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City of Saint Paul
2023 Neighborhood STAR

CLOSED Deadline 7/31/2023

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Please ensure that the total STAR Grant request is consistent throughout this application.


Application Title/Project Name
Amount Requested	$

Applicant Information
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Last Name
Telephone
Email

Organization Information

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Application Questions

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Every question needs an answer in order for the form to be successfully submitted. Please limit your responses to 5,000 characters including spaces and punctuation. Responses will automatically be saved when you move on to the next question. If the question doesn't apply to your project/program, please type in N/A where indicated.

If you require translation services for the application process, please contact Language Line at 1-800-367-9559 and enter client code 509052 for assistance.

Minnesota Data Privacy Act/Tennessen Notice:

The City is asking you to provide various financial, business and personal information in this application. The information you provide is subject to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (“Act”) which regulates the collection, creation, storage, maintenances, and dissemination of your information. You are not required to provide this information, but if you fail to provide the requested information you will not be eligible for a grant under this program. The information you provide will be accessible to City employees and contractors who need it for the administration and management of the program as well as to others as allowed by the Act and other statutory or judicial authority. The information requested under Section VII relating to race, ethnicity and gender is entirely voluntary and is being collected for reporting purposes. Failure to provide this information will not affect your eligibility for financing under this program.

I. PROPOSAL INFORMATION:

1. STAR Grant Request Amount
(STAR Guidelines, Part 2 & Part 3)

2. What ward and district is your project located in?
Please refer to the City's ward and district look up map: https://direc.to/iHXm

3. Neighborhood STAR funds are to be used for activities started after STAR funding has been approved by the Mayor and City Council. Please provide a description of your future project or program in the space provided:
STAR Guidelines, Part 6 - Awards and Implementation Process: STAR Fund Distribution). Please limit your response to 5,000 characters including spaces and punctuation.

4. Briefly summarize, in measurable terms, the specific elements of your proposed STAR project:
(i.e. “Updating the building façade with 3 new windows, 2 new exterior doors, adding a brick front and installing an awning.”). Please limit your response to 5,000 characters including spaces and punctuation.

5. You must have site control before moving forward with your project. Please indicate the type of site control you currently have:
(Guidelines, Part 3)

	Deeded Title
	Purchase Agreement
	Purchase Option
	Existing Lease (7 years or greater)
	Lease Agreement (for 7 years or more)

6. For public or private open-space improvement projects, please describe the components included in your proposal, approximate location(s), how your open space improvement project will be maintained over the life of the improvement and if businesses and/or homeowners have been approached regarding any required assessments to their property.

7. For sub-loan/sub-grant programs, please attach program guidelines containing the following: the number of houses or businesses to be assisted, how program participants will be selected, if this program will be coordinated with other city programs, the terms or conditions required of the borrower/grantee, your loan underwriting criteria (if applicable) and current balances (if any) of previous STAR funds awarded.
(STAR Guidelines, Part 6)

II. TAXES

8. Please explain how your proposal will maintain or increase Saint Paul’s tax base (i.e. property taxes and/or sales taxes):

III. JOB CREATION / RETENTION PROJECTIONS:

9. Please provide the number of new, permanent full-time and part-time jobs that will be created and retained over the next five years along with an average salary once this project is completed. Retained jobs are only those jobs that would be lost without STAR funding:

	New permanent, full-time jobs
	Average salary of new permanent, full-time jobs
	Retained permanent, full-time jobs
	Average salary of retained permanent, full-time jobs
	New permanent, part-time jobs
	Average salary of new permanent, part-time jobs
	Retained permanent, part-time jobs
	Average salary of retained permanent, part-time jobs

IV. NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUS: Building wealth within neighborhoods and strengthening the city’s ethnic and cultural diversity with investments in the city’s cultural nodes is a goal of the program.

10. Please explain the public benefit of your project and how it will further ethnic and cultural diversity within the neighborhood:

11. Will your proposal revitalize a currently vacant storefront?

12. Will your project fill a need not currently provided in the neighborhood? If yes, please explain.

13. Coordinating and/or collaborating with neighborhood groups is an important aspect of Neighborhood STAR. Have you contacted the local district council office to review your proposed plans?

V. CLIMATE ACTION PLANS: Advancing climate-action, sustainability, and/or resilience goals as put forth in the Saint Paul Climate Action and Resilience Plan (https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/mayors-office/climate-action-planning/climate-action-resilience-plan).

14. Please explain how your project supports the Saint Paul Climate Action and Resilience Plan.

VI. APPLICANT INFORMATION: This section provides the STAR Board, elected officials, and staff with basic information about your organization, and its ability to carry out a STAR project (STAR Guidelines, Part 2)

15. Please describe your organization:

16. What is your status as a legal entity and Federal Tax ID #?
(i.e. corporation, partnership, nonprofit, sole proprietorship, etc.)

17. Who will be the designated project manager?
Please describe her/his background, skills and experience in managing similar-type projects/programs.

18. Do you have an adopted conflict-of-interest policy? If yes, you will be asked to attach this policy at the end of this application.

19. Please list any City or HRA funds you have received within the past five years,

20. Please list any City or HRA funds that you are currently seeking for this project.

21. What is the total amount of your additional funds, including matching funds if applicable, for this project?
STAR Guidelines, Part 5

22. The Neighborhood STAR Program is designed to provide additional financing for worthwhile but underfunded capital projects that could not be accomplished solely through non-city funding sources.

VII. VOLUNTARY APPLICANT INFORMATION: This information will be used for reporting purposes only and will not be used to make funding decisions. It helps the City know we are reaching all populations. If you prefer not to respond to these questions, please type N/A in the response section.

23. Is your business or organization at least fifty-one percent (51%) woman-owned/woman-led?

24. Is your business or organization at least fifty one percent (51%) minority owned/minority-led?

25. If your business or organization is at least 51% minority owned or minority-led, please check the most appropriate description(s) below regarding the identity of the for-profit business owner/non-profit leader(s)

	American Indian or Alaska Native
	Asian
	Black or African American
	Hispanic or Latino Origin
	Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
	Another Identity
	Prefer not to respond

26. If you selected "Another Identity" for question 25, please specify. If not applicable or you prefer not to disclose, please type N/A in the response.

27. Is your business CERT certified?

28. How long have you owned/operated this business?

29. Is your business or organization a small business or organization as defined as businesses or organizations with under $1 million in gross sales/generated revenue or fewer than 20 full time employees (MN Statute 645.445)? If yes, how many employees do you have?

30. What type of business or organization do you have?

	Restaurant/Fast Food
	Food/Grocery
	Retail/Clothing/Gifts
	Personal services/Barber/Salon
	Entertainment
	Professional services
	Industrial/Manufacturing
	Technology
	Health care
	Other

31. If you answered "Other" for question 30, please specify or type in N/A if you prefer not to disclose this information.

32. How did you hear about the opportunity to apply for STAR Funds?

	Council Member
	District Council
	City Staff
	City Email
	Social Media
	Chamber of Commerce
	Friend or family member
	Other

33. If you answered "Other" for question 32, please specify or type in N/A if you prefer not to disclose this information.

34. NAICS code. Type "N/A" if unknown.

Item Description	STAR Grant Request	Matching Funds (for requests over $50,000)	Non-Matching Funds
Budget	(answers are saved automatically when you move to another field)
Sources and Uses
Please show the use of all funds for your entire project ensuring the total amount of STAR Grant funds applied for and additional project funds leveraged with STAR funding are consistent throughout this application. Please complete the matching funds column only if your grant request is over $50,000. Matching funds must be directly related to the proposal; A minimum of one non-city (private) dollar for every STAR dollar is required for all grant requests over $50,000 (please refer to the Guidelines, Part 5 - Leverage/Match Fund Requirements).
Acquisition (up to 20% of STAR funds)	$	$	$
Rehabilitation: Residential	$	$	$
Rehabilitation: Commercial	$	$	$
New Construction: Residential	$	$	$
New Construction: Commercial	$	$	$
Public Improvements	$	$	$
Private Open Space improvement	$	$	$
Direct Project Costs (up to 20% of STAR funds)	$	$	$
	$	$	$
	$	$	$
	Total $ 0.00	Total $ 0.00	Total $ 0.00

Additional Sources not qualifying as Match
Please list funds being used on this project that do not qualify as matching contributions (i.e. project expenditures prior to submission of a STAR application, city grants from CDBG, STAR, CIB, HRA, etc.)
Item Description	Other Funds
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	$
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	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	$
	Total $ 0.00

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