DATE:
May 24, 2022
07
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ACTION RELATED TO HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On July 19, 2021, the Governor signed California Assembly Bill (AB) 140, authorizing the allocation of $1 billion in a third round of funding through the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) grant program. HHAP is a block grant program that provides local jurisdictions with flexible funding to continue efforts to end and prevent homelessness. The County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) currently administers HHAP round one and two funding.
Under AB 140 (Health & Safety Code ? 50218.6, et seq.) jurisdictions applying for HHAP round three (HHAP-3) grant funds are required to create a Local Homelessness Action Plan and present it at a regular meeting of the governing board and include opportunity for public comment. This is a new requirement for HHAP-3. In alignment with the County's Framework on Ending Homelessness (Framework) that the San Diego County Board of Supervisors (Board) approved on November 2, 2021 (4), the County HHSA, Department of Homeless Solutions and Equitable Communities began the development of the County's Homelessness Solutions Prevention and Action Plan (Plan). The initial draft of the Plan will be submitted with the State application to meet the new HHAP-3 funding requirement.
On February 8, 2022, (14) the Board authorized the receipt of the initial disbursement of HHAP-3 funds. Today's action requests the Board to approve acceptance of the final disbursement of HHAP-3 funds and to authorize the Agency Director, Health and Human Services Agency to execute agreements, execute certification forms, prepare, and execute all necessary documents for the submittal, regulatory processing, and implementation of the third round of HHAP grant funds; and authorize a competitive solicitation for Housing Our Youth services.
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