To: Board of Directors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract #39-813-60 Community Service Block Grant Revenue Agreement #24F-3007
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution to approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with the California Department of Community Services and Development, in an amount not to exceed $945,470 to provide Community Services Block Grant program services for the period January 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$945,470 (100%) Federal (California Department of Community Services and Development) funds. There is no county match requirement.
BACKGROUND:
A Request for Proposal (RFP) 1204 was processed and award notifications were sent on January 17, 2024 with the EOC’s funding recommendations for the selected contractors.
This Staff Report is to execute the County's allocation of $945,470 for the 2024-2025 program year, so that funding may be allocated to awarded contractors.
The Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) was awarded Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding from the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) to operate self-sufficiency programs. Notification was given to the County on November 28, 2023.
The self-sufficiency programs provide housing payment assistance, food distribution, wrap-around health & mental health services, and employment training under the advisement of the County's Economic Opportunity Council (EOC).
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Community Services Bureau of the EHSD's Head Start program supports two (2) of Contra Costa County's community outcomes. Outcome 3: Families that are Economically Self-sufficient. Outcome 4: Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing. These outcomes are achieved by offering partnerships with Community Based Organizations that include high quality services in nutrition, legal consultation, and health services to low-income children and families throughout Contra Costa County.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Department will be hampered in its ability to operate self-sufficiency programs in the community, and to establish partnerships with community-based agencies and public organizations.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
and for Special Districts, Agencies and Authorities Governed by the Board
IN THE MATTER OF 2024-2025 Community Service Block Grant Revenue Agreement #24F-3007.
WHEREAS, Request for Proposal (RFP) 1204 was processed and award notifications were sent on January 17, 2024 with the EOC’s funding recommendations for the selected contractors, and
WHEREAS, this Staff Report is to execute the County's allocation of $945,470 for the 2024-2025 program year, and WHEREAS, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) was awarded Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding from the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) to operate self-sufficiency programs, and
WHEREAS, notification was given to the County on November 28, 2023, and
WHEREAS, the County's Community Action Agency, the Department's Community Services Bureau regularly receives Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding to operate self-sufficiency programs under the advisement of the County's Economic Opportunity Council, and
WHEREAS, the self-sufficiency programs provide housing payment assistance, food distribution, wrap-around health and mental health services, and employment training under the advisement of the County’s Economic Opportunity Council (EOC).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approve and authorize the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with California Department of Community Services and Development, in an amount not to exceed $945,470 to provide Community Services Block Grant program services for the period January 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025.