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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 109-2020 which authorizes the Health and Human Services Agency on behalf of the Continuum of Care (CoC) to participate in the Emergency Solutions Grant - COVID (ESG-CV) funding, administered by California Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD);
2) Designate the Health and Human Services Agency to serve as the Administrative Entity for the El Dorado County Continuum of Care for the ESG-CV funding;
3) Delegate authority to the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency to accept funding and execute any grant agreement, if awarded, in an amount estimated to be $437,000 with a term to be determined, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval; and
4) Authorize the Director of Health and Human Services Agency, or the Chief Fiscal Officer, 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 amount, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval.
FUNDING: Federal Funding administered by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development, Emergency Solutions Grants Program as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stimulus Act enacted March 27, 2020.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Emergency Solutions-COVID (ESG-CV) Grant specific to COVID-19 activities supporting the homeless population in the estimated amount of $437,000. This NOFA was released to the County on June 2, 2020 and a response is due July 20, 2020.
The ESG-CV Grant administered by HCD provides funding to the Continuum of Care (CoC) to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus among individuals and fa...
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