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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 033-2025 for submission to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), which is required to apply for the 2024 Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program that funds Housing and Homelessness Programs including rapid rehousing, emergency shelter, and homeless service coordination;
2) Delegate authority to HHSA to submit an application on behalf of the County in the estimated amount of $1,136,271, with a required one-to-one match, which will be met through existing HHSA Board approved grant funding, for the ESG Program State allocation of federal funding administered by HCD;
3) If awarded, delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or Chief Assistant Director, to accept the ESG Program State allocation funding and execute the resulting grant agreement, in the estimated amount of $1,136,271, with an estimated term beginning in 2025 continuing through 2028, and further documents related to said award, including any extension(s) or amendment(s) which do not increase the Net County Cost of the agreement, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval; and
4) Authorize the Assistant Director of Administration and Finance, or Chief Fiscal Officer to serve as the appointed designee as indicated in the Resolution, to execute fiscal documents related to said award, including Fund Requests and all required reporting forms, and other documentation as may be required.
FUNDING: 100% Federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), administered by HCD, with a required one-to-one cash match to be met with prior Board approved HHSA grant funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On December 31, 2024, HCD’s Division of Federal Financial Assistance released the 2024 ESG Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The NOFA announced the availability of approximately $39 million in new federal...
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