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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, subcontracts, and any subsequent amendments changing the amount of the award or extending the grant term, with the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 2 Program, Continuum of Care allocation, in the amount of $3,254,164 for the estimated period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2026, with the option to renew for one additional five-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Increase appropriations in the Health Fund Group in the Health and Human Services Department by $3,254,164. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 2 (HHAP-2) funding is authorized by Assembly Bill 83, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on June 29, 2020. HHAP-2 is a $300 million block grant program designed to assist people experiencing homelessness to move into safe, stable housing, with a focus on rehousing individuals currently living in Project Roomkey (PRK) sites. This funding is intended to build on regional coordination developed through previous rounds of HCFC funding including the Homeless Emergency Aid Program, HHAP Round 1, and COVID-19 response, to reduce and end homelessness.
The City of Long Beach (City) is eligible to receive $1,055,696 through the Homeless Services Division’s Continuum of Care (CoC) and $2,198,468 through the Large Cities (LC) allocation, obtainable to cities and counties that have populations of 300,000 or more as of January 1, 2020. Total available funding for the City is $3,254,164.
On January 19, 2021, the City Council approved the recommendation to redirect the LC allocation, in the amount of $2,198,468, to the CoC allocation. Subsequently, the documentation to redirect the LC allocation to the CoC was submitted by the City and approved by HCFC. Consequently, the City will r...
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