Substitute
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Community Development
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All
DeKalb County COVID-19 Citizens Assistance Program - Grants Administered by Non-Profits
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Information Contact: Allen Mitchell, Director
Phone Number: 404-969-9921
PURPOSE:
To consider approving and authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to allocate $2,730,002 dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to launch a Non-Profit Grant Program to assist residents that have an immediate need for overdue rent, mortgage assistance, utility assistance, food, or other unforeseen financial/ emergency needs to avoid evictions, and or foreclosures.
NEED/IMPACT:
The program will offer grants to non-profits up to a maximum of $100,000 to cover the cost of administering a COVID-19 Citizens Assistance Program to achieve the program objectives of “helping DeKalb County citizens adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic”. The grant funds will also cover agency program administration expenses up to 20%. The funding will be advanced to selected agencies upon approved MOU and grant agreements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this program will come from the CARES ACT funding signed into law on March 27, 2020 that was allocated to DeKalb County to address the COVID-19 crisis.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to allocate $2,730,002 dollars in COVID-19 relief funds to launch a Non-Profit Grant Program to assist residents that have an immediate need for overdue rent, mortgage assistance, utility assistance, food, or other unforeseen financial/ emergency needs to avoid evictions, and or foreclosures.