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Award American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) Funding to Nonprofit Organizations
PURPOSE: This agenda item seeks Town Council approval to award funding to nonprofits serving Carrboro residents who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19.
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Department
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Services
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Contact
CONTACT INFORMATION: Anne-Marie Vanaman, Housing and Community Services Director, 919.918.7321 amvanaman@carrboronc.gov and Bret Greene, Finance Director 919.918.7439 bgreene@carrboronc.gov and Tyler Haugle, Housing and Community Services Coordinator, 919.918.7438 thaugle@carrboronc.gov
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Council Direction
COUNCIL DIRECTION:
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Council Direction Statement
The Town Council approved ARPA funding for housing and community services initiatives on October 11, 2022 - Grant Ordinance #4 Fiscal Year 2022-2023 (Attachment B). Specifically, $503,500 was allocated for nonprofit organizations serving Carrboro residents.
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Information
INFORMATION: On December 15, 2022, the Town issued a call for applications from nonprofit agencies who serve Carrboro residents in the areas of health, education, and livelihood and who were significantly impacted by COVID-19. The Town allocated $503,500 in ARPA funding for this purpose. The Town received eighteen (18) applications for a total of $2,419,831.
After staff reviewed the applications for compliance and eligibility, four (4) applications were removed from consideration. Additionally, one (1) agency withdrew their application from consideration, leaving a total of thirteen (13) eligible for consideration. See Attachment C for a summary of the projects. The Human Services Advisory Commission (HSAC) evaluated the applications and scored them.
Staff then ranked the applications based on the following factors: HSAC score, equity score, number of residents served, number of BIPOC residents served, and cost per person. Staff then developed criteria to determine funding recommendations. Attachment D provides funding recommendations totaling $503,500.
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Fiscal and Staff Impact
FISCAL IMPACT: $503,500 was provided through Grant Ordinance #4 Fiscal Year 2022-2023. All allocated funds for this use will be expended.
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Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the resolution (Attachment A) to fund eight (8) nonprofit providers of health and human services.
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