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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 080-2024 which authorizes the County to participate in the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program, 2023 Non-Entitlement Competitive Component, administered by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD);
2) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to accept the PLHA Program funding, if awarded, in the estimated amount of $1,000,000, and execute the resulting grant agreement, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Chief Assistant Director, to execute future amendments that do not increase Net County Cost, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, and subsequent administrative documents or required fiscal or programmatic reports.
FUNDING: 100% State funds pursuant to Senate Bill 2 (SB 2) (Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017) administered through HCD; no matching funds are required.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On March 6, 2024, HCD announced the availability of approximately $12.5 million in funding for the PLHA Program, 2023 Non-Entitlement Local Government Competitive Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Funding for this NOFA is provided pursuant to SB 2 (Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017). The intent of the bill is to provide a permanent, on-going source of funding to Local Governments for housing-related projects and programs that assist in addressing the unmet housing needs of their local communities. The Non-Entitlement competitive grant program component prioritizes assistance to persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness and investments that increase the supply of housing to households with incomes of 60 percent or less of Area Median Income (AMI).
Pursuant to the HCD guidance outlined in the NOFA, the eligible activities for the 2023 Non-Entitlement Local Government Competitive under the PLHA Program are:
1. Developmen...
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