BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the appropriation of $361,729.50 of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the American Rescue Plan Act (HOME-ARP), to fund a portion of the Department of Finance and Management’s Grants Management administration costs and Department of Development’s Housing Division costs including personnel expenses for time worked on the grant program and consulting contract expenses associated with the implementation of the HOME-ARP program.
Ordinance 0459-2023 authorized the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the City of Columbus, to accept and appropriate approximately $16,433,138.00 of HOME-ARP funds as a one-time grant.
Additional ordinances may be forthcoming during the term of the grant to appropriate additional funds for administration costs including additional personnel and contract expenses. Funds must be obligated by September 30, 2030.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds in the amount of $361,729.50 for this appropriation are available in the HOME-ARP grant (G442101). Funding for personnel is not limited to a year, but are available for the term of the grant, or until the Administration funds have been expended. Funds appropriated one year can and should roll over to the next fiscal year.
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To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $361,729.50 of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the American Rescue Plan Act (HOME-ARP), to fund some of the Department of Finance and Management’s Grants Management Division’s personnel, Department of Development’s Housing Division’s personnel and service costs while utilizing these federal funds. ($361,729.50)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus was allocated a one-time grant of $16,433,138.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the American Rescue Plan Act and the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME-ARP); and...
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