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(City Council) Emergency Solutions Grant Funding - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) COVID-19 [Oral Report]
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FileID
File ID: 2020-00743
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Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
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Review and provide direction regarding the allocation of Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus (ESG-CV) funding to address COVID-19 impacts.
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Contact: Tyrone Roderick Williams, Deputy Executive Director, (916) 440-1316, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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Presenter: Celia Yniguez, Program Manager, (916) 440-1350, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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1-Description/Analysis
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), Public Law 116-136 was approved which made $5 billion in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) and $4 billion in Emergency Solutions Grant Coronavirus (ESG-CV) funds available to respond to the growing effects of the historic COVID-19 public health crisis. In April 2, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated CARES Act funding to the City of Sacramento based on the existing entitlement formulas for the two programs. The City received $2,869,932 in CDBG-CV and $1,453,941 in ESG-CV.
Sacramento COVID-19 Homeless Response Plan
As part of the broader County and City emergency and public health response to COVID-19, the COVID-19 Homelessness Response Team (Response Team) composed of staff from the City and County of Sacramento, Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF), and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) was established.
On April 7, 2020, the Sacramento City Council and Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved the funding plan developed by the COVID-19 Homelessness Response Team. Subsequently, on April 21, 2020, the City Council allocated all of the CDBG-CV of $2,869,932 and ESG-CV of $1,453,941 as one of the funding...
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