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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $92,158 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FOR COMCARE'S SAFETY NET PROGRAM.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the application for the grant, if awarded authorize the acceptance of the grant, and authorize the Manager, or his designee, to sign all necessary grant documents; and establish additional budget authority as provided in the Financial consideration 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: Yes
Never Applied: Yes
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the 2016 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 by September 14th, 2016.
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.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 effectively address their mental health and/or substance use disorders so that they can maintain long-term recovery. Participants will be supported by .30 FTE of a case manager.
COMCARE is requesting $92,158 from HUD through the community application to operate the Safety Net program in Sedgwick County. The majority of these dollars will be used for rental assistance, with a small amount set aside for administration and a portion of the salary of one case manager. This will not be a new position, but will be administered by an existing staff person at COMCARE's Homeless Program.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 5/1/17
Grant period ends: 4/30/18
Source of funding
Grant: $92,158
Required Match: $
Required Cash Match: $ 4,328
Required In-Kind Match: $
Other funding:$
TOTAL SOURCES $96,486
Uses of funding (Note: Include any Required Matches in your totals)
Operational costs: $
Personnel: $15,818
Contractual services: $79,174
Operational supplies: $
Equipment:$
Indirect administrative costs:$1,494
Capital projects cost:$
TOTAL USES $ 96,486
Source of matching funds: Unencumbered Cash
Source of other funding:
Budget Authority Adjustment: Additional budget authority is being requested for 2017 in the amount of $ 2,180.
Personnel considerations: No new staff will be added with this grant. Existing staff at COMCARE's Homeless Program will provide the .30 FTE case management services associated with the project.
Expected measurable outcomes: Research has shown that people who are dually diagnosed (with a mental illness and substance use disorder) have the most difficulty maintaining housing accessing services. It is expected that by participating in this program, individuals who had been previously considered chronically homeless will improve their self-sufficiency by increasing their income, through competitive employment or accessing appropriate benefits, and maintaining their housing so that they can focus on long-term recovery.
Alternatives: Should the grant application not be approved, the community would lose this housing resource for homeless clients. Currently there is no other funding source
for this lease subsidy, and as many clients served are indigent, they would more than likely not be able to access housing and/or treatment services without this program. The community would lose these 11 beds to house the homeless.
Policy considerations: All Sedgwick County policies were followed in the development of this grant application.
Legal considerations: The authority for this action is K.S.A. 19-101 and Resolution 64-2013.