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Consideration of a grant in the amount of $86,518 for COMCARE'S Safety Net Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and authorize the Chairman to sign all necessary documents, including the grant award, and authorize the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this Request. Per County Resolution 64-2013, this will be submitted to the County Manager for final approval.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: Yes
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Bacgkround:
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 2013 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program. This NOFA makes funds available for Homeless Assistance Grants which include transitional housing, supportive services for homeless persons, and permanent supportive housing. The community application will be submitted to HUD through the United Way of the Plains by February 3rd, 2014.
One component of the community application has been United Methodist Open Door's (UMOD) Safety Net program, which provides permanent housing for 11 chronically homeless individuals who have a mental illness and/or substance use disorder. Because of changes this year in HUD regulations, UMOD can no longer operate the Safety Net program. In order to avoid losing this funding and beds for the community, COMCARE has been collaborating with UMOD to take over operations for this program. The Grant Agreement Amendment officially transfers the ownership of this program to COMCARE of Sedgwick County.
The project's goal is to effectively address the complex needs of the chronically homeless by offering integrated treatment services to improve housing stability and increase access to mainstream resources. The apartments will be leased by COMCARE from community landlords at scattered sites. Because it is considered permanent housing, residents may stay in the program as long as necessary to ...
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