DATE:
December 10, 2024
13
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF HOMELESS HOUSING, ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM ROUND 5 GRANT FUNDING (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
On July 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 129, authorizing $869.5 million to counties, large cities, and Continuums of Care (CoC) through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 5 (HHAP-5) Grant Program. HHAP is a block grant program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), designed to support regional coordination by providing local jurisdictions with flexible funding to continue efforts to reduce and prevent homelessness. The County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities, Office of Homeless Solutions (HSEC-OHS) currently administers HHAP rounds one through four funding.
HHAP-5 was structured differently than prior rounds with the State requiring one application be submitted utilizing a collaborative regional approach. In March 2024, the County submitted a joint application and executed a required Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) with the City of San Diego and the Regional Taskforce on Homelessness (RTFH), which is San Diego County's local CoC. The application submitted to HCD, and the MOA, serves as the required Regionally Coordinated Action Plan to End Homelessness, with all eligible applicants included on the submission. Applicants were notified of the award on October 17, 2024.
Today's actions request the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) authorize acceptance of HHAP-5 Grant Program funds, and authorize the Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Health and Human Services Agency, or designee, to execute agreements, certification forms, and all necessary documents for the submittal, regulatory processing, and implementation of the HHAP-5 Grant funds. This funding will continue to support several prog...
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