To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #28-798-15 from the 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 #28-798-15 (Federal Grant #C88YLPGJJSY1) from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to receive McKinney-Vento funding, payable to County in an amount not to exceed $319,090 for County's Permanent Connections Supportive Housing Program for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Grant Agreement will result in $319,090 in McKinney-Vento funding from HUD. A 25% County match of $79,772 is required.
BACKGROUND:
The Permanent Connections Supportive Housing Program ("Program") provides housing sites for homeless, transition-age youth with disabilities between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-four (24). Ten (10) units are set aside for youth, who are disabled by mental illness, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, or dual/multiple diagnoses. The Program is designed to provide on-going supportive services with an emphasis on families maintaining their permanent, safe, and affordable housing. County has been receiving HUD grant funds for Permanent Connections since 2008.
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #28-798-14 to receive funds from HUD in an amount not to exceed $288,406 for the County's Permanent Connections Supportive Housing Program for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Grant Agreement #28-798-15 will allow the County to continue to perform all responsibilities in relation to receipt of the funding for the Permanent Connections Supportive Housing Program through June 30, 2026. This Grant is delayed due to ne...
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