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File #: 210858    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Approved
File created: 10/23/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/12/2020 Final action: 11/24/2020
Enactment date: 11/12/2020 Enactment #: 210858
Title: Requesting acceptance of $878,051 in CDBG CARES Act funds and $632,359 in ESG CARES grant funds with no new match required, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to prepare for, prevent, and respond to the impacts of Covid-19.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. Somerville CV3 Letter, 2. Somerville ESG-CV2 Transmittal letter

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Requesting acceptance of $878,051 in CDBG CARES Act funds and $632,359 in ESG CARES grant funds with no new match required, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to prepare for, prevent, and respond to the impacts of Covid-19.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

I respectfully request that your Honorable City Council accept grants of $878,051 in CDBG CARES Act funds and $632,359 in ESG CARES grant funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to prepare for, prevent, and respond to the impacts of Covid-19

 

My staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank your for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor