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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 154-2023, for submission to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), which is required to apply for the 2023 Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Balance of State Allocation;
2) Delegate authority to HHSA to submit an application on behalf of the County in the estimated amount of $400,000, with a required one-to-one match in the estimated amount of $400,000, to be met through existing grant funding received by HHSA Housing and Homelessness Services, for the ESG Balance of State Allocation of federal funding administered by HCD;
3) If awarded, delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to accept the ESG Balance of State Allocation funding, in the estimated amount of $400,000 with a required match that will be met through existing grant funding, and execute any grant agreement, with a term to be determined, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to execute further documents related to said award, including any extension(s) or amendment(s) thereto, which do not increase the Net County Cost of the Agreement.
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 by Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On July 28, 2023, HCD’s Division of Federal Financial Assistance released the 2023 ESG Program Balance of State Allocation Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). The NOFA announced the availability of approximately $5 million in new federal funds pursuant to Subtitle B of Title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, to be allocated to eligible Continuum of Care (CoC) Service Areas.
The ESG program provides funding...
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