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Authorize submission of a competitive grant application of up to $12 million for the No Place Like Home Round 2 grant program in collaboration with non-profit developer Eden Housing and the City of Vallejo for the development of Vallejo's Sacramento Street project to provide 74 affordable housing units for extremely low- and very low-income households, including 35 units of permanent supportive housing; and Adopt a resolution to accompany the submission
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors authorize submission of a competitive grant application of up to $12 million for the No Place Like Home Round 2 grant program in collaboration with non-profit developer Eden Housing and the City of Vallejo for the development of Vallejo's Sacramento Street project, to provide 74 affordable housing units for extremely low- and very low-income households, including 35 units of permanent supportive housing; and Adopt a resolution to accompany the submission.
SUMMARY:
The No Place Like Home program dedicates up to $2 billion in bond proceeds to invest in the development of permanent supportive housing for people in need of mental health services and who are either experiencing homelessness, are chronically homeless, or at risk of chronic homelessness. The bonds are repaid by funding from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). Funds can be used to acquire, design, construct, rehabilitate, or preserve permanent supportive housing, including a Capitalized Operating Subsidy reserve, for adults with mental illness or children with severe emotional disorders and their families. NPLH funds are issued in the form of an annual noncompetitive allocation as well as annual rounds of competitive proposals.
The recommended competitive grant proposal is due January 8, 2020 and will be prepared in partner...
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