This document outlines various potential local, federal, and private funding sources for project B21-463. It identifies over $10 million available from local DC sources including investment revenue, unused funds, and jail commissary profits. Federal sources include over $5 million from programs like WIOA, the Department of Labor, and the Second Chance Act. Public-private partnerships and microloans from organizations like KivaZip and the SBA are also outlined. Private foundations supporting entrepreneurship education and inclusive entrepreneurship are mentioned as potential supplemental sources.

1. June 2016
Funding Sources For B21-463
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Local Funds​- pg. 2
Supplemental Federal Funds ​- pg. 3
Public/Private Partnership Opportunities ​- pg. 4
Supplemental Private Foundations​- pg. 5
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2. Highlights
● $3.3 Million​- DC Investment Revenue
● $1 Million​- DC Jail Commissary
● $800,000​- Unused Funds and & Salary Lapses
● $21 Million​- AG Fund/Litigation Fund
● $43,000​- DC Human Rights “Ban the Box” Funds (excluding those sent to aggrieved party)
● $$$ ​- Unused DOES funds for local adult training (excluding WIOA)
Local Funding Sources
FUND SOURCE FY2016
FY2017 &
BEYOND
USE NOTES
OBJECTION
FROM
MAYOR'S
OFFICE
Local Asset Forfeiture Fund $30,000 yes
GED &
FUND
Federal funds are $680,000 and must go to law enforcement activity. Yes (MPD)
Investment Revenue DC
$3.3
million
Yes,
variable
GED &
FUND
1
unknown
TIF Saving Expenditures
$2.6
million
no
GED &
FUND
$7.3 million is available in FY 2015 and $2.6 million is available in FY 2016.
Proposed to be allocated: $2.3 million for Community College of the District
of Columbia, $6 million to Waste Transfer, $900,000 for Film Incentive Fund,
$900,000 for the Clean Team Living Wage and $280,000 for Wilson building.2
Maybe
Non-Lapsing Fund for the
AOG/Litigation recoveries
$21 million yes,
variable
GED &
FUND
N/A Partly Allocated
DC Jail Commissary $1 million
yes, same
level
GED &
FUND
The fund receives revenue from the purchase of items by inmates. Not allocated
Unused Savings from
Vacancies and Salary Lapses $2 million
yes,
variable
GED &
FUND
Funds available because of salary lapse savings and lower-than-anticipated
expenditures in contractual services and supplies. From several departments
including the DOC. 3
unknown
Fair Record Sealing Act of 2014
$43,000
yes,
variable
GED &
FUND
Funds that have gone to Department of Human Rights (excluding amount
paid to those discriminated against).4
DC Human Rights
Unused Funds from DOES:
local adult training funds
unknown
yes,
variable
GED &
FUND
DOES on record reporting local adult training funds not spent in prior years. .5
unknown
1
​Source. http://app.dc.gov/pdf/DC_CAFR_Final_web­3.pdf
2
​Source: http://oca.dc.gov/release/city­administrator­testifies­fiscal­year­2016­proposed­budge
3
​http://lims.dccouncil.us/Download/33642/B21­0157­CommitteeReport1.pdf
4
2016 DC Auditor REport: OHR levied fines, also termed settlements, on employers in 71 cases. The average settlement amount was $1,217 and ranged from a low of $100 to a high of $2,500.
The settlement, which is split equally between the District and the complainant, provides incentives for those who have had their rights violated to file a complaint.
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​Previous testimony of unused local funds.
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3. Highlights
● 1% of $88 million ​- Second Chance Act
● Over $1 Million​- WIOA
● $4 Million​- Department of Labor
● Around $300K​- Department of Commerce
Supplemental Federal Funds
WIOA Adult
Employment and
Training
Activities
$2 million yes, 2015-2020
GED & CAREER
PATHWAYS
Limited to GED and career support services. Cannot be used for entrepreneurial training for
adults under the age of 14. Entrepreneurial education is available for students 15-25 (out of
school youth should be at least 75% of the focus). Priority use of funds is for services to public
assistance recipients and other low income individuals.6
WIOA:
Competitive
Grants
Small % of
$750 Million
yes, 2015-2020 TRAINING/GED
$750,000,000 is provided for a program of competitive grants for worker training and placement
in high growth and emerging industry sectors. Of the total, $500,000,000 is to be used for
research, labor exchange, and job training projects that prepare workers for careers in energy
efficiency and renewable energy industries.
Department of
Labor
$4 million -
ADULT TRAINING
+CHILD CARE
Solicitation passed .Must be public-private partnership. ​​Adult training Plus Funding for Child7
care-Strengthening Working Families Initiative(SWFI)
Second Chance
Act (nonprofit
only)
1% of $88
million
yes (depending
on congress)
BUSINESS
EDUCATION/TRAINING
/REENTRY PROGRAMS
https://www.doleta.gov/REO/training_to_work.cfm
US Department
of Commerce
$100,000
$800k--$1
million
PLANNING OF
ENTREPRENEURIAL
ECOSYSTEMS
Cities may apply. Funds technical assistance, public works, planning, economic adjustment
assistance. In Vermont, they helped capitalize an energy efficiency revolving loan fund in the
Burlington region that is expected to help up to 150 small and medium-sized businesses
achieve energy savings in a region with historically high energy costs. A DC nonprofit has
received $30,000 for their work in small business empowerment. Baltimore was given $300,000
to open an Entrepreneurship Center to support micro-business owners 8
Department of
Housing/SBA
grant
not
announced
yet
% of 2.5
million
RENOVATION/REPAIR/
ACQUIRE OR EXPAND
OFFICE SPACE
Eligible local governments to assist existing, small businesses and entrepreneurs to expand
their businesses and create jobs, and establish outreach efforts to market available forms of
economic development technical assistance that would foster an entrepreneurial environment
within the community. (Capital projects/land/lease/development/renovations/repairs)
SBA Teaming
Project
$200-$500,
K
Not sure
DC nonprofit already received grant in the past. Small Business Administration, Office of
Government Contracting, Tel: (202) 205-7344.
Department of
Agriculture
not
announced
yet
$20 million
TRAINING FOR SNAP
RECIPIENTS
Funds pilot program for skills for SNAP recipients. Funds can test out new programs.
Dept of Health &
Human Services
not
announced
yet
% is $17.7
million
Community Economic Development grants to Community Development Corporations to
enhance job creation and business development for low-income individuals.
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​Source: https://www.doleta.gov/budget/docs/15adu$.pdf
7
​https://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/FOA-ETA-16-05.pdf
8
​http://www.eda.gov/annual-reports/fy2014/states/dc.htm
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4. Highlights
● Over 1000 microloans created every month​- KivaZip
● Low Interest Loans (big & small)​- Small Business Administration
Public or Private Partners
FUND SOURCE FY2016 FY2017 & BEYOND USE NOTES
Kiva Zip No limit No limit
SEED MONEY FOR
PARTICIPANTS
A micro-loan platform
SBA’s Small
Business
Investment
Company (SBIC)
Program
- - DEBT & EQUITY FINANCING
Promising businesses in need of debt or equity financing for capital expenditures. DC
can allow for the creation of a SBIC (local investment firms) focused on returning
citizens Proceeds from the sale of tax-exempt issuances may be used to finance,
refinance and reimburse costs of acquiring, constructing, restoring, rehabilitating,
expanding, improving, equipping and furnishing real property & related facilities
SBA Surety Bond - - SURETY BONDS
Program helps small business contractors who cannot obtain surety bonds through
regular commercial channels; SBA can guarantee bonds for contracts up to $5
million.
SBA 7A Funds &
504 programs
1% of $24
billion
1% of $24 billion LARGE LOANS
DC only gets 7(a) funds currently ($123,722,000 of which it is not clear if
disadvantaged populations have access to those loans. ​Ask the SBA for an MOU
whereby 1) community banks in neighborhoods with higher # of returning citizens 2)
allow for vetted DC residents can get access to larger 7(a) (around $20 billion per year)
and 504 programs ($4 billion per year). 9
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​Source: https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/WDS_Table2_GrossApproval_Report.pd
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5. Highlights
● Over $1 Million​in Funding given to Cities for Inclusive Entrepreneurship - Case Foundation & Bloomberg Foundation
● Disperses over hundred micro loans ​each month - KivaZip
Supplemental Private Funding Sources
FUND SOURCE FY2016 FY2017 & BEYOND USE NOTES
Kauffman
Foundation
$50,000 or
$250,000
FUND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EDUCATION
Workforce development or public/private universities. Funds operating support for
entreprenuership programming but mostly research around entreprenuership
http://www.kauffman.org/grants/grants-list
The Case
Foundation and
Bloomberg
Foundation
- -
FOCUS ON INCLUSIVE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Case Foundation; partners with local jurisdictions.
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