TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cauley, MPA, Economic and Community Development Director
DATE: August 25, 2025
RE:Title
Receive an Administrative Report on the Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant Program as of June 30, 2025 - End of Cycle Six Title
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
GOAL I: The City of Fayetteville will be a safe and secure community.
1.3: To ensure a low incidence of property and violent crime.
1.4: To engage citizens in community watch and safety events.
GOAL IV: The City of Fayetteville will be a highly desirable place to live, work, and recreate.
4.5: To ensure a place for people to live in great neighborhoods
Executive Summary:
Staff requests that City Council receive and accept this administrative report on the Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant Program. No other Council action is requested. The Economic and Community Development Department (ECD), through a community-based review committee, has provided micro-grants and capacity-building training to fund, inspire, and boost community crime-reduction activities. The program has operated for 36 months (six six-month cycles) and is currently in its seventh cycle. Across the first six cycles, 67 agencies received 159 awards totaling $373,860.
Background:
In fall 2021, the Police Chief proposed a series of crime-reduction strategies. Under the direction of the City Manager's Office, the Fayetteville Police Department and Economic and Community Development (ECD) benchmarked other programs and reviewed best practices to design an initiative aimed at improving neighborhoods and building community capacity, specifically helping local groups evolve into sustainable nonprofits.
City Council appropriated $250,000 to launch the Empowering Community Safety Micro-Grant Program, funding four cycles over two years. The program's purpose is...
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