To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of a request to accept and expend funds for the Community Services Block Grant 1-2027, in an amount not to exceed $632,039.00, for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept and expend the funds for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) 1-2027 from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) in an amount not to exceed $632,039.00 with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
Funds awarded by MDHHS for CSBG 1-2027 in an amount not to exceed $632,039.00 to commence on October 01, 2026, and continue through September 30, 2027, are for the second year of a two-year grant originally approved by the Board of Commissioners via RES-2025-2489.
DISCUSSION:
These funds give GCCARD the opportunity to work as part of a network of Community Action Agencies for the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities and the empowerment of low-income families and individuals in rural and urban areas to become fully self-sufficient. Approval of these funds for the second year of the two-year CSBG 1-2027 will offer supplemental funding to GCCARD’s various programs. CSBG 1-2027 funds will be utilized for both administration and direct program. Direct program funds will include utility, housing and property tax assistance for eligible Genesee County residents.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
A budget amendment will be included in a separate request.
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 and Community Growth as this funding will allow GCCARD to continue programs and services that reduce poverty, revitalize low-income communities and empower low-income families and individuals to become fully self-sufficient.
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 and expending the Community Services Block Grant 1-2027 for year two of this two-year grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and offering supplemental funding to GCCARD’s various programs in the amount of $632,039.00 for the period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the November 3, 2026 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the grant agreement on behalf of Genesee County.