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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Designate HHSA to continue to serve as the Administrative Entity (AE) for the El Dorado Opportunity Knocks Continuum of Care (CoC) for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program Round 5, administered by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH);
2) Authorize the HHSA Director to submit a joint application, and modifications or updates thereto, in the estimated amount of $1,383,450, for HHSA and the CoC’s continued participation in the HHAP Program;
3) Delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or HHSA Chief Assistant Director, to accept HHAP Program Round 5 funding, if awarded, and to execute the resulting funding agreement and future amendments that do not increase Net County Cost, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval; and
4) Authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between HHSA and the CoC that is required to be submitted with the HHAP Program Round 5 application, and to execute future amendments thereto that do not alter the non-financial aspect of the MOU, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval.
FUNDING: 100% State funding authorized pursuant to California Assembly Bill 129, and Health and Safety Code 50230 signed into law by Governor Newsom on July 10, 2023; no matching funds are required.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On September 29, 2023, Cal ICH released Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the HHAP Program Round 5 inviting California Continuums of Care, cities, and counties to apply. The State’s defined purpose of the HHAP Program Round 5 is to sustain existing federal, state, and local investments towards long-term sustainability of housing and supportive services, and to prioritize permanent housing solutions.
As outlined in Section 17 of Assembly Bill 129 (Chapter 40, Statutes of 2023; Health & Safety Code (HSC), Sectio...
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