To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of a request to accept Amendment No. 1 to the Community Services Block Grant 25 - 2026
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept Amendment No. 1 to the Community Services Block Grant 25 - 2026 (CSBG) between the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Genesee County, with a recommendation of approval by the full Genesee County Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
GCCARD has received notice from MDHHS of an amended “true-up” of the CSBG 25 - 2026 agreement amount from $625,673.00 to $492,633.00. These funds, originally accepted via RES-2025-2474, are from the continuation of a two-year grant originally approved via RES-2024-982. This agreement commences October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
DISCUSSION:
These funds give GCCARD the opportunity to work through 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 true-up funds for the second year of the two-year CSBG 25 -2026 will offer supplemental funding to GCCARD’s various programs. CSBG 25 - 2026 funds are to be utilized for both administration and direct program.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The budget will need to be adjusted to ensure expenditures align with proposed revenue. No General Fund appropriation is required for this request.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
There will be no impact on Facilities and Operations.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
There will be no impact on Information Technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
This memorandum conforms to Genesee County’s priorities of Long-Term Financial Stability and Healthy, Livable and Safe Communities as GCCARD strives to utilize all available resources to alleviate poverty in Genesee County by offering emergency services to eligible county residents seeking economic security.
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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 Amendment No. 1 to the Community Services Block Grant 25 - 2026 agreement between Genesee County and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, said amendment being necessary as GCCARD received a notice of true-up funds in the amount of $492,633.00, for the period commencing October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request and supporting documents being on file with the official records of the February 11, 2026 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of Genesee County.