Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 7
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): District 7
To Appropriate American Rescue Plan Grant Funds Assigned In The Amount Of $25,000 Assigned To POETA Account 105744.63258.521209.01.07.602479 Reserved For The District 7 Appropriation To DeKalb County Nonprofits and Organizations To Mitigate The Public Health Emergency Created By The COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson
Phone Number: 404-371-2899
PURPOSE:
To approve an appropriation of $25,000 from the America Rescue Plan grant funds assigned to the account reserved for District 7 to DeKalb County nonprofits and organizations for the purpose of providing rent, mortgage and utility assistance to mitigate the public health emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEED/IMPACT:
As DeKalb County and the U.S. are now in post-COVID, many constituents are still in need of food, utility, rent and mortgage assistance. DeKalb County residents, including children and youth in the DeKalb County School District, are in need of educational programming to mitigate the negative impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that are still ongoing.
FISCAL IMPACT:
To appropriate an amount not to exceed $25,000 from POETA Account #105744.63258.521209.01.07.602479 to DeKalb County nonprofits and organizations to provide food assistance, utility assistance, rent and mortgage assistance, programming and other ARP eligible uses to DeKalb County residents to mitigate the public health emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sikh Study Circle, Inc. - $5,000
Antioch AME Church - $5,000
DeKalb Division of Family and Children Services - $5,000
The Sisterhood Projects - $5,000
Narvie J. Harris Elementary School - $5,000
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.