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Funding distribution for immigration legal support centers
2:32:38
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Council Member Alexa Aviles inquires about the distribution of $18 million for immigration legal support centers over a 3-year plan. Commissioner Manuel Castro explains that each provider will receive approximately $750,000 per center over three years, or $250,000 per year. Chief Policy Advisor Lorena Lucero clarifies that the total allocation is $6.2 million per year.
- Each center will receive approximately $750,000 over three years
- The annual allocation per center is $250,000
- Total annual allocation for all centers is $6.2 million
- This investment is described as unique and unprecedented for a city program
Alexa Aviles
2:32:38
How will the 18,000,000 be distributed across the 3 year plan?
2:32:43
Again,
Manuel Castro
2:32:47
a lot of this information is laid out in a very comprehensive and detailed RFX.
2:32:52
There should not be a confusion about this.
Alexa Aviles
2:32:54
Well, you can you can answer the question right now.
2:32:58
So since you already have it in the RFS, how's the 18,000,000 gonna be distributed across the 3 year plan?
Manuel Castro
2:33:05
So, we laid out a plan for each of the providers to receive approximately 2 750,000 dollars each.
Alexa Aviles
2:33:12
What's the cut each year, not to each individual provider?
2:33:16
So what's the allocation per year?
Manuel Castro
2:33:19
Generally and this is in partnership, just to make sure it's clear with the Department of Social Services.
2:33:26
So the, the team there that oversees contracts, will provide additional information about the the way that, these contracts, once we select the organizations, will be executed.
2:33:42
Generally speaking, and I think we we outlined this in our our effects, $250,000 per year over 3 years, that the organizations will receive to establish these programs.
Alexa Aviles
2:33:55
So per year, the total that is expected to be dispersed is what?
Manuel Castro
2:34:03
Like I said, it's approximately $750,000 per $750,000 per center.
2:34:08
Per center for 3 years.
2:34:10
And, again, you know, again, to emphasize, this is, the only program of its kind in the country.
2:34:21
We have not heard of any other city making this type of investment in immigration legal services provisions, much less this much funding across 3 years per provider.
Lorena Lucero
2:34:32
So for the full year, just to add to what the commissioner shared, it's 6.2 per year.
Alexa Aviles
2:34:38
That's all I was asking for.