Title:
Title
Initial Approvals to Apply for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) Grant
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00118
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion: 1) endorsing the collaborative investment plan detailed in this report; 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to take all necessary actions to prepare to receive and administer funding from Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF), the lead agency for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care (CoC) program in the County of Sacramento, as administrative entity of the State funding, including negotiating contracts with SSF, recruiting limited-term staff or consultants to aid in implementation, negotiating contracts with existing or new providers and expanding and modifying existing service contracts with shelter and other service providers; and 3) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to submit an application to the State of California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency by no later than February 15, 2020 for funding available through the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP) for programs and services outlined in this report.
Contact: Emily Halcon, Homeless Services Manager, (916) 808-7896, Homeless Services Division, Office of the City Manager
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In July of 2019, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 101 (Chapter 159, Statutes of 2019), which allocated $650 million to the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP), one-time block grant funding for local entities to support regional coordination and address immediate homeless challenges. Funding is allocated to Counties, Continuum of Care entities (CoC) and the 13 largest cities as apportioned by the Legislature and based on each CoC's share of the State's total homeless p...
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