Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to modify a grant agreement with Somali Community Link, Inc. in an amount up to $1,000,000.00 to continue to provide rental and utility assistance using federal Emergency Rental Assistance 2 funds.
Original grant amount $ 500,000.00 Ord. 2306-2021
Mod. 1 grant amount $ 500,000.00 Ord. 3245-2021
Mod 2 grant amount $1,000,000.00
Total grant amount $2,000,000.00
Ordinance 2275-2021 authorizes 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, $1,000,000.00 will be used to provide rental and utility assistance (as defined by U. S. Treasury) to qualifying residents of the local community to ensure housing stability.
In July 2021, the Department of Development issued a Notice of Award (NOFA) to solicit responses from community organization who could provide these federal grant funds to hard to reach communities. Twenty-six organizations have been selected to receive these funds. Of the 26, 23 were be funded with ERA 1 funds under the authority of Ordinance 1818-2021 and three were funded with ERA 2 funds under Ordinance 2306-2021.
Advertising for these services again would interrupt the program and possibly result a delay in providing these services. The terms of the grant agreement modification shall be the same as that of the original grant agreement.
Emergency action is requested in order to continue to services without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is provided to the City of Columbus from the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 passed by Congress and signed into law December 27, 2020, and contingent upon passage of Ordinance 2275-2021.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 039435 and expires 8/25/2023
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to modify a grant agreement with Somali Community...
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