RESOLUTION NO. 223
AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING TO AND AN AGREEMENT WITH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE CAPITAL REGION, INC. AND AMENDING THE 2024 ALBANY COUNTY BUDGET
Introduced: 4/8/24
By ARPA Executive Committee:
WHEREAS, The County of Albany received $29.6 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) which may be used for various projects and programs within the County to help mitigate the long-term effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and
WHEREAS, The Albany County Legislature created the ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees to determine how these funds should be distributed and to review applications for these monies, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee and its various Subcommittees have worked tirelessly over the last year in order to establish guidelines that will assist them in reviewing and evaluating the numerous applications they will receive, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee, having evaluated numerous proposals, has requested authorization to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $25,000 to and enter into an agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Inc. for a term commencing April 8, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, The ARPA Executive Committee has indicated that such funding would be used for the provision of a community-based mentoring program for one-on-one community outings, partnering with local institutions to offer mentoring in group settings at school and businesses campuses several times monthly for the school year, and a collaborative program with Albany Family Court in which children on probation are offered the opportunity to meet with an assigned mentor weekly for one year, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to disburse ARPA funding in the amount of $25,000 to and enter into an agreement with...
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