To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of a request to accept the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Grant Award in the amount of $15,713,491.00
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept a grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the amount of $15,713,491.00, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This grant awards provides funding for Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Genesee County for the budget period of July 01, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Services outlined in the Notice of Award include Head Start center-based, coordinated with local school districts, and home-based services for 318 children, and Early Head Start center-based and home-based services for 426 infants, toddlers, and pregnant individuals. Comprehensive services include physical and mental health, nutrition, education, and family support with the goal of preparing families and children for school success.
DISCUSSION:
Federal funds have been obligated in the amount of $14,284,992.00. The non-federal share match requirement has been reduced from $3,571,248.00 to $1,428,499.00, as per the waiver approved via RES-2025-1396, bringing the grant total to $15,713,491.00. This match is generated through community partnerships, donated classroom space, volunteer hours, and vendor discounts known as “in-kind” contributions.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The federal share of $14,284,992.00 is divided as follows: $5,405,152.00 for Head Start Preschool operations, $8,658,865.00 for Early Head Start operations, $54,360.00 for Head Start Preschool training and technical assistant (T&TA), and $166,615.00 for Early Head Start T&TA.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on facilities.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County’s priorities of Healthy, Livable, and Safe Communities by providing the earliest support possible for Genesee County infants, toddlers, and pregnant individuals, regardless of demographic, and Community Growth by offsetting some of the exponential costs of early childhood nutrition and education and providing safe spaces for families to develop.
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 County Commissioners of Genesee County, Michigan, that the request by the Director of the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) to authorize accepting the Head Start and Early Head Start grant(s) to fund the Genesee County Head Start and Early Head Start programs, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, in the total amount of $15,713,491.00 for the period commencing July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the June 11, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board).