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Adopt a resolution to support participation in the Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Program (HMIOT) one-time grant funds authorized through Senate Bill (SB) 840 to provide services for individuals with serious mental illness and who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) to accept $571,000 in grant revenue and appropriate grant expenditures once funds are received and to execute contracts for the HMIOT program (4/5 vote required)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends the Board adopt a resolution to support participation in the Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Program one-time grant funds authorized through Senate Bill (SB) 840 to provide services for individuals with serious mental illness and who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to approve an Appropriation Transfer Request (ATR) to accept $571,000 in grant revenue and appropriate grant expenditures once funds are received and to execute contracts for the HMIOT program (4/5 vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
California recognizes the growing need to allocate significant investment in mental health services and homelessness. The State budget package approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor included a statewide allocation of $50 million for the proposed Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach and Treatment Program (HMIOT). Based on the County's 2017 Point-in-Time (PIT) count, Solano County's allocation is $571,000 to support local efforts in service to the homeless mentally ill population.
On July 31, the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) notified counties of the process to access these funds. Applications in the form of a lette...
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