TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: May 4, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Megan Van Sant
PHONE:
463-4433
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Project Sanctuary in the Amount of $456,868 to Provide Non-Congregate Shelter (i.e. Motel Vouchers) and Housing Navigation Services Needed to Prevent, Prepare For, and Respond to Coronavirus Among Individuals and Families Who Are Fleeing Domestic Violence In Mendocino County for the Period of January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve retroactive Agreement with Project Sanctuary in the amount of $456,868 to provide non-congregate shelter (i.e. motel vouchers) and Housing Navigation Services needed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus among individuals and families who are fleeing domestic violence in Mendocino County for the period of January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Assistant Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress on March 27, 2020, included funds for homeless services through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV) to support Continua of Care (CoC) in addressing COVID-19 among the homeless. On June 1, 2020, the Department of Housing and Community Development released a Notice of Funding Availability for the ESG-CV. The ESG-CV provides funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 among individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or receiving homeless assistance, and to supp...
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