To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services to Apply for and Accept Funding Made Available through the California Department of Housing and Community Development's Emergency Solutions Grants Program - Coronavirus
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution which authorizes the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to apply for and, if awarded, accept funding made available through the California Department of Housing and Community Development's Emergency Solutions Grants Program - Coronavirus; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return a fully executed certified copy of the attached resolution to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for submission to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
On June 1, 2020, the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") issued a Notice of Funding Availability ("NOFA") under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act allocation to the Emergency Solutions Grants Program, hereinafter referred to as the "ESG-CV Program." ESG-CV Program funds may be used for various purposes, including, without limitation, all of the following:
* Preventing, preparing for, and responding to, coronavirus among individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or receiving homeless assistance.
* Supporting additional homeless assistance through the provision of direct services, including, without limitation, street outreach, emergency shelter, homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing services, that are designed to mitigate the impacts created by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Humboldt Housing and Homeless Coalition designated the County o...
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