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Council reallocates $1.77 million in youth-homelessness funds after a subrecipient withdraws; members press for reimbursement transparency
Summary
Council amended allocations for a $1.77 million Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program grant after My Daughter's Journey voluntarily ended its contract amid disputes over HUD-compliant documentation. Staff said HUD found documentation insufficient; council debated whether the city had sufficiently supported the small nonprofit and approved the reallocation.
Knoxville City Council voted to reallocate up to $1,768,642 in Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) funds after the subrecipient My Daughter's Journey ended its participation in the grant contract.
Kevin DuBose, director of Housing and Neighborhood Development, told the council that the subrecipient "pulled out of the contract" and staff and HUD reviewers found documentation and expenditure records insufficient for federal reimbursement. "These expenditures, we ran by HUD, and HUD told us no," DuBose said, explaining that the department could not…
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