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Receive a status of the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) (REMOVED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Receive a report on the status of the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP)
SUMMARY:
The Leadership Council, which serves as the Continuum of Care (CoC) Board for the Salinas/Monterey and San Benito County CoC, CA, will accept applications for the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) grant funding. HEAP is a State of California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency block grant program authorized by Senate Bill (SB) 850, signed into law by Governor Brown in June 2018. HEAP is designed to provide immediate and direct assistance to those impacted by the homeless crisis in Monterey or San Benito Counties. HEAP funding is intended to provide funding to deliver immediate assistance to homeless persons within the CoC. The HEAP statute mandates that 50 percent of the awarded funds must be contractually obligated by January 1, 2020. Additionally, 100 percent of the funds must be expended by June 30, 2021.
Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: expansion of homeless bed inventory through new emergency shelters, warming shelters, transitional or other housing; operating and/or supportive services for new homeless beds; rental assistance, rapid rehousing, eviction prevention and/or move-in assistance; street outreach programs, health and safety education services and criminal justice diversion programs; housing navigation, landlord mitigation programs, targeted case management and other related activities.
The County of Monterey and the following jurisdictions have declared a Shelter Crisis: Marina, Monterey, Salinas, Hollister, King City, Monterey County, San Juan Bautista, Sand City, San Benito County, and Seaside. The shelter crisis declaration pursuant to Chapter 7.8 (commencing with Section 8698) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code is required for all cities a...
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