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Adopt a resolution declaring a shelter crisis in Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrative Office recommends the Board adopt a resolution declaring a shelter crisis in Solano County.
SUMMARY:
The FY2018/19 California State Budget Act and SB850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018) included $500 million for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP). HEAP is a block grant program designed to provide assistance to local governments to address the homelessness crisis through a spectrum of housing options. HEAP funding is divided into three categories for distribution: $250 million to Continuums of Care (CoC) divided into nine groupings based on the 2017 Point-in-Time Homeless count; $100 million to CoC's based on each CoC's percent of 2017 Point-in-Time Homeless count; and $150 million to large cities with a population over 330,000. The total allocation for Housing First Solano Continuum of Care, the regional Continuum of Care for Solano County, is $4,917,500. The HEAP statute mandates that 50 percent of the awarded funds must be contractually obligated by January 1, 2020 and 100 percent of the funds must be expended by June 30, 2021. Administrative costs are limited to five percent and overhead costs and planning activities cannot be classified as administrative costs.
Eligible program uses include, but are not limited to, homelessness prevention activities, criminal justice diversion programs for homeless individuals with mental health needs, establishing of expanding services meeting the needs of homeless youth or youth at risk of homelessness and emergency aid. The program is designed to be broad, but all activities must benefit the target population. Funding is anticipated to be available from the State through at least two rounds of funding cycles, the first is September 5, 2018, and the second is February 15, 2019.
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