Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement with National Church Residents Foundation (NCR) in an amount up to $850,000.00 of federal Emergency Rental Assistance 2 funds to provide rental and utility assistance and housing stability services for seniors and providing for expenses starting January 1, 2021. NCR shall be a “subrecipient” as defined under federal guidelines.
Ordinance 2275-2021 authorized the City of Columbus to accept and appropriate $12,774,607.20 of federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA 2) program funds, as passed by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Of this amount, up to $850,000.00 will be used for a grant agreement with NCR to provide rental and utility assistance (as defined by U. S. Treasury) to qualifying residents of the local community to ensure housing stability.
In this contract, at least 60% of the funding will support households with an AMI at 50% or below and/or have a member of the household who has been unemployed for 90 days; up to 40% of the funding can be used for households with an AMI at 80% or below; and 10% of the funding will be utilized for Administrative costs.
NCR will manage a program to provide rental and utility assistance to seniors in the local area who qualify for the assistance as provided in the laws regulations and other current guidance provided by the U. S. Department of Treasury. It is expected that the guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury will be modified while this contract is in effect and it is requested that the Director of Development be given the authority to modify the terms and conditions of the grant agreement without seeking additional Council Approval in order to align with the most current version of the laws, regulations, and guidance.
NCR was founded on a Christian commitment to provide comfortable housing, socialization, and health care to older adults. After 60 years, they still maintain that com...
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