Agenda Highlights 4/25/23
At the Fort Smith Board of Directors study session meeting to be held on 4-25-23, the Board will discuss the Community Development Advisory Committee’s recommendations for this year’s allocations of the federal funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program. The recommendations for the Community Development category, a total of $177, 816, include…
$14,568 to Harbor House for flooring
$11,020 to Fort Smith Children’s Emergency Shelter for security fencing
$17,187 to Community Rescue Mission for facility improvement
$48,957 to Next Step Homeless Services for their facility
$48, 959 to Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance for roof replacement
$37,125 to Crawford Sebastian Community Development Council for lot acquisition
The recommendations for the Public Service category, a total of $121,929, include…
$15,047 to Crawford Sebastian Community Development Council for dental clinic services
$14,797 to Westark RSVP for tax preparation services for senior citizens
$14,713 to Hope Campus for case managment
$8,772 to Girls Inc. for programs and transportation
$13,797 to Next Step Homeless Services for case management
$4,359 to Heart to Heart Pregnancy Center for cribs, baby mattresses, and diapers
$4,572 to Boys and Girls Club for summer programs
$11,297 to Community Rescue Mission for case management
$11,047 to Sebastian County Retired Citizens Association for home delivered food for senior citizens
$10,547 to Antioch for Youth and Family for food for distribution
$10,047 to Hamilton Center for case management
$2934 to Center for Arkansas Legal Services for legal services for appeal bonds
$270,226 is recommended to be allocated to Fort Smith housing rehab assistance, $60,000 for housing rehab administration, and $162,573 for administration.
For the HOME investment partnership category, $506,219.92 would be allocated to Crawford Sebastian Community Development Council to build 5 new single family homes or acquire and rehabiliate existing single family homes.
The Board will also discuss the Community Development Advisory Committee recommendations for allocations of $1,501,450 in federal housing funds from the American Rescue Plan. The recommendations include…
$100,000 to Crawford Sebastian Community Development Council for rental assistance
$920,987 to Next Step Homeless Services for building a transitional housing community of 30 tiny houses for the homeless
$31,250 to Center for Arkansas Legal Services for legal services for housing stability
$130,511 to Hope Campus for a van, case management, and food
$93,485 to Community Rescue Mission for a van, case management, and food
The Board will hear a quarterly update regarding water leaks.
