The recipient entity's physical address:
           1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          Michelle Craig, 1441 Canala Street, Suite 317, New Orleans, LA 70112

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  4066

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $3,000,000

What type of request is this?  Capital Outlay Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Nyree Ramsey, Executive Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
Board Members
JC CELESTIN, Treasurer, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
JUDITH DANGERFIELD, President, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
BEVERLY GUILLORY ANDRY, Secretary, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
EDGAR LAWRENCE CHASE, IV, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
KRISTYNA JONES, Vice President, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
ASALI DEVAN ECCLESIASTES, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
CAROL BEBELLE, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
D. JOAN RHODES, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
FLOZELL DANIELS, JR, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
FRED JOHNSON, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
GENTELLE PEDESCLEAUX, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
JAMAL BROWN, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
JEROME SMITH, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
TERRY BROWN, Director, 1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Come Back to Claiborne
The acquisition and development of a 20,000 square foot lot that is vacant and available across the street from us is a game changer – not just for Ujamaa but also for the Claiborne footprint. It would also crystalize the 5-yr business plan that established the foundation of our work in 2018 and is the cornerstone of development as we embark on the next 5yr strategic plan. We envision residential, commercial, and affordable community space in the heart of Tremé at this intersection of Bayou Road and N. Claiborne Avenue. As a small non-profit, the “Come Back to Claiborne” project will start small, the goal is to create multi-family dwellings that welcome storefronts on the first-floor level. There would be 10 units for the first phase of the project. The potential to purchase the additional lot will allow for 10 more units, but this application is only for the first phase (or lot parcel encompassing 241-45 N.Claiborne).

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $379,800
          Professional Services. . . $107,800
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $370,700
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $187,000
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $80,000

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          UJAMAA purposely leads and supports initiatives that promote equitable and sustainable community developmentfor all residents of the Claiborne Corridor, with the intention of mitigating the displacement of our indigenousresidents in the face of burgeoning development and gentrification. Taking up the mantle carried by our communityelders, we recognize the need to protect and uplift our established resident-defined priorities:
Economic Opportunity
Housing Affordability
Cultural Preservation
Transportation Choice & Access
Environmental Sustainability & Innovation
Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          The goals of Ujamaa Economic Development Corporation are shared with the philanthropic agencies that fund our work and the governmental departments that we partner with—equitable development strategies are at the core. Cultural preservation, economic opportunity, housing affordability, transportation choice and access, environmental sustainability, safe neighborhoods, and healthy neighborhoods, should be accessible to all, but they are not. The work of Ujamaa is to design, create and build opportunities for and with community. Seeking and securing investment in the Claiborne Corridor provides an opportunity to grant improved quality of life and revitalization in an underserved and underrepresented community.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           24 months

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                 NA
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                 NA

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                 NA

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                  NA

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               NA

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
               NA

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
                NA

          What is the nature of the relationship?  NA

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                 NA

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               NA


Contact Information
name:  Nyree Ramsey 
                                       address:  1240 N. CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116
                                       phone:  5042581389
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  nramsey@ujamaaedc.org
                                       relationship to entity:  Executive Director