To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Recommended Allocations of Funding Made Available Through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the recommended allocations of funding made available through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to enter into contract negotiations with the selected organizations; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one (1) fully executed, certified copy of the Board Order related to this item.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160-520)
DISCUSSION:
On September 30, 2022, the California Interagency Council on Homelessness ("CalICH") announced the availability of One Billion Dollars ($1,000,000,000.00) in noncompetitive block grant funds for the fourth round of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention ("HHAP") Program. The HHAP Program is intended to allow cities, counties and local Continuums of Care to address immediate homelessness challenges throughout the state. As a result, HHAP Program funding may be used for a broad range of activities that are designed to assist people experiencing homelessness with obtaining and maintaining permanent housing, including all of the following:
* Rental assistance, housing relocation and stabilization, outreach, coordination, homelessness prevention and shelter diversion services;
* Operating subsidies in new and existing affordable or supportive housing units, emergency shelters and navigation centers;
* Security deposits, holding fees and other landlord incentives;
* Operational support related to the creation and maintenance of a homeless services and housing delivery system; and
* Capital improv...
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