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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 150-2021, which authorizes HHSA to submit a joint application on behalf of the County and the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) to continue to participate in the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program, administered by the California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency’s Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council;
2) Designate HHSA to continue to serve as the Administrative Entity for the CoC for HHAP Round 3 funding;
3) Delegate authority to HHSA to submit a joint application on behalf of the County and the CoC in the estimated amount of $2,273,779.01 for the HHAP Program Round 3 funding administered by the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council;
4) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director to accept funding and execute any grant agreement for HHAP Program Round 3, if awarded, with a term to be determined, including any extension(s) or amendment(s) thereto, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management Approval;
5) Authorize the HHSA Director to submit a letter of support on behalf of the CoC, agreeing to regional coordination and partnership with the CoC on all funding and program elements related to the HHAP grant program, as required; and
6) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Budget Transfer Request increasing revenue and appropriations by $443,445 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for the initial disbursement of the HHAP funding allocation.
FUNDING: State funding authorized pursuant to California Assembly Bill 140, signed into law by Governor Newsom on July 19, 2021.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On September 15, 2021, the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) released a Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program Initial Disbursement Funding Availability for the Round 3 HHAP grant. The HHAP Round 3 funding opportunity has set the bas...
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