At least one investigation is underway this week into the apparent misallocation of resources by a local non-profit tasked by Monroe County with managing a $7.2 million federal grant.
Community Resource Collaborative serves as a fiscal agent for money to be divided among 12 other local organizations for anti-poverty and community-building programs. The group is known collectively as the Neighborhood Collaborative Project.
Last week, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced the county has paused payments after CRC flagged a problem with its own internal fiscal controls.
The county has already disbursed about $1.1 million to CRC, Bello said; it is unknown how much of that reached the agencies that were the intended recipients.
What does the Neighborhood Collaborative Project in Rochester say?
In a statement, the Neighborhood Collaborative Project leaders said they are “disappointed, frustrated and troubled by the negative impact of these actions on our partners and those they serve,” and said they are committed to transparency and accountability. Leaders of several of those organizations, however, declined to comment on the record.