To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent - Received Too Late For Review (TLFR)
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:title
Letter of Support Regarding SoHum Housing Opportunities' Application for Funding Made Available through Round 5 of the Encampment Resolution Funding Program end
RECOMMENDATION(S):Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to sign, the attached letter of support regarding SoHum Housing Opportunities' application for funding made available through Round 5 of the Encampment Resolution Funding Program; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to send the letter to the California Department of Housing and community Development.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors' Strategic Plan:
Area of Focus: Housing for All
Strategic Plan Category: 4001 - Provide housing and sheltering solutions for people experiencing homelessness
DISCUSSION:
On March 27, 2026, the California Department of Housing and Community Development announced the availability of competitive grant funding in the amount of Ninety-Three Million Dollars ($93,000,000.00) through Round 5 of the Encampment Resolution Funding Program. Such funding will be used to support actionable, person-centered, local proposals that meet the California Department of Housing and Community Development's threshold requirements to provide stable housing and address the immediate health and safety needs of the individuals residing in specific encampments. Proposals must seek to resolve targeted experiences of unsheltered homelessness by addressing the safety and wellness of people within encampments, resolve critical encampment concerns and transition individuals into interim shelter with clear pathways to permanent housing or directly into permanent housing, using data-informed, non-punitive, low-barrier, person-centered, Housing First and coordina...
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