To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #29-544-12 with U.S. 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 #29 544-12 (CA1071L9T052412) with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for McKinney-Vento Act funds, to pay County an amount not to exceed $922,939 for the County’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Project providing housing and support services for homeless individuals, for the period from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $922,939, payable to the County from HUD McKinney-Vento Act funds for County’s CoC Project. A 25% County match of $230,735 is required.
BACKGROUND:
Through its Inter-jurisdictional Council on Homelessness (CoH), the CoC was awarded funds for CoC Planning. The CoC’s planning needs and proposed activities include: 1) Evaluating the outcomes of CoC and ESG funded projects; 2) Preparing and submitting an application to HUD on behalf of the entire Continuum of Care membership; 3) Conducting a sheltered and unsheltered point-in-time count; and 4) Monitoring recipients and sub-recipients and enforcing compliance with CoC program requirements. The CoC’s Executive Committee, with the CoC coordinator, will coordinate and implement the activities. This will improve the members’ ability to comply with current and new Mckinney-Vento regulations related to their funding from HUD.
On March 25, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-544-11 with HUD for County to receive funds in an amount not to exceed $841,352 for the provision of housing and support services for homeless individuals for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026.
Approval of Grant Agreement #29-544-12 will allow the County to continue to receive funding for the CoC Project through November 30, 2026. This Grant is late due to County not receiving the grant document from HUD until December 29, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Agreement is not ratified, County will not receive funding up to $922,939 to support the CoC Project and provide housing and support services for homeless individuals.