Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ken Cole, Director, Department of Housing
Subject: 2017 State of California Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Funds
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The Department of Housing to accept $362,272 in State ESG Funding and to award that funding to qualified service providers through a NOFA process that meets the requirements of State ESG Regulations; and
B) The Director of the Department of Housing, or the Director's designee, to execute a Standard Agreement with the State and any subsequent amendments, documents, and modifications that are related to the ESG Program or Funds.
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BACKGROUND:
The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD or Department) administers the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program with funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The federal ESG program provides funding to (1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the street; (2) increase the number and quality of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; (3) help operate these shelters; (4) provide essential services to shelter residents; and (5) prevent families/individuals from becoming homeless.
The State of California 2016-17 budget authorized funding for the new California Emergency Solutions Grants (CA ESG) program (SB 837 Section 72). The CA ESG program generally will be administered by the State of California HCD in a manner consistent with the federal ESG program as listed above, and in addition, the CA ESG program may facilitate technical assistance activities to improve the capacity of grantees and the Continuum of Care to end homelessness.
HCD released the 2017 Notice of Funding Availability for the Continuum of Care Allocation (State NOFA) on June 6, 2017, which included funds for both federal ESG and CA ESG. The ESG allocation...
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