Title
Resolution to Amend the Fiscal Year 2025 Council Approved Budget to Accept and Appropriate the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities (BASC) Program Subaward through Johns Hopkins University
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The City of Hampton (the “City”) has been awarded funding by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in response to a grant application that the City previously submitted to Bloomberg Philanthropies to participate in the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities Program. The Program is an initiative to turbocharge 25 U.S. cities’ efforts in to address climate change and build racial wealth equity in disadvantaged communities. Bloomberg Philanthropies is funding the Program, and JHU is serving as the pass-through to provide subawards to the selected cities. The subaward is $120,000.00 with no local match.
Discussion:
In September 2023, the City of Hampton applied to Bloomberg Philanthropies to be a participating city in the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities (BASC) Program. The Program is a three-year initiative to turbocharge 25 U.S. cities’ efforts in to address climate change and build racial wealth equity in disadvantaged communities. Selected cities receive a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded Innovation Team (i-team) with expertise in data analysis, human-centered design, systems thinking, and project management to bolster city capacity in driving progress on climate mitigation and promoting equitable outcomes. Participants will also receive multi-year, in-depth, customized policy and technical assistance in collaboration with community-based organizations and local stakeholders to mobilize public, private, and philanthropic investments to achieve their goals.
The City was officially selected as a BASC partner in September 2024. The City and Johns Hopkins University (JHU), through its Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding in October 2024 to outline the general responsibilities of the City...
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