Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify the grant agreement with Community Refugee and Immigration Services authorized by ord. 2130-2020 for the provision of services for a nine-month period that begins on March 1, 2020, and terminates on November 30, 2020. The total amount of this grant is $120,000.00 and will be funded from CARES Act funds.
Community Refugee and Immigration Services provides resettlement, relocation, job preparation and placement, immigration legal services, mentorship, community engagement, elder and family programming to refugees and immigrants.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to ensure that Community Refugee and Immigration Services can begin providing additional services as soon as possible.
Contract Compliance: Their vendor number is 005773 and expires 6/17/2021.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is provided to the City of Columbus from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress and signed into law March 27, 2020, and available in the Department of Development’s CARES Act budget (fund 2207, subfund 220702).
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a grant agreement with Community Refugee and Immigration Services to provide resettlement, relocation, job preparation and placement, immigration legal services, mentorship, community engagement, elder and family programming to refugees and immigrants; to authorize an expenditure within the CARES Act fund; to authorize the payment of expenses starting March 1, 2020; and to declare an emergency. ($20,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing unforeseen needs among Columbus and Franklin County residents and human service agencies working to meet those needs have been impacted by unforeseen and unbudgeted costs. As a result, many residents and nonprofit human service providers are experiencing economic instability; and
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