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Public Housing Authority to authorize the Program Manager to execute and submit an application and certifications to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a $118,840 grant for Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Coordinator funding.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
FUNDING: Federal.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $118,840.00
Funding
Budgeted $118,840.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $118,840.00
Change To Net County Cost $0.00
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change. The FSS requested Coordinator grant funds are renewal funds to cover the cost of the existing FSS Coordinator positions, which are included in the FY 2008-09 Proposed Budget.
Background:
The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides administrative and rental assistance funding for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, which enables eligible income-qualified households to rent privately owned homes throughout El Dorado County. Currently there are approximately 374 households, earning at or below 50% of the median income, receiving rental assistance to offset their rental housing costs. The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) component offers a comprehensive program that assists HCV families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency with a potential outcome of homeownership.
The function of the FSS Coordinator is to evaluate the needs of a participating household to identify barriers, connect the household with community resources to assist them with overcoming these barriers and provide ongoing case management to FSS participants. Potential barriers to self-sufficiency include a lack of job skills, education, credit history and transportation and/or unresolved legal issues. Successful FSS participants are provided an opportunity during the five-year term of their Contract of Participation to bank fu...
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