To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #28-979-2 with the City of Oakland
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Grant Agreement #28-979-2 with the City of Oakland, a municipal corporation, to pay County an amount not to exceed $2,251,360 to provide eligible individuals living with HIV/AIDS with housing assistance and supportive services under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV-AIDS (HOPWA) Program effective upon signatures of both parties through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Agreement will result in the receipt of funding in an amount not to exceed $2,251,360 from the City of Oakland for the HOPWA Program. (No County match required)
BACKGROUND:
The National Affordable Housing Act (Public Law 101-625, approved November 28, 1990) authorizes the HOPWA Program to provide states and localities with resources to devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS and related diseases. The City of Oakland (City) is the HOPWA grant recipient for Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The City allocates HOPWA funds between the counties based on the number of HIV/AIDS cases.
On November 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #28-979 with the City of Oakland to pay County an amount not to exceed $952,988 for the HOPWA Program for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024.
On April 22, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment #28-979-1 with the City of Oakland to in-crease the amount payable to the County from $952,988 to a new amount not to exceed $3,095,412 and to extend the County's participation in the HOPWA Program through June 30, 2026.
Approval of this Agreement #28-979-2 will allow continuous funding to support the HOWPA Program, through June 30, ...
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