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Commissioner Hovis - Finance - To Amend Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264 to Approve and Appropriate Project Funding for Short-term Emergency Housing Assistance $250,000
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STAFF CONTACT
Tiffany Murray - Finance - 704-866-3032
BUDGET IMPACT
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Increase revenues and expense in the Public Assistance Fund by $250,000.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Minimal change to the Budget Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021 created new Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The Act sets aside $65.1 billion to be allocated to counties based on population and sent directly from the Department of Treasury. Gaston County is expected to receive $43,612,126 million over two years. Pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the Gaston County Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264 for the Gaston County Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds was adopted in Regular Session by the Gaston County Board of Commissioners on September 28, 2021. This Board Action, if approved, amends Section 2 of the Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance and accepts and appropriates funds for the following project:
1. Short-term Emergency Housing Assistance for Gaston County Residents ($250,000): Assistance for Gaston County residents facing housing insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaston County will identify temporary housing infrastructure that meets United States HUD’s (Housing and Urban Development) best management practice approach to physical attributes such as cleanliness, heating/cooling, bathrooms, etc. HUD recommends non-congregate shelters such as hotels, motels, and/or dorm rooms as an alternative approach to winter sheltering during COVID-19. The program will be coordinated with Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services’ current Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). The project timeline is 1/11/22-6/30/22.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
- Amended ARPA Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264;
- Short-term Emergency Housing Assistance: Budget Change Request (BCR) & Proposal