Making the Grade

Department of Youth and Community Development,

September 1, 2016

M/WBE Letter Grade

Letter Grade Overview

DYCD exceeded LL 1 goals for professional services spend with Black American-owned firms. While the agency increased spending with Asian American-owned firms, this was offset by a decrease in spending with Hispanic American-owned firms. These efforts earned DYCD another C grade.

About DYCD

The Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) supports youth and adults through contracts with community-based organizations throughout New York City. DYCD provides after school programs, summer programs, youth employment initiatives, services for homeless and runaway youth, and family support, among others.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/resources/contracting.shtml

Agency Fiscal Year 2016 Spending within Local Law 174*

  African American Asian American Hispanic American Women Non M/WBE
  $ % $ % $ % $ % $
Construction $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0
Professional Services $1,225,085 362.80% $503,840 No Goal $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $1,085,000
Standard Services $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $0 0.00% $5,640 34.20% $159,291
Goods < $100K $26,650 44.26% $68,132 99.00% $13,187 30.66% $164,738 76.60% $587,516
Total LL174 Spending $1,251,735 $571,972 $13,187 $170,378 $1,831,808
Weighted Grade A A F F N/A

$ = the dollar amount spent in the Local Law 174 eligible category. % = the percentage of the Local Law 174 target that was achieved.

* Letter grades are calculated using a weighted average of agency spending across population groups and sectors. All dollars and percents are based on Local Law 174 and exclude categories described in Appendix D: Methodology. For a complete worksheet detailing how this agency grade was calculated, see Appendix B: Worksheets.

M/WBE Letter Grade Worksheet

Reference: Local Law 174 Target Spending Percent

Category C PS SS G
African American (AFA) 8% 12% 12% 7%
Asian American (AA) 8% No Goal 3% 8%
Hispanic American (HA) 4% 8% 6% 5%
Women (W) 18% 17% 10% 25%
C: Construction  PS: Professional Services. SS: Standard Services G: Goods

Reference: Grade Scale

Weighted % Score Avg. Score Grade
> 80 5 > 4.25 A
> 60 4 > 3.25 B
> 40 3 > 2.25 C
> 20 2 > 1.25 D
< 20 1 < 1.25 F

Step 1: Total Eligible Spending Per Industry

Total Eligible Spending C PS SS G
$3,839,080 $0 $2,813,925 $164,931 $860,223

Step 2: Weighted Matrix (Industry Spending/Total Eligible Spending)

Category C PS SS G
AFA, HA, W 0.00% 73.30% 4.30% 22.41%
AA No Goal

Step 3: Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending

Category C PS SS G
African American $0 $1,225,085 $0 $26,650
Asian American $0 $503,840 $0 $68,132
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $13,187
Women $0 $0 $5,640 $164,738

Step 4: Actual Spending Percentage (Actual LL174 M/WBE Spending/Industry Spending)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 43.54% 0.00% 3.10%
Asian American 0.00% 17.91% 0.00% 7.92%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.53%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 3.42% 19.15%

Step 5: LL174 M/WBE Spending as Percentage of Target Achieved (Actual Spending Percentage/LL174 Target)

Category C PS SS G
African American 0.00% 362.80% 0.00% 44.26%
Asian American 0.00% No Goal 0.00% 99.00%
Hispanic American 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 30.66%
Women 0.00% 0.00% 34.20% 76.60%

Step 6: Final Score

Category C PS SS G
African American 275.84% A 5 3
Asian American 83.08% A 5
Hispanic American 6.87% F 1
Women 18.63% F 1

Subcontract Data

Department of Youth and Community Development, FY 2016

Total Reported Spending LL174 Eligible Spending Non Eligible Spending
$3,571,226 $0 $3,571,226
LL174 Sub Spending Construction Goods Professional Services Standard Services M/WBE Total
African American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Asian American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Hispanic American $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Women $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Industry Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,571,226
$242 billion
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2022