To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of an agreement between Genesee County's Community Action Resource Department and Genesee County's Metropolitan Planning Commission, in the amount of $23,401.00, to provide housing assistance for eligible Genesee County residents
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept and expend an additional allocation of Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) funds from the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission in the amount of $23,401.00, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GCCARD has received notice of an additional allocation of ESG funds from the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission in the amount of $23,401.00 as per Document Review item 24-341. These funds will be utilized to provide homelessness prevention assistance consistent with the standards outlined in the Subrecipient Agreement commencing August 28, 2023. Funds will aid low-income families by way of bill payment and case management and will remain available through December 31, 2024.
DISCUSSION:
As per RES-2023-739 approved by the Board of Commissioners on November 15, 2023, GCCARD has accepted $28,297.00 in ESG Phase 1 funds from the Metropolitan Planning Commission for homelessness prevention assistance to remain available through September 02, 2024. The additional award of $23,401.00 for ESG Phase 2 will increase GCCARD's ESG award to a total of $51,698.00 and will remain available through December 31, 2024. These funds will be used for the purpose of providing homelessness prevention assistance in the form of utilities arrearages, rent arrearages and first month's rent for eligible, low-income Genesee County residents.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
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