Agenda 09/10/2019 Item #16D 8 (Grant Acceptance from FL Animal Friends)09/10/2019
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the “after-the-fact” grant award acceptance from Florida Animal
Friends in the amount of $24,850 to help support the mission of Domestic Animal Services by
offering free spay or neuter procedures for large breed dogs and community cats.
OBJECTIVE: Increase the number of spay/neutering surgeries for large breed dogs and community cats
within Collier County.
CONSIDERATIONS: Florida Animal Friends was established in 2004 by Florida Senator Nan Rich
who sponsored a bill for animal license plates to raise funds for the benefit of spaying and neutering pets.
On February 12, 2019, the Florida Animal Friends Fund announced their annual funding cycle. The
Florida Animal Friends Board of Directors reviews applications from non-profit and municipal agencies
across Florida. The maximum award per organizations is $25,000. The focus of the application was the
targeting of important animal populations and increasing surgeries above existing baselines. The Board of
County Commissioners (Board) approved the recommendation to authorize the electronic submittal of the
Florida Animal Friends application on March 26, 2019 (Agenda Item #16D7) allowing the application to
be submitted prior to the April 1, 2019 deadline.
On August 1, 2019, the grant award notification was received by the Domestic Animal Services Division
(DAS). With the award of this grant, DAS will be able to perform an additional 375 spay/neuter surgeries
for large breed dogs and community cats within the next year. These funds will aid DAS in assisting in
the reduction of overpopulation and ultimately save the lives of countless homeless cats and dogs from
being put to sleep each year.
A condition of the grant award was to have the signed award acceptance agreement executed no later than
August 15, 2019. Because of the extremely short turn around necessary and the Board being in summer
recess, an “after-the-fact” acceptance process was required. Collier County CMA #5330 authorizes the
County Manager to approve the submittal of grant acceptance documents with subsequent Board action at
the next regularly scheduled Board meeting to ratify the approval as an “after -the-fact” award acceptance.
The County Manager approved the grant award acceptance on August 12, 2019, and the execute grant
acceptance letter was submitted to Florida Animal Friend on August 13, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: A Budget Amendment is needed to appropriate the grant award in the amount of
$24,850 within the Public Service Grant Fund (709), Project 33645. T here is no County match
requirement.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This Item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote
for Board action. - JAB
GROWTH MANAGEMENT: There is no impact on Growth Management in Collier County.
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the “after-the-fact” grant award acceptance from Florida Animal
Friends in the amount of $24,850 to help support the mission of Domestic Animal Services by offering
free spay or neuter procedures for large breed dogs and community cats.
Prepared By: Hilary Halford, Sr. Grant & Housing Coordinator, Community & Human Services Division
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ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Florida Animal Friends Award/Acceptance letter signed scanned submitted001 (PDF)
2. CM ATF Memo signed scanned001 (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.8
Doc ID: 9832
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the “after-the-fact” grant award acceptance from
Florida Animal Friends in the amount of $24,850 to help support the mission of Domestic Animal
Services by offering free spay or neuter procedures for large breed dogs and community cats.
Meeting Date: 09/10/2019
Prepared by:
Title: – Community & Human Services
Name: Hilary Halford
08/15/2019 4:34 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager - Federal/State Grants Operation – Community & Human Services
Name: Kristi Sonntag
08/15/2019 4:34 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Community & Human Services Cormac Giblin Additional Reviewer Completed 08/16/2019 8:20 AM
Community & Human Services Kristi Sonntag CHS Review Completed 08/16/2019 12:38 PM
Domestic Animal Services Darcy Andrade Additional Reviewer Completed 08/19/2019 3:14 PM
Community & Human Services Maggie Lopez Additional Reviewer Completed 08/21/2019 6:19 PM
Public Services Department Kimberley Grant Level 1 Reviewer Completed 08/22/2019 1:31 PM
Public Services Department Todd Henry Level 1 Division Reviewer Completed 08/22/2019 3:20 PM
County Attorney's Office Jennifer Belpedio Level 2 Attorney of Record Review Completed 08/22/2019 3:42 PM
Public Services Department Steve Carnell Level 2 Division Administrator Review Completed 08/23/2019 8:50 AM
Grants Erica Robinson Level 2 Grants Review Completed 08/23/2019 9:29 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 08/26/2019 8:43 AM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 08/27/2019 8:19 AM
Budget and Management Office Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Completed 08/28/2019 1:22 PM
Grants Therese Stanley Additional Reviewer Completed 08/29/2019 1:58 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 08/30/2019 9:18 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 09/10/2019 9:00 AM
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FLORIDA
ANIMAL FRIEND
15619 Premiere Drive, Suite 101
Tampa, FL 33624
(813) 968-4364
f lanimalfriend@L-TGraye.com
f loridaEnlmalttlond,org
August 1, 2019
Darcy Andrade
Collier County Gov't DAS
3299 Tamiami Trail
Naples, FL 34112
Dear Grant Applicant:
Thank you for supporting the Florida Animal Friend spay/neuter license plate program. Response from the public
has quickly made the spay/neuter license plate one ofthe top 20 most popular specialty plates.
ln this year's grant competition, the grant selection committee evaluated 45 complete applications. Each reviewer
read all ofthe grants and scored them in 6 categories including target population, cosUbenefit ratio, track record
of the organization, and sustainability of the program.
Ultimately, 32 grant applications were funded for a total of $ 588,650.
We are pleased to announce that your organization has been selected for a grant of $ 24,850. Some of the
applications were funded for less than requested in order to provide support for as many projects as possible.
ln order to accept the FAF grant, please sign a copy of this agreement and return it by August 15, 2019.
Checks will be mailed by August 31. ln signing the letter, your organization agrees to the following stipulations:
. All information submitted in the grant application is accurate.
. All activities in the funded project are compliant with federal, state and local laws and codes.
. The funds will be expended oDly as described in the application and aoly for spay/neuter
services. Microchipping, rabies vaccination, transportation, etc. are not to be funded with this grant.
Pain medication can be included in the costs, and ita use i6Ifqffircd.
. Any unspent funds remaining on August 3 1 , 2020 will be returned to FAF immediately.
'Your organization will seek media and community coverage of the grant award and will conduct a
campaign to promote FLAnimal Friend license plate sales so that even more funds will be available in the future.. Ylu understand that your grant application will be posted on the FAF website as an example of a
successful organization.
'You understand that FAF is subject to FL Statute 215.97 (CSFA# 76.076) which requires that "Granree
will maintain its books and records in such a mannerthat the receipts and expenditures of the grant funds wilt be shown
separately on such books and recotds in an easily checked form. Gmntee will keep such recods of receipts and expenditures
of grant funds as vrell as copies of the repafts submitted to FAF snd suppoiing documentation for at leasi fwe years afterthe
completion of the use of the grant funds, and will make such books, records and suppoding documentation aveibble to FAF fot
inspection at reasonable times from the time of gnntee's acceptance of the grant, throughout the five-year peiod."
' Your organization will submit the final completed project.eport online by Septembe. 1, 2020 with
the same login and password used to submit the grant application.
Congratulations _on the _good work you are d-oing on behalf of the welfare of animals and for proposing a worthy
project to FAF. We look forward to learning of your great success.
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Packet Pg. 1427 Attachment: Florida Animal Friends Award/Acceptance letter signed scanned submitted001 (9832 : Florida Animal Friends After-the-Fact Grant
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Office of Management & Budget
TO: Leo E. Ochs, Jr., County Manager
CC Hilary Halford
Senior Grant Coordinator - CHS
FROM: Therese Stanley
Manager - OMB Grants Compliance J6
DATE: August 12, 2019
RE:County Manager review and approval of the grant award from Florida Animal Friend in
the amount of $24,850 (ATF 19-020 AWD)
The Domestic Animal Services Division (DAS) has received a grant agreement from Florida Animal
Friend in the amount of $24,850. There is no match requirement for this award.
The purpose of the award is for DAS to be able to offer free spay or neuter procedures for large breed
dogs and community cats. With this award, DAS will be able to perform an additional 375 spayineuter
surgeries within the next year.
DAS was notified on August 1, 2019 that the County has been awarded funds in the amount of
$24,850. The award agreement must be accepted byAugust 15,2019 orfunding will be tost. Dueto
the inability to present the award to the Board prior to the deadline, we are asking for your approval to
submit the grant agreement followed by After the Fact approval by the Board of County Commissioners
at the September 10, 2019 BCC meeting.
Once you have reviewed the award, please sign in the box above and call me for pickup at 239-252-
2959.
Thank you, and please let me now if you have any questions regarding this request.
Grant Application Reviewed and Approved by
After-the-Fact Approval by the BCC is required at
the September 10, 2019 BCC meeting
Count!r
Coun ty Manager, or
date
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 201 .Naples, Florida 34112-5746 .239-252-8973 . FAX 239-252-8828
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Packet Pg. 1428 Attachment: CM ATF Memo signed scanned001 (9832 : Florida Animal Friends After-the-Fact Grant Acceptance)