County briefs commissioners on request to extend Cure Violence contract through year‑end using city funds
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Summary
Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods requested a no‑cost extension through Dec. 31, 2025 to finish Cure Violence program work funded initially with county and city ARPA allocations; the city manager indicated support and a related interlocal amendment with Winston‑Salem is required.
County grants staff briefed the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on two companion resolutions related to the Cure Violence violence‑interruption program and a requested no‑cost extension.
Bailey Arnold, grants administrator, said the Cure Violence project began with a $1.5 million ARPA award split between the county and the city of Winston‑Salem and implemented through a partnership involving public health, Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods (the community‑based implementer), Cure Violence Global, UNCG’s SURF center and an evaluator. The county and city each funded roughly $750,000 of the award and the county portion of ARPA was expended first.
Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods — the community‑based organization performing implementation — asked to extend its no‑cost contract to Dec. 31, 2025 because it expects about $65,000 to remain unspent under the current contract end dates. Because the remaining funds come from the city’s portion of the original award and not the county ARPA balance, Arnold said federal ARPA obligation deadlines tied to county funds do not prevent an extension; the board must amend the interlocal agreement with Winston‑Salem to reflect the later end date. Arnold reported the Winston‑Salem city manager has indicated support for the amendment.
Commissioners asked whether the city’s procurement or timing rules differed. Staff said the city used a revenue‑loss approach for much of its ARPA accounting and that the Cure Violence funds from the city were managed under that avenue rather than a county ARPA drawdown; that treatment provides flexibility for a contract extension funded from the city portion. No new cash authorization was requested beyond approving the contract amendment and interlocal amendment necessary to reflect the revised schedule.
If the board approves the resolutions on June 19, staff will execute the interlocal amendment with Winston‑Salem and the no‑cost extension with Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods to allow program completion and a final UNCG report expected by Aug. 15, 2025.
