Union County presents multiple human-services grant increases and program spending plans

Director Debbie-Ann Anderson and Finance Director Bibita Taylor presented a suite of human-services funding actions on the agenda. The items included: authorization to apply for and execute the ROID grant ($35,000 with a $7,000 county match); authorization to execute an FY2027 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) contract totaling $318,912; an increase of $156,018 to the 2026 CSBG spending plan (bringing that award to $464,969); approval of a FY2026 HEARTH Emergency Solutions subcontracted spending plan not to exceed $358,538; an Area Plan Contract spending-plan increase of $317,133 for a Year 2 total not to exceed $5,587,525; and a five-month extension to the FY2025 HEARTH Emergency Solutions subcontract through Dec. 31, 2026.