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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents, subcontracts, and any subsequent amendments, including any amendments to the award amount and term dates, with the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC), to receive and expend $13,188,443.25 for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Round 4 Program, Continuum of Care allocation, for the estimated period of June 15, 2023 through June 30, 2027, 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 $13,188,443.25. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Round 4 (HHAP-4) funding is authorized by Assembly Bill 140 (AB 140), which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 19, 2021. HHAP-4 is a $1 billion block grant program that provides local jurisdictions with flexible funding to continue efforts to end and prevent homelessness in their communities. This funding is intended to build on regional coordination developed through previous rounds of HCFC funding including the Homeless Emergency Aid Program, and HHAP Rounds 1, 2, and 3, to reduce and end homelessness. The total available HHAP-4 funding for the City of Long Beach (City) is $13,188,443.25.
This funding is spread across seven different eligible use categories, as outlined below. Please note that the Homeless Services Bureau may redistribute funds across applicable HHAP categories as budgetary needs change.
Eligible Use Category Goal Amount
Rapid Rehousing Move families experiencing homelessness into stable permanent housing as quickly as possible and provide services and support that will assist the family in maintaining permanent housing. $1,839,788
Operating Subsidies Provide operating subsidies in new and existing affordable or supportive housing uni...
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