcript and is not specified in the record. The second resolution seeks a Department of Labor grant to fund youth wages for the city's youth career development program; the transcript records a requested amount of $190,000. The third requests Bank of America funding to support wages for the "Next Level" internship program; presenters said $75,000 was requested but later clarified Bank of America is likely to award $50,000. The fourth resolution would authorize an application to the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) to support an out‑of‑school time program for the 2026–27 school year; the dollar amount in the committee text was garbled and not specified in the transcript.
Dr. Melanie Phillips explained that the Department of Education and DSCYF grants are cost‑reimbursement programs that cover meals and program costs respectively, and that the Department of Labor and Bank of America grants are intended to cover youth wages so the city would not use general funds for those wages. No local matching funds were required for the applications described.
Committee members asked clarifying questions, and staff noted the Bank of America award figure should be revised to $50,000 in the application materials. The committee did not take formal committee votes on these resolutions; presenters said these applications do not require committee votes at this stage.
