Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Director of Housing
Subject: Project WeHOPE Public Facilities Improvements Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, to execute an agreement with Project WeHOPE to fund public facilities improvements to congregant shelters, for the term of February 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $425,000.
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BACKGROUND:
San Mateo County has established an Over-the-Counter ("OTC") award process that is separate from the Notice of Funding Availability ("NOFA") application process used by the Department of Housing ("DOH") to allocate the majority of federal funds ("Federal Funds") allocated to the County by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") including the Community Development Block Grant Program ("CDBG").
The OTC process specifically covers available, unallocated Federal Funds, meaning Federal Funds that are (1) not fully allocated during the County's annual Federal Funds NOFA process, (2) returned to the County by a funding recipient, and/or (3) otherwise remain unallocated. Eligible OTC recipients are limited to non-profit organizations or public entities that have, in the past five (5) years, received funding from the County, including Federal Funds, American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") funds, State funds (e.g. Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program funds), and/or local funds (Measure K).
Eligible OTC projects include public facility projects, which are owned and operated by a non-profit organization, public entity, and/or the County, that will be constructed (including property acquisition), maintained, and/or rehabilitated, with an emphasis on facilities serving persons experiencing homelessness. OTC projects must be recommended by the County Executive's Office, DOH, the Human Services Agenc...
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