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a. Conduct a public hearing to present statutorily required sections for public comment on the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (Round 3) Application to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness in order to receive a one-time allocation of $3,381,924.17 to continue to build regional coordination and a unified regional response to reduce and end homelessness in Monterey County; and
b. Approve the submission of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (Round 3) Application to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness on behalf of Monterey County.
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RECOMMENDATION:
a. Conduct a public hearing to present statutorily required sections for public comment on the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (Round 3) Application to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness in order to receive a one-time allocation of $3,381,924.17 to continue to build regional coordination and a unified regional response to reduce and end homelessness in Monterey County; and
b. Approve the submission of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (Round 3) Application to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness on behalf of Monterey County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On December 17, 2021, the State of California, Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) announced the availability of a third round of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP-3) grant funding. HHAP-3 is a $1 billion block grant program authorized by AB 140 (Health & Safety Code ? 50218.6, et seq.), which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 19, 2021. Round one of funding was authorized by AB 101 (Committee on Budget, Chapter 159, Statutes of 2019) and signed into law by the Governor in 2019. Round two of funding was authorized by AB 83 (Committee on Budget, Chapter 15, Statutes of 2020) and signed into law by the Governor in 2020.
The HHAP-3 application process required all eligible ...
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