TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing & Homeless Services
SUBJECT: FY2024 U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Continuum of Care Program Annual Funding Competition
RECOMMENDATION
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Grant authorization to apply for and accept U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development Fiscal Year 2024 Continuum of Care Program Annual Funding Competition funding for a total of $630,041 to provide certain homeless services in future fiscal years. (Fiscal Impact: $630,041 Revenue; Housing & Homeless Programs Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
Each year the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for their Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition and Renewal Grant Program. The Program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness and to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit organizations, state and local government, Indian Tribes and public housing agencies to quickly re-house and support individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
The Napa City and County CoC is a group of community stakeholders who work together to plan for and provide emergency, transitional and permanent housing and other services to address the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Napa County Dept. of Housing & Homeless Services (DHHS) plays a key role as the collaborative applicant in coordinating the CoC and in supportive the CoC's eligibility for funding from HUD, and submits applications annually to support their efforts and provide permanent housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
The Director of Housing & Homeless Services requests permission to apply for and accept U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Fiscal Year 2024 Continuum of Care Program Annual Funding Competition funding for a total of $630,041 to provide certain homel...
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