Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Raymond Hodges, Director, Department of Housing
Subject: CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus (ESG-CV)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing:
A) The Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, to administer all direct allocations of CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus (ESG-CV) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the County during the period from April 2, 2020 through January 31, 2023 to be used for the prevention, preparation for, and response to COVID-19 among individuals and families experiencing homelessness or receiving homeless assistance; and
B) The Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, to negotiate and execute contracts with awardees of ESG-CV funds directly allocated by HUD to the County during the period from April 2, 2020 through January 31, 2023 to be used for the prevention, preparation for, and response to COVID-19 among individuals and families experiencing homelessness or receiving homeless assistance.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Public Law 116-136,?was signed into law to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).?The CARES Act?provided up to $5,000,000,000 in supplemental funding to states and local governments through Community Development Block Grants Coronavirus (CDBG-CV), Emergency Solutions Grants Coronavirus (ESG-CV), and other funding programs. From this amount, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) immediately allocated $2,000,000,000 based on the fiscal year 2020 CDBG and ESG formulas.?
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On April 2, 2020, HUD made the its first special allocation?(Round 1)?to the County of San Mateo Department of Housing (DOH) in the amount of $1,570,637 in CDBG-CV funds and $799,531 in ESG-CV funds to be us...
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