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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit an Agreement to Apply with the State of California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC), for the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP) Round 4 grant, to begin the grant application process, and to redirect the City of Long Beach (City) Large Cities program allocation to the Long Beach Continuum of Care (CoC). (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to submit an Agreement to Apply with the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) for the Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP) Round 4 grant, as required by the grantor to begin the grant application process and to redirect the City Large Cities program allocation to the Long Beach CoC. The HHAP Round 4 allocations have not yet been released by the grantor and it is expected that the allocations will be released before the end of December 2022. The anticipated allocation amount will range from $12 to $16 million dollars ($12,000,000 to $16,000,000). The State has not yet finalized their allocation numbers because they are working to finalize homeless count numbers (which determines funding allocation). The HHAP 4 funding must build upon the foundation established with past rounds of HHAP funding to build stronger collaboration and partnership in communities across the state to address immediate homelessness challenges.
The Health and Human Services Department, Homeless Services Bureau serves as the lead agency in administering homeless services grant funds across the Long Beach CoC. Redirecting funds from the HHAP Round 4 Large Cities program allocation to the CoC will not change the intended use of funds to address homelessness challenges, and there will be no impact to current City programs or future programming supported by the funds. Redirecting funding from the Large Cities program to the CoC will only facilitate adm...
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