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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the submission of a grant application to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the 2021 Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System Project Renewal Grant in the estimated amount of $9,817, effective upon execution of the contract with a one-year term, and including a match requirement of $2,454 that will be met through existing grant funding received by the Housing and Homelessness Services programs;
2) If awarded, authorize the HHSA Director, acting as the Collaborative Applicant on behalf of the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care, to execute the funding agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director to administer any agreement or subsequent administrative documents related to said award, including any required fiscal and programmatic reports as well as any amendments to the agreement that do not increase the total award or term of the agreement.
FUNDING: Federal funding awarded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the estimated amount of $9,817, with a required match contribution of $2,454 that will be met through existing grant funding received by the Housing and Homelessness Services programs.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The El Dorado County Public Housing Authority, as part of the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), is designated by the CoC to serve as the Collaborative Applicant and Administrative Entity for the CoC. In this role, the Public Housing Authority submits annual consolidated applications for Continuum of Care funding on behalf of and in support of the CoC. This process also includes submission of a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) grant, on behalf of the CoC. The Board of Supervisors previously accepted funding for the 2019 CoC HMIS Grant on October 20, 2020 under Legistar item 20-1310.
On August 19, 2021...
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