To: Charles Winfrey, Human Services Committee Chairperson
From: Pamela Coleman, GCCARD Director
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RE: Request authorization to accept the HHS/ACF Grant Award in the amount of $14,791,831 for 2024-2025
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) requests authorization to accept the Health and Human Services Grant Award in the amount of $14,791,831 ($11,833,465 federal, plus $2,958,366 non-federal) to continue the operation of the Genesee County Head Start and Early Head Start Programs from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 from this committee with recommendation of approval by the full Board of Commissioners at their next regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND:
This award covers all the Genesee County Head Start Programs and Early Head Start Programs operated throughout Genesee County. Two Early Head Start Programs will be operated through delegate contracts, Beecher School District and Mott Community College. This award also covers a 2.35% COLA increase funds. The current total funded enrollment is: 318 Head Start children and 322 infants, toddlers and pregnant women.
DISCUSSION:
This funding provides services in center based classrooms and through home visiting. Comprehensive services include health and oral health, nutrition, mental health, education and family support services with the goal of preparing families and children for school success.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
No impact on Genesee County Human Resources as staff are contracted through OLHSA.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
The complete federal award of this grant is $11,833,465. This is divided as follows: $5,405,152 Head Start Main Grant, $54,360 Head Start Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA), $6,255,301 Early Head Start Main Grant, and $118,652 Early Head Start T&TA. The required non-federal share match is $2,958.366 ($0.25 per federal grant dollar). This match is generated through community partner and volunteer support in the form of classroom space and volunteer time, supplies and vendor discounts specific to the program. ($11,833,465 federal x $0.25 = $2,958,366 non-federal match). See attached budget upload.
IMPACT ON FACILITIES:
This does not impact Genesee County facilities as space is leased.
IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY:
This does not impact Genesee County technology.
CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
Funding will assist in creating healthy, livable, and safe communities as well as contributed to community growth by providing anti-poverty programming to residents of Genesee County.
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 terms of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families grant award in the total amount of $14,791,831, said total consisting of $11,833,465 federal share and $2,958,366 non-federal share, to continue the operation of the Genesee County Head Start and Early Head Start programs for the period commencing July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, is approved (a copy of the memorandum request, award notices, and other supporting documents being on file with the official records of the July 17, 2024 meeting of the Human Services Committee of this Board), and the Chief Financial Officer is directed to record the attached budget amendment.