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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,340 FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S SHELTER PLUS CARE BONUS #2 PROGRAM .
Presented by: Dorsha Kirksey, Director, Housing Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, and if awarded authorize acceptance of the grant, the establishment of budget authority as provided in the Financial Considerations section of this Request, and implementation of the Staffing Table changes identified in the Personnel Considerations section of this Request.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: In 2011 Sedgwick County assumed responsibility for the administration of the Shelter Plus Care grant from the City of Wichita. This grant is part of a Continuum of Care grant totaling approximately $2 million, that is aimed at addressing homelessness in this area. The Sedgwick County Housing Department partners with COMCARE of Sedgwick County, Miracles Inc. and Positive Directions Inc., to provide tenant based rental assistance to promore residential stability for those with severe and persistent mental illness, substance abuse disorders, and /or HIV/Aids. This Program also participants within the Wichita-Sedgwick County area to increase income and self-determination through continued interaction with the partner agency's case manager. Sedgwick County is entitled to an administration fee equal to 8% of the total grant amount. Grant funds will be used to subsidize rent and utilities for eligible participants. The service match consists of case management services provided by the partner agency.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 9/5/2014
Grant period ends: 9/14/2015
Source of funding
Grant: $29,340
Required Match: $0
Other funding:$0
TOTAL SOURCES: $29,340
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $29,340
Personnel: $2,053
Contractual services: $27,287
Operational supplies: $0
Equipment:$0
Indirect administrative costs:$0
Capital projects cost:$0
TOTAL USES $ 29,340
Source of matching funds: Service match required of one partner agency.
Source of other funding: N/A
Personnel considerations: N/A
Expected measurable outcomes: Up to five (5) chronically homeless individuals will be place in permanent housing.
Alternatives: Disapprove the item.
Policy considerations: N/A
Legal considerations: The authority for this action is K.S.A. 19-101. A simple majority vote is required. Routine federal grant conditions apply.