Title
Ordinance Amending State, Federal, and Other Grants Fund Budget in the Amount of $77,708 for the City of Greensboro Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Coronavirus (HOPWA-CV)
Body
Council Priority: Maintain Infrastructure and provide Sustainable Growth Opportunities
Department: Neighborhood Development
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Stan Wilson, 373-2509
Contact 2 and Phone: Lamont Taylor, 373-2538
PURPOSE:
City Council is requested to approve the acceptance of a special allocation of Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Coronavirus (HOPWA-CV) funds awarded to the City of Greensboro from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and to authorize the City Manager to execute grant documents.
BACKGROUND:
HUD has awarded the City of Greensboro a special allocation of Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funds, in the amount of $77,708, to be used to maintain operations and for rental assistance, supportive services, and other necessary actions to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. This allocation was authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, which was signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, to respond to the growing effects of this historic public health care crisis.
The budget ordinance to appropriate fund accounts for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Coronavirus (HOPWA-CV) is attached for approval.
BUDGET IMPACT:
$77,708 220-2106-01 Short Term Mortgage, Rental and Utility Assistance and Tenant-based Rental Assistance
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
City Council is requested to approve the acceptance of a $77,708 grant award from HUD to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) to authorize the City Manager to execute grant documen...
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