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Consideration of a grant in the amount of $53,741 for COMCARE's Samaritan Housing Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, authorize the Chairman to sign all necessary documents including the grant agreement amendment and 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 and signature.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: Yes
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Background:
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 of the programs included in the community application has been United Way's Samaritan Housing initiative. Because of changes in HUD regulations, United Way can no longer administer the Samaritan Housing program. In order to avoid losing this funding and beds for the community, COMCARE has been collaborating with United Way to take over operations for this program. The Grant Agreement Amendment officially transfers the ownership of this program to COMCARE of Sedgwick County.
The program will provide 8 apartment units for chronically homeless individuals who have a mental illness and/or substance use disorder. 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. These 8 apartments will be scattered-sites and COMCARE will lease them from community landlords. This program is considered p...
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