Community COVID-19 Assistance Update
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Community COVID-19 Assistance Update
- 1. COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS APRIL 2020 - PRESENT Community Services Community Development Division December 10, 2020
- 2. Assistance Provided – Business CDBG Economic Assistance Grant Program • Goal – Assist businesses in retaining job for low-to- moderate income employees • Total Amount Awarded: $793,911 • CARES Act: $197,507 • CDBG: $596,404 • 46 Small Businesses
- 3. Assistance Provided – Business Public Health Reimbursement Grant Program • Goal: Provide reimbursement for expenses incurred related to public health in response to COVID • General Funds: $1,668,708.98 • 32 Small Businesses: $250,976.18 • 3 Health Care Systems: $1,417,732.80
- 4. Assistance Provided – Business Brazos Feed It Forward: • Goal: Support local restaurants and feed essential employees. • General Funds: $40,000.00 • Total Raised: $107,000 • Meals Provided: 9,741 • Restaurants involved: 20 • Businesses where staff received meals: 27
- 5. Assistance Provided – Business Economic Development Bridge Loans: Goal: Support local small businesses with cash until business picks up again • BVCOG Administered • 3 Businesses • Total loans: $68,000
- 6. Assistance Provided – Business HOT Tax Deferment • $117,689.72
- 7. Assistance Provided – Business/Residents Utility Assistance • Residents allowed to make payment arrangements • Forgave approximately $400,000 in late fees • Forgave approximately $353,000 in reconnection fees
- 8. Assistance Provided – Residents Court Fines & Fees Waived • $91,740 on 242 cases
- 9. Assistance Provided – Residents HOME Tenant Based Rental Assistance – Rent • Goal: Work to alleviate evictions, support landlords, and reduce stress on families affected by COVID • 90 Households received up to 3 months rent - $3,000 maximum • Total Rent Paid: $207,757 • 60 Different Landlords
- 10. Assistance Provided – Residents Rent & Utility Assistance Through Partners: • Catholic Charities: $15,000 - CDBG • St. Vincent de Paul: $15,000 - CDBG • CSISD: $250,000 – CDBG-CV • Project Unity: $124,250 – CDBG-CV • Unlimited Potential: $42,490 – CDBG-CV • New – Catholic Charities: $140,000 – CDBG/CDBG-CV • Pending: Waiver Request to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – requesting ability to pay City-owned utility bills.
- 11. Catholic Charities Received $15,000 in CDBG funding • 67 unduplicated clients with 24 unique households. • Provide rental and utility assistance.
- 12. St. Vincent de Paul Received $15,000 in CDBG Funds for COVID-19 Relief • 13 families have received assistance • 15 families have received rental assistance totaling • 3 families have received utility assistance totaling • Several cases are still being processed • All funds expended
- 13. College Station ISD COVID-19 Family Empowerment Program Received CARES Act Grant totaling $250,000 • Program serves low income students and employees of College Station ISD • Assisted clients with rental assistance • All funds expended
- 14. Project Unity Received $124,250 in CARES Act Funding • Car Payments • Cell Phone Payments • Health Insurance Payments • Rent Assistance Payments • Utility Assistance • Transportation
- 15. Food Assistance – Consent Item 3.3 Brazos Valley Food Bank Funding Agreement for Going the Extra Mile – GotEM • Households affected by COVID-19 • Identified by partners as “food insecure” and no access to current food resources • Referral to BVFB • Food delivered bi-weekly • Pilot program for future needs
- 16. BVFB – GotEm Program Total Funding Amount: $403,708 • Food Purchase: $280,800 • Delivery Vehicle: $60,000 • Program Staff (1.25 FTE): $40,000 • Delivery Boxes: $15,070 • Fuel Costs: $1,000 • Technology: $2,538 • Vehicle Maintenance & Insurance: $4,300
- 17. CDBG-CV – Consent Item 3.11 Initial Amendments for CDBG-CV: • 1 – Citizen Participation Plan Update • 2 – Added Disaster Response as goal • 3 – Amended Action Plan to include $697,507 CDBG-CV • $500,000 to Economic Development • $197,507 to Public Service Agency • 4 – Moved funds to Public Service Agency & Economic Development • 5 – Revised HOME funds to include Rental Assistance
- 18. Round 2 – CDBG-CV Modification to include Substantial Amendment #6: $822,034 Needs assessment findings: • Rent Assistance • Business Assistance • Food • Medical
- 19. Round 2 – CDBG-CV Modification to include Substantial Amendment #6: $822,034 Staff Recommendation: • $411,017 to Public Service Agency • $411,017 to Economic Development
- 20. Eligible CDBG Activities • Eligible CDBG activities may include, but are not limited to assisting low- and moderate- income households affected by COVID-19 with: • Rent and utility assistance for up to three months • Food assistance • Business assistance to retain employees • Support other COVID-19 services as needed
- 21. TDHCA – Texas Rent Assistance Program (TeRAP) • Funding for Current Entitlement Communities already implementing rent assistance programs • CDBG-CV funds for rent assistance • Must include at least 10% for Eviction Diversion Program • College Station will receive $150,000 • Develop referral from JP’s courts for assistance once eviction has been filed • Estimate approximately 21 households
- 22. Questions?
Editor's Notes
- Eligibility Must be a low-income family or individual Must provided proof of COVID-19 impact . Must not currently be on a housing voucher. Must past housing unit and Lead Inspection. Outcomes Over 250 people entered the rental assistance lottery. 90 households received up to 3 months of rent assistance at $1000 per month (maximum benefit $3,000).