To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Approval of a Water Residential Assistance Program grant, in the amount of $27,000.00, to provide water payment assistance to eligible City of Flint residents only; the budget for this grant is attached
recommendation
BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
The Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization from this committee to accept and expend the 2026 Fiscal Year (FY26) Water Residential Assistance Program (WRAP) grant award in the amount of $27,000.00, 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 award for the FY26 WRAP grant in the amount of $27,000.00 from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). These funds will be used for the purpose of providing water utility arrearage assistance and conservation measures to eligible residents within the City of Flint. The term of this award is July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
DISCUSSION:
Funds provided through the Water Residential Assistance Program-2026 (WRAP) grant will be used for monthly water arrearage payments up to $1,200 per fiscal year and/or provide water conservation measures for eligible households within the City of Flint for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
There will be no impact on Human Resources.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
GCCARD will work with Fiscal Services to incorporate FY26 WRAP grant funds into our budget and a budget upload is attached. No General Fund dollars are being requested.
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 request conforms to the County priority of Healthy, Livable, and Safe Communities by assuring continued service of water utilities for eligible Flint residents. Assistance provided through FY26 WRAP will give residents the ability to perform daily tasks essential for human health.
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 Fiscal Year 2026 Water Residential Assistance Program grant(s) to fund water utility assistance and conservation measures for eligible City of Flint residents from the Great Lakes Water Authority in the amount of $27,000.00, 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 July 16, 2025 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), the Chairperson of this Board is authorized to execute contract documents on behalf of Genesee County, and the Chief Financial Officer is authorized to record the attached budget amendment.