To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Submission of Grant Application #28-963-4 to the State of California, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to submit an application on behalf of the County to the State of California, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (BCSH) for its California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CAL ICH), to pay the County an amount not to exceed $6,683,382 to support the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Program, which provides supportive housing services for homeless individuals and families in Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Submission of this application may result in an amount not to exceed $6,683,382 in funding from State of California, BCSH. (No County match is required)
BACKGROUND:
On July 31, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law the HHAP program (Assembly Bill 101, Chapter 159, Statutes of 2019). The HHAP program is a block grant program designed to provide jurisdictions with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.
On July 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-963-3 with the State of California, BCSH to pay County in an amount not to exceed $7,968,925 to provide housing support to homeless individuals and families in Contra Costa County through December 31, 2027.
HHAP Round 5 funding was established for the purpose of organizing and deploying the full array of homelessness programs and resources comprehensively and effectively, and to sustain existing federal, state, and local investments towards long-term sustainability of housing and supportive services.
Approval to submit this application will allow County to receive additional funding to continue providing housing support to homeless individuals and families in Contra Costa County through June 30, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this application is not approved, the County will not receive HHAP funding to support homeless individuals and families.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).