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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 Coordinated Entry System Project Activity grant, in the estimated amount of $20,987, and including a match requirement of $5,247 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, effective upon execution of the contract with a one-year term contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management;
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; and
4) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached Budget Transfer Request increasing revenue and appropriations by $20,897 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for the grant award.
FUNDING: Federal funding awarded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the estimated amount of $20,897, with a required match contribution of $5,247.
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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 El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (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.
On August 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Com...
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