To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #29-603-9 with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RATIFY the Health Services Director, or designee’s, January 7, 2026 execution of Grant Agreement #29-603-9 (Federal Grant #CA1394L9T052409) with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to receive McKinney-Vento Act funds, payable to the County in an amount not to exceed $1,294,483, for the provision of the Continuum of Care (CoC) Project for County’s Coordinated Entry System (CES), for the period from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $1,294,483, payable to the County from HUD for McKinney-Vento Act funds for County’s CoC Project, with a required 25% match of $323,621 provided by County and appropriated in the budget.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa CoC Project, through its Inter-jurisdictional Council on Homelessness (CoH) was awarded funds for the CES. The Contra Costa CES has achieved key goals from the 2014 Strategic Plan Update, including implementation of a coordinated assessment system to streamline access to housing and services while addressing barriers to housing and getting the right resources to the right people at the right time and serving all homeless clients throughout the County while providing supportive services including case managers, housing navigators, prevention and diversion counseling and outreach team staff who locate and engage clients in the CES, supported by housing navigators in our crisis response system.
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-603-8 with HUD in an amount not to exceed $1,217,035 for the provision of the County’s CoC Project, for the period from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Approval of Grant Agreement #29-603-9 will allow the County to continue to receive funding for the provision of the County’s COC Project through September 30, 2026. This Agreement is late due to the County not receiving the grant document from HUD until December 15, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Agreement is not ratified, the County will not receive funding in an amount up to $1,294,483 to expand the CoC Project which will result in fewer supportive services for homeless individuals and families putting their well-being and safety at risk.