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Kenmore closes ARPA program after $6.4 million in federal relief funded housing, services and business aid
Summary
City staff presented a final report on how the city spent its $6.4 million American Rescue Plan Act allocation, including direct cash assistance, homelessness outreach, school-based counseling and business grants, and how remaining funds were allocated to special projects and biennial budget items.
City staff told the Kenmore City Council that the city has completed spending its $6.4 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act and presented a final accounting of programs funded by the grant.
Garrett Oppenheim, the city’s DEIA coordinator who managed the ARPA reporting, said the city directed $1.9 million toward direct assistance and four programs that received the most public support: a Kenmore Cares direct-cash program, a homelessness response pilot, school-based counseling and catch-up-learning, and business assistance grants.
Key program details Oppenheim described include: - Kenmore Cares direct…
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