CITY OF MANCHESTER ARPA PROGRAM EXPENDITURES
(AS OF Q4-2024)
Office of the Mayor
Beech Street Programs
Adult emergency shelter for 40 beds and daytime engagement center for service connection to housing, employment, and health for up to additional 100 people who are primarily unsheltered homeless in Manchester. The costs associated are for the operational costs including rent, staffing and supplies. The programs operate 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- Total Obligation: $842,239.15
- Total Expenditure: $574,858.82
- Percent Expended: 68.3%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Coordinator - Homelessness Initiatives
Funding for the position that will provide administrative
support to the Director of Homelessness Initiatives to assist
individuals experiencing homelessness and/or substance
abuse disorders.
- Total Obligation: $300,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $111,642.72
- Percent Expended: 37.2%
- Staff Hired: 1
Director of Homelessness Initiatives
Extension of funding to support the Director of Homelessness Initiatives through the end of 2026.
- Total Obligation: $251,427.94
- Total Expenditure: $51,473.61
- Percent Expended: 20.4%
- Staff Hired: 1
Gatehouse TST Initiative
Funding sustaining an existing program providing intensive street outreach with a goal of detox and placement for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders.
- Total Obligation: $100,469.79
- Total Expenditure: $100,469.79
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Grant Coordinator
Pilot Program to identify funds available for city projects through grant funding.
- Total Obligation: $207,418.25
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: 0
Homelessness Response and Emergency Shelter Operations
Extend funding to support the Homelessness Response & Emergency Shelter Operations through the 30th day of April 2023.
- Total Obligation: $398,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $398,000.00
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Winter Emergency Shelter
Funding to support emergency shelter operations and the City's response to the homelessness crisis.
- Total Obligation: $1,203,855.79
- Total Expenditure: $1,203,855.79
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Winter Warming Station
Funding to support winter warming station operations.
- Total Obligation: $150,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $55,000.00
- Percent Expended: 37%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
TOTALS FOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
- Total Obligation: $3,453,410.92
- Total Expenditure: $2,495,300.73
City Solicitor
Independent City Auditor
Section 6.12 of the City Charters states "There shall be an Independent City Auditor nominated and appointed by the Board of Alderman based upon merit and after due consideration of qualifications for office. "It shall be the duty of the Independent City Auditor to assure that an independent audit shall be made of all blocks and accounts of the City at least once every year. The auditor shall "conduct post-audits of the accounts and records of any City department. "And" conduct such program result audits of a department as the Board of mayor and Alderman may direct."
- Total Obligation: $135,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: 0
Victim/Witness Coordinator
Addition of a DV Victim-Witness Coordinator to the City of Solicitor's office through FY25.
- Total Obligation: $49,437.51
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: 0
TOTALS FOR CITY SOLICITOR
- Total Obligation: $184,437.51
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
Finance Department Programs
Revenue Replacement (City Budget)
Funds used within FY22 and future annual budgets to make up for lost city revenue.
- Total Obligation: $5,394,030.07
- Total Expenditure: $5,394,029.60
- Percent Expended: 99.9%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Fee Waivers
Waiver of online service fees to facilitate residents' virtual payment of City services and taxes.
- Total Obligation: $593,484.38
- Total Expenditure: $593.484.38
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
TOTALS FOR FINANCE DEPARTMENT
- Total Obligation: $5,987,514.45
- Total Expenditure: $5,987,513.98
Fire Department Programs
Emergency Management Coordinator
Extension of funding to support existing Emergency Management Coordinator position through 2026.
- Total Obligation: $601,518.80
- Total Expenditure: $438,518.80
- Percent Expended: 72.9%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
TOTALS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
- Total Obligation: $601,518.80
- Total Expenditure: $438,518.80
Health Department Programs
Healthy Corner Stores Project
Funding to increase the ability of local corner stores to offer healthy options.
- Total Obligation: $572,200.00
- Total Expenditure: $232,660.72
- Percent Expended: 40.6%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Healthy Food Access Strategic Plan & Implementation
Update the City's Healthy Food Access Strategic Plan and implement priorities identified in the plan.
- Total Obligation: $319,933.00
- Total Expenditure: $208,239.40
- Percent Expended: 65.1%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Community Health Worker Program
Work with Manchester Police Department to address neighborhood-level health concerns and to assist residents seeking intervention or services.
- Total Obligation: $4,155,080.00
- Total Expenditure: $2,224,910.02
- Percent Expended: 53.5%
- Staff Hired: 12
TOTALS FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT
- Total Obligation: $5,047,213.00
- Total Expenditure: $2,665,810.14
Manchester Economic Development Office Programs
12-Month Pilot Program for Cleaning, Maintenance, Safety & Hospitality Services
The program will deploy a specialized Street Team to improve the CBSD by offering professional cleaning, maintenance, safety, and hospitality services. Hospitality services are also a significant part of the role, with team members trained to offer a friendly presence, provide directions, and share information about local attractions. The pilot program will be funded by the CBSD's special tax assessment and allocations from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Its goal is to improve the quality of life in the CBSD while boosting the city’s attractiveness and economic prosperity.
- Total Obligation: $615,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $267,929.75
- Percent Expended: 43.5%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Branding Strategy Modernization & Promotion Program
Initiative to update and modernize City of Manchester’s branding strategy, to better support the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport and our local hospitality and tourism industries that have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Total Obligation: $1,607,140.53
- Total Expenditure: $474,229.86
- Percent Expended: 29.5%
Re-Hiring for Positions of Economic Development Director and Business Liaison
Staffing the Manchester Economic Development Office (MEDO) in response to the negative economic impacts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of MEDO is to provide guidance and support to the business community.
- Total Obligation: $342,107.71
- Total Expenditure: $342,107.71
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: 2 Full-Time Employees
TOTALS FOR MANCHESTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Total Obligation: $2,564,248.24
- Total Expenditure: $1,084,267.32
Planning & Community Development Department (PCD) Programs
Additional Administrative Planning Support
Hiring two (2) staff in the Department to oversee ARPA programming and reporting requirements
- Total Obligation: $850,262.38
- Total Expenditure: $436,906.06
- Percent Expended: 51.4%
- Staff Hired: 2 Full-Time Employees
Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Makes investments in the existing Affordable Housing Trust Fund, to increase access to safe affordable housing. These funds can be made
available to organizations to develop new affordable, transitional, and supportive non-congregate housing projects, as well as provide grants for individuals to apply for assistance in order to stay in their homes as they age, grants for emergency home repairs for low income individuals, grants for landlords to make improvements to their properties if their properties
remain affordable for a prearranged time, make their units eligible for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, and other eligible uses to increase the amount of affordable housing within the City.
- Total Obligation: $900,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $900,000.00
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Brook Street Shelter Operations
Funding to support the operational costs of a 16 bed shelter for the homeless located at 15 Brook St. The shelter will serve a minimum of 192 women who are experiencing complex and chronic homelessness in Manchester.
- Total Obligation: $664,517.00
- Total Expenditure: $485,349.83
- Percent Expended: 73.03%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Community Event & Activation Grant Program (CEAG)
RFP-based grant program offering nonprofit organizations, individuals and
neighborhood groups that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 to apply for grant funding ($1,000 to $10,000) for events or physical investments to foster tourism, improve cultural infrastructure and support neighborhood beautification. Program is administered through two (2) competitve application rounds taking place in spring and summer 2022.
- Total Obligation: $582,528.81
- Total Expenditure: $581,882.78
- Percent Expended: 99.89%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Concentrated Code Enforcement
Funding to hire a Concentrated Code Enforcement officer and to continue the Concentrated Code Enforcement program with an aim to identify properties that do not conform with minimum housing standards and to develop individual programs with property owners to achieve compliance.
- Total Obligation: $74,562.47
- Total Expenditure: $73,892.93
- Percent Expended: 99.1%
- Staff Hired: 1
Hope City Church Capital Improvements
In support of efforts to feed and shelter the homeless and food insecure of Manchester, along with other initiatives executed by Hope City Church. Funds will be used to purchase and install a new boiler.
- Total Obligation: $53,900.00
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Housing Applicant/Landlord Partnership Program (HALPP)
A continuation of funding to the HALPP program, designed to incentivize landlords to accept low-income, housing-insecure residents by defraying application costs; while also providing landlords with resources for renovations to keep properties up to code.
- Total Obligation: $300,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $294,038.58
- Percent Expended: 98.01%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Job Resource Coaching and Higher Education Project
A partnership with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) to establish a debt-free college pathway for public school graduates and provide pathways to local employment.
- Total Obligation: $1,740,234.00
- Total Expenditure: $948,679.68
- Percent Expended: 54.5%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
MCC Tuition Support Program
Funding for Manchester Community College tuition support for low/moderate income Manchester public school graduates.
- Total Obligation: $200,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
MPAL General Assistance
Programming to reduce youth gang involvement and delinquency by connecting high-risk youth to formerly incarcerated mentors. (Manchester Police Athletic League).
- Total Obligation: $60,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Part-Time Planner
Funding to hire a new part time planner for the Planning Department.
- Total Obligation: $120,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $50,078.62
- Percent Expended: 41.7%
- Staff Hired: 1
Ready, Set, LAUNCH
This program is a universal Newborn Home Visit Program for new mothers with the aim of reducing child maltreatment. This program aligns with the ARPA’s eligible public health uses due by: 1) addressing disparities in public health that have been exacerbated by the pandemic; and 2) facilitating access to resources that improve health outcomes, including services that connect residents with health care resources and public assistance programs and build healthier environments among populations disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. In general terms, home visit programs have been shown to promote effective parenting and healthy family functioning.
- Total Obligation: $1,073,839.20
- Total Expenditure: $448,323.46
- Percent Expended: 41.7%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Residences at 351 Chestnut Street
The new construction of 98 units of affordable housing at 351 Chestnut Street.
- Total Obligation: $900,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $900,000.00
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Residences at 351 Chestnut Street (Merrimack St. Parcel)
The new construction of 44 units of affordable housing at 351 Chestnut/Merrimack Street parcel.
- Total Obligation: $2,137,483.00
- Total Expenditure: $2,137,483.00
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Small Business Grants & Progam Assistance (SBGPA)
A reimbursement-based grant program to increase capacity for financial and techincal assistance to COVID-19-affected small businesses in order to sustain long-term success in a post-pandemic business environment.
- Total Obligation: $2,000,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $1,862,177.22
- Percent Expended: 93.10%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
TOTALS FOR PLANNING DEPARTMENT
- Total Obligation: $11,657,326.86
- Total Expenditure: $9,118,812.16
Police Department Programs
Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT)
To support children and families exposed to violence through the operation of the Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT). ACERT involves the coordinated efforts of local law enforcement, health care, and social service providers.
- Total Obligation: $2,272,156.25
- Total Expenditure: $1,209,375.67
- Percent Expended: 53.22%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Crime Analysts
Two Analysts will be assigned to the “Real Time Crime Center”, which will operate within the Communications Division. These analysts will primarily work on supporting the law enforcement response to in-progress violent crime calls through Intelligence and Information gathering
- Total Obligation: $450,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $251,998.56
- Percent Expended: 56%
- Staff Hired: 2
Law Enforcement Support for Violent Crime Reduction and Prevention
The program will increase foot patrols in high crime neighborhoods and support investigative overtime for violent crime cases.
- Total Obligation: $2,708,333.33
- Total Expenditure: $2,054,606.32
- Percent Expended: 75.8%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
MPD Hiring Bonuses
In order for the Manchester Police Department (MPD) to remain competitive in this challenging hiring environment and to attract more such candidates, ARPA funds are being allocated for MPD's hiring bonuses. A certified police officer applicant would receive a $10,000 hiring bonus, payable in the following amounts, at the specified intervals - $2500 payable on the date of hire; $2500 payable upon completion of FTO; and the final $5000 payable upon completion of their probationary period. Payment of the aforementioned amounts are contingent upon the applicant's commitment to serve at least 36 months.
- Total Obligation: $100,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: 0
Park Enforcement
Active police patrols in and around the City parks focusing on quality of life issues in the parks are designed to prevent and reduce the fear of crime from occurring in and around the parks. Increased police presence in the parks inherently deters crime from occurring. This increased presence enables greater engagement with the overall public in general - including business owners, residents, and visitors to the city - as well as the population who frequent the park areas. The Police Department, and the City of Manchester leadership, have identfied the need for additional overtime support, which will focus on the quality of life issues in the City parks.
- Total Obligation: $500,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $92,397.16
- Percent Expended: 18.5%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Police Mental Health Clinician
Funding will be allocated to integrate a part-time licensed clinical mental health provider into the Manchester Police Department. This initiative is a key component of our comprehensive employee mental health and wellness support program. The embedded clinician will provide confidential support, psychoeducation, coping strategies, and trauma-informed mental health and wellness services to address the needs of MPD employees.
- Total Obligation: $109,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $43,909.01
- Percent Expended: 40.3%
- Staff Hired: 1
TOTALS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT
- Total Obligation: $6,139,489.58
- Total Expenditure: $3,652,286.72
Public Works Department
Bass Island Park Erosion Mitigation
Amend the Bass Island Park Peninsula and boat ramp erosion areas. Install erosion prevention measures to prevent further erosion of Bass Island Park by the Piscataquog River. Create an annual preventative maintenance plan for PRC to perform ongoing proactive measures. Repair the staircase railing leading to the water.
- Total Obligation: $20,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $20,000.00
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Appliable
Clean Water State Revolving Fund Projects
Implementation of projects that prioritize eligible storm water and drainage projects and other water quality protection efforts.
- Total Obligation: $3,980,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $1,229,575.16
- Percent Expended: 31%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
City Hall Ventilation Upgrades
Perform the necessary ventilation upgrades to City Hall to improve the prevention of contagious diseases.
- Total Obligation: $727,499.00
- Total Expenditure: $727,322.00
- Percent Expended: 99.9%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Neighborhood Environmental Improvement
Funding for making improvements within public rights-of-way and City-owned facilities that address neighborhoods that experience chronic violent crime problems.
- Total Obligation: $772,317.71
- Total Expenditure: $538,831.33
- Percent Expended: 70%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
Park Rangers (staff hiring)
Hiring of three (3) park rangers operating in the City's public parks to increase community active living to make Manchester's facilities safer, cleaner and more accessible.
- Total Obligation: $716,876.93
- Total Expenditure: $716,876.93
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: 3
Roads and Sidewalks
Funding to improve the condition of the City’s roads and sidewalks that were not addressed due to lost revenues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Total Obligation: $1,000,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $1,000,000.00
- Percent Expended: 100%
- Staff Hired: Not Applicable
TOTALS FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
- Total Obligation: $7,216,693.64
- Total Expenditure: $4,232,605.42
Welfare Department
Basic Needs Support
Funding to support the Welfare Department's efforts to provide food, housing, and utility assistance to Manchester'sindigent.
- Total Obligation: $80,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
- Percent Expended: 0%
- Staff Hired: Not Appliable
TOTALS FOR WELFARE DEPARTMENT
- Total Obligation: $80,000.00
- Total Expenditure: $0.00
CITYWIDE TOTALS
Total Obligations: $43,281,853.00
Total Expenditure: $29,975,979.74
Percent Expended: 69.3%