To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 2021 Low Income Household Water Assistance Program Amendment 2
?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 Amendment 2 with the California Department of Community Services and Development to extend the term from December 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024, and to decrease the payment limit by $59,000 to a new payment limit of $317,446 to administer the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$317,446 is 100% Federal Funds through the California Department of Community Services and Development.
State Agreement Number: 21W-9002 (Amendment #2)
No County Match
CFDA# 93.499
County revenue agreement #39-977-2
BACKGROUND:
On November 13, 2023, Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) received an amendment (Amendment 2) from the California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) to extend the period for the administration of the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) program., with a change in the funding amount. This action is to amend the agreement to extend the administration term date from December 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024, with a change in administration amount from $376,446 to $317,446.
On May 28, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released funding to implement the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). EHSD received the LIHWAP agreement on April 11, 2022 to administer the water bill assistance payments to eligible county residents who are struggling to make water, wastewater, and/or stormwater payments prior to, and during, the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board of Supervisors approved the agreement on June 7, 2022 (C.53). This Board approved Amendment 1 of the agreement on November 7, 2023 (C.27), to extend...
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