To: Martin L. Cousineau, Finance Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, Interim GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval to Accept the WXBIL-2024 Grant Award from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) in the amount of $1,515,916.00
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept the MDHHS Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) WXBIL-2024 grant agreement in the amount of $1,515,916.00 with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GCCARD request the Board of Commissioners to accept the grant agreement between MDHHS and the County of Genesee for the WAP WXBIL-2024 grant in the amount of $1,515,916.00. This funding will allow GCCARD to improve home energy efficiency for low-income Genesee County families through the most cost-effective measures possible. This request is for the period commencing October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024 and the budget amendment is to be submitted at a later date.
DISCUSSION:
The WXBIL-2024 grant agreement in the amount of $1,515,916.00 will allow GCCARD’s Weatherization Assistance Program to improve the home energy efficiency, health, and safety for Genesee County low-income residents and expand the program.
Note: The amount requested is based on the allocation chart for GCCARD. The agreement doesn’t match because it is an estimate and will not be finalized until fiscal year 2023 is closed out.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
None
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
None
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
None
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
None
IMPACT ON INDIRECT COSTS:
None
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County’s priority of Healthy, Livable, and Safe Communities by improving the home energy efficiency, health, and safety for Genesee County low-income residents.
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resolution
TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
BE IT RESOLVED, by this Board of Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Interim GCCARD Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department to authorize accepting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services WAP WXBIL-2024 grant agreement for the term commencing October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024 in the amount of $1,515,916.00 to allow GCCARD’s Weatherization Assistance Program to improve home energy efficiency for low-income families and further expand the program, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documentation being on file with the records of the October 11, 2023 meeting of the Finance Committee of this Board).