Item:
Title
Approve Certain Adjustments to the County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Allocation and the Allocation of $1,690.296 to Early Years, Inc.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: April 27, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve a change to the County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSLFRF) allocation. At the November 3, 2025 Board meeting, the Board of County Commissioners approved the reallocation of $1,690,296 of ARPA CSLFRF funding from two projects that ended under budget to Early Years to extend the ARPA-funded Build Babies Durham (BBD) project. Based on updated ARPA guidance regarding the obligation and reallocation requirements for ARPA funds, it is proposed to reallocate the previously approved $1,690,296 of ARPA CSLFRF funds from the Early Years BBD project to the County’s Slater Road/Shiloh Glen lift station project that is currently partially funded through the County’s ARPA allocation, increasing the total ARPA allocation for the Slater Road/Shiloh Glen project from $13,135,308 to $14,825,577. This action will allow the County to utilize ARPA CSLFRF funds to pay for a greater portion of the total Slater Road/Shiloh Glen lift station project than previously planned, allowing the reallocation of previously budgeted County enterprise funds for other projects.
In addition, to ensure that the Early Years BBD project remains funded at its current level, it is proposed to allocate $1,690,296 from interest gained from the County’s ARPA allocation or other fund balance. Based on this change, the Early Years BBD project would still receive a total investment from the County of $4,090,296, with $2,400,00 from the County’s ARPA CSLFRF allocation and $1,690,296 from APRA interest income or other local sources. There will be no change to the total funding amount for the Early Years BBD project through this action, only a change to the funding source of the previously approved award amount.
Alignment With Strategic Plan: This action aligns with the Financial Stewardship Focus Area, specifically with Objective FS1 (Maintain a strong financial status with a variety of revenue sources), Initiatives FS1a (Strategically align funding and investments with County priorities to improve organizational and community outcomes) and FS1c (Seek opportunities to diversify funding sources including grants and nonrestrictive funding).
Resource Persons: Claudia Hager, County Manager; John Keefer, Director of Organizational Effectiveness
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approves the changes to the County’s ARPA CSLFRF allocation, including the reallocation of $1,690,296 from the Early Years Build Babies Durham project to the County’s Slater Road/Shiloh Glen lift station project, and the allocation of $1,690,296 in ARPA interest income or other local funds to Early Years, Inc.
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County Manager: ____________________________