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City budget office to launch grants management software; warns of federal grant uncertainty
Summary
Julian Freund, director of the Office of Management, Budget and Grants, presented a plan to adopt eSIVIS grants software with a July go‑live and warned council members about recent federal directives and court actions that briefly interrupted grant drawdowns for some programs.
Julian Freund, director of the City of Hartford’s Office of Management, Budget and Grants (OMB&G), told council members the office will deploy new grants management software and increase technical assistance to HUD subrecipients while noting possible risks to future federal funding.
Why it matters: Hartford receives and administers federal formula grants (CDBG, ESG, HOPWA) and numerous other awards that fund services and positions across city departments and nonprofit partners. Changes in federal grant rules or appropriations can affect program continuity, staffing and city finances.
Freund said the department selected a grants software, eSIVIS (vendor UNA), installed it and integrated it with the city’s financial system (Munis). "We have installed the software and developed the interface with the Munis Financial System... and we are targeting July for a go live date," he said. The office is building the grants database and expects additional in‑house end‑user training before launch.
The grants office administers HUD formula grants —…
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