Lafayette approves CDBG awards and first round of opioid-response grants to local nonprofits
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Summary
The board approved multiple CDBG contracts (Food Finders, Meals on Wheels, SHARP) and a slate of opioid-response awards to local nonprofits totaling multiple six-figure commitments to support recovery services, housing mitigation, prevention and a school mental-health coordinator.
The Lafayette City board approved several community grant allocations during the Nov. 4 meeting, including CDBG awards presented by Michelle Reynolds of the Lafayette Housing Authority and a first round of opioid-response grants presented by staff.
Reynolds requested approval of three CDBG-funded agreements: Food Finders ($7,000) for nutritious food distribution, Meals on Wheels ($17,500) to provide subsidized meals to seniors and homebound residents, and SHARP (Senior Home Assistance Repair Program) ($60,000) to provide housing rehabilitation for very low- and moderate-income seniors and persons with disabilities. Each item was reviewed by legal counsel, moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Staff then presented the recommended opioid-response awards. The board approved funding for the following organizations and amounts as read into the record by staff: Paul's Plan Ministries — $64,782 for a van and staffing to support billing capacity; Grace Recovery — $9,000 for teen and young-adult recovery support groups; Outreach Advocacy Center — $95,000 to hire a nurse practitioner who will also provide weekly services to NAMI's living room; Mount Hope Life Connection — $30,000 for renovations at a women's recovery residence; FoodFinder92s Food Bank — $3,624 for warm-handoff emergency food boxes; Lafayette School Corporation — $158,550 to support a mental-health coordinator and prevention programming (transcript included some numeric confusion while read aloud); Hybe Recovery Hub — $21,250 for ADA restroom and shower renovations; Willowstone Family Services — $15,849 for counseling services; Mental Health America — $45,880 for a mobile peer-support and navigator position; United Way of Greater Lafayette — the transcript reads "12,000, $65" for a youth-prevention summit (see clarification below); and Lafayette Transitional Housing — $30,000 for housing mitigation funds. All awards were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Staff and the mayor emphasized these awards represent the first round of opioid-response funding and signaled additional rounds will be considered in coming years to distribute remaining funds.
Clarification: the transcript records the United Way award as "12,000, $65" and staff expressed difficulty reading one larger Lafayette School Corporation number aloud; numbers were approved in the meeting as read. The administrative record or published minutes should be consulted for the precise, audited award amounts.
The board did not attach special conditions during the approvals; staff will follow normal contracting and grant-execution processes before funds are disbursed.
