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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept funding for El Dorado County for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Round 2 Program administered by the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) for the term upon execution through June 30, 2026 and in the amount of $305,824 (Agreement 21-HHAP-00019);
2) Authorize the Director of HHSA, acting as the Administrative Entity on behalf of the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) in accordance with Resolution 023-2020, to accept funding for the CoC for the HHAP Round 2 Program for the term upon execution through June 30, 2026 and in the amount of $341,680 (Agreement 21-HHAP-00020);
3) Delegate authority to the Director of HHSA, on behalf of both El Dorado County and the CoC, to execute the grant funding agreements 21-HHAP-00019 and 21-HHAP-00020, including any extension(s) or amendment(s) thereto, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval; and
4) Authorize the Director of HHSA to apply for, and if awarded, accept any additional funding for homeless programs, during the term of this grant, on behalf of both the County and the CoC that are administered as a part of the HHAP Program by the HCFC, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management Approval.
FUNDING: 100% State funding authorized pursuant to Assembly Bill 83, signed into law by Governor Newsom on June 29, 2020.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) grant program is administered by the State of California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) department of the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC). With over 6,000 employees, BCSH is responsible for fostering an equitable and inclusive California. BCSH does this through several departments, one of which is the HCFC, who is specifically responsible for advancing statewide collaborative efforts to prevent and end homelessness. One o...
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