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Accept the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Round 5 grant award of $1,655,549 from the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide supportive housing services to assist behavioral health clients in maintaining independent community housing upon the Department of Housing and Community Development's approval of the agreement through June 30, 2029; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement and other related documents necessary to receive the grant funding
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors accept the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round 5 grant award of $1,655,549 from the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide supportive housing services to assist behavioral health clients in maintaining independent community housing upon the Department of Housing and Community Development's approval of the agreement through June 30, 2029; and delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement and other related documents necessary to receive the grant funding.
SUMMARY:
On July 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 129 into law, authorizing $1 billion for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Round 5. This fifth round of funding is aimed at continuing county efforts to address homelessness by providing essential resources to implement effective solutions and support vulnerable populations. The application requirements for HHAP Round 5 included submission of a local homelessness action plan and outcome goals to be achieved by 2026 to meet specific State measures. Behavioral Health's regionally coordinated homelessness action plan included a landscape analysis that assessed the current number of people experiencing homelessn...
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