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IRA committee aligns INHS homeowner‑rehab contract language, approves up to 18% cap on activity‑delivery costs
Summary
Staff recommended standardizing contract language for 2022 and 2023 INHS homeowner‑rehab projects and reimbursing up to an 18% cap for activity‑delivery expenses (consistent with New York State CDBG practice). The committee moved, seconded and recorded approval; transcript does not show a roll‑call tally.
IRA staff presented a budget amendment to make eligible activity‑delivery expenses consistent across INHS homeowner‑rehab contracts for 2022 and 2023. Staff told the committee that INHS’s original 2022 budget estimated only $7,400 for activity delivery and the 2023 estimate was about $9,000, amounts staff now believe are insufficient given current personnel and activity costs. Staff proposed standardizing the contracts and permitting reimbursement of activity‑delivery costs up to an 18% cap, in line with New York State CDBG guidance.
"New York State's CDBG program describes an 18% total cap. And so that's what we have ultimately landed on to be able to, reimburse up to 18% of the grant that INHS received for duty homeowner rehab," Speaker 3 explained. Committee members asked questions; the chair called for a motion, a second was recorded, and the motion was carried according to the transcript. The transcript does not list a roll‑call vote tally.
Staff will update contract language and process pending vouchers under the revised activity‑delivery definition.
What it means: Amending contract language to allow up to an 18% activity‑delivery cap may enable INHS and similar grantees to receive reimbursement for reasonable staffing and program delivery costs that were under‑budgeted in earlier applications.
