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Recommendation to adopt resolution to accept and expend grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in an amount not to exceed $5,100,000; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including amending the terms or changing the amount of the award, with HCD relating to the grant application and award, for conversion of the City’s existing 102-unit interim housing Homekey site at 1725 Long Beach Boulevard into permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
On May 21, 2021, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the availability of approximately $50 million in funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides extra CDBG funds specifically targeted to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus.
Pursuant to the State’s FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan Second Substantial Amendment, HCD has set aside approximately $50 million of its CDBG-CV2 funds to support Homekey projects in non-entitlement or entitlement jurisdictions. These funds are available to California units of local government for projects applied for under the Homekey Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) that are CDBG-CV2 eligible. Eligible uses include acquisition, rehabilitation, and offsite infrastructure construction necessary for projects to become habitable and fully operational. Applicant projects do not need to have been awarded Homekey funds to be eligible for an award, but they must have applied for funding under the Homekey NOFA.
Awarded funds must be used to provide housing for individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of experiencing homelessness and who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible grant activities include, but are not limited to, acquisition or rehabilitation...
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