Title
Authorize CAO/IGLA staff to apply for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP);
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize CAO/IGLA staff to apply for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The State of California, Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP) grant funding application is due February 15, 2020. Staff has prepared a draft budget based on County homeless priorities and seeks authorization to submit the application based on its recommendations. Staff requests the Health, Housing and Human Services Committee provide direction on County homeless priorities and needs to assist in finalization of the HHAP grant funding application.
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP)
On December 6, 2019, the State of California, Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) announced the availability of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (HHAP) grant funding. HHAP is a $650 million block grant program designed to support regional coordination and expand and/or develop local capacity to address state-wide homelessness challenges. Spending must be informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing. HHAP is authorized by AB 101 (Committee on Budget, Chapter 159, Statutes of 2019), which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 31, 2019.
AB 101 (Committee on Budget, Chapter 159, Statutes of 2019) authorized $650 million in one-time block grant funding for local jurisdictions; $190 million will be made available for Continuum of Care (CoC)s; $275 million will be made available for cities or cities that are also counties with populations greater than 300,000 (as of January 1, 2019), and $175 million will be made available for counties. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), designed the CoC progra...
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