| Item Title: | Community Services Department/ Office of New Americans/Grant award | | Submitted By: | Irene G. Valenzuela, Executive Director, Community Services Department (915) 775-2708 | | Subject: | (GRANT AWARD) Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the award of $27,504 from the 2021 Emergency Food Shelter Program (EFSP) ARPA Humanitarian Assistance Grant for reimbursement for costs incurred for contracted transportation between October 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2022-0582) | | Background: | Provisions of the ARPA law (Public Law No: 117-2) provides funding to the FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) to help defray the costs that local governments have incurred in providing humanitarian assistance to families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The County applied for reimbursement for transportation costs incurred during the 4th quarter of the grant (October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021).
This agenda item is to accept the 2021 4th quarter FEMA EFSP award of $27,504. | | Fiscal Impact: | Accept award of $27,504 to reimburse transportation expenses from October 1-December 31, 2021.
No County match is required. | | Recommendation: | (GRANT AWARD) Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the award of $27,504 from the 2021 Emergency Food Shelter Program (EFSP) ARPA Humanitarian Assistance Grant for reimbursement for costs incurred for contracted transportation between October 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2022-0582) | | Prior Action: | February 28, 2022, Item H, Contract Number 2022-0093 Received Reimbursement for 3rd Quarter.
January 25, 2022, Item L, Contract Number 2022-0023 Authorization to apply for 4th Quarter. | | Strategic Plan: | .. | | Strategic Plan Information: | |
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