TITLE
Title
BUDGET AMENDMENT: CITY OF GREENSBORO’S HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION GRANT ISSUED THROUGH THE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Sheriff Danny H. Rogers (Captain Wes Mecham)
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BACKGROUND
Background
The City of Greensboro (“City”) seeks to use its 2025 federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and local Nussbaum Housing Partnership (NHP) funds to address the needs of residents who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. Federal U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations specify that CDBG funds be used, in combination with other federal, state and local funds, as part of a community-wide system of homelessness services. Under the HEARTH Act homeless service organizations work closely with other community program that, taken together, provide an array of housing opportunities intended to prevent and end homelessness for each household in need. HUD, along with the City and its community partners, expects that this system of service will make steady progress toward making homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring.
The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) Re-Entry/Diversion Program sought, and was granted, permission to apply for funding from this City of Greensboro grant opportunity in order to assist persons who are being released from the Greensboro Detention Center, either as part of diversion or after serving their sentence. The group of Guilford County citizens are a unique population who are in desperate need of housing assistance. They meet the HUD homeless definition under 24 CFR 576.2 (iii)(F), which states, “Is exiting a publicly funded institution, or system of care (such as a health care facility, a mental health facility, foster care or other youth facility, or correction program or institution.)”
The GCSO Re-Entry/Diversion Program anticipates serving six (6) individuals in the upcoming year, ensuring manageable caseloads for adequate support and monitoring of outcomes, while it conducts this housing program. Our program proposes to use these additional funds for the purpose of obtaining permanent stable housing for these individuals. Case Managers will obtain temporary housing for a week, while more permanent housing is sought. The ability to pay rent application fees, security deposits, utility deposits, bus passes, and rent for up to six (6) months will give these Case Managers the tools they need to obtain and maintain stable housing for these individuals. The funds would give this population time to apply for Adult Medicaid and Food & Nutrition Services benefits through Guilford County Department of Social Services (DSS) and allow them time to find a job so they can maintain their apartment after six (6) months. Additionally, it keeps this at-risk population connected to medical care and therapy, enabling them to maintain their mental and physical health.
The county approved the Sheriff’s Office to apply for this grant in simpli.gov. The Sheriff’s Office applied for $51,140 and was awarded $51,140. The dates in which the grant operates are July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. A similar grant in the amount of $45,000.00 from the City of Greensboro was approved by the Guilford County BOC during the prior fiscal year.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
Grant Pojects Fund
FY 26 City of Greensboro’s Homelessness Prevention Grant
$51,140 appropriation to Grant Project
$51,140 increase in Federal/State Funds
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Approve the interlocal agreement and subrecipient agreement, in substantial form, that would allow for the receipt of the FY26 City of Greensboro’s Homelessness Prevention Grant award amount of $51,140 and adopt a project ordinance for FY 26 City of Greensboro’s Homelessness Prevention Grant in the amount of $51,140 with $51,140 in Federal/State funds.
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