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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $321,469.00 FOR RENEWAL OF COMCARE'S HOMELESS PROGRAM TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECT .
Presented by: Tom Pletcher, Clinical Director, COMCARE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the grant application and authorize the Chair to sign all necessary documents, including the grant award agreement containing substantially the same terms and conditions as this application; and approve establishment of the budget authority at the time the grant award documents are executed.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: Yes, COMCARE has applied before.
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 2011 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Program. This NOFA makes funds available for Homeless Assistance Grants which includes transitional housing, supportive services, and permanent supportive housing. The community application will be submitted to HUD by the United Way of the Plains by October 28, 2011.
COMCAREs renewal grant is part of this 2011 NOFA application. COMCARE has two projects that are included in the application, the Transitional Housing Project and the Transitional Housing Project Enhancement.
COMCARE has operated the Transitional Housing Project through these HUD funds since 2003. The grant provides sixteen apartments, a therapist, 1.4 FTE case managers, one clerical staff, 0.5 FTE addictions counselor, and budgeting/payee services through Episcopal Social Services. Participants can stay in the program and receive treatment and housing for up to two years. The goal is successful transition to permanent housing.
The Enhancement grant, an expansion of the Transitional Housing Project, was initiated in 2006 with the addition of four apartments specifically targeting people who are chronically homeless. It provides funding for 0.6 FTE of a case management position. The 2011 Enhancement grant renewal ...
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