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CONSIDERATION OF GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $118,429 FROM KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES (KDADS) FOR COMCARE'S PATH HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM.
Presented by: Joan M. Tammany, LMLP, Executive Director, COMCARE.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize to apply, if awarded accept the grant award, and authorize the Chairman, or his designee, to sign all the necessary documents when they become available.
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Grant Renewal: No
Never Applied: Yes, COMCARE has been receiving this grant for the last 20 years.
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline: COMCARE's Homeless Program has been providing services under the PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) grant for 20 years through the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. In this grant application, COMCARE proposes to continue providing access to mental health and substance use treatment services for persons who are literally homeless. These services include:
- street outreach;
- screening and diagnostic treatment;
- case management;
- referrals to other providers, like primary healthcare and addiction treatment; and
- technical assistance in applying for housing, benefits, employment, etc. as appropriate.
COMCARE's PATH funds will be utilized to support two full time (2.0 FTE) outreach case managers and 0.40 FTE office specialist to manage data for the program. COMCARE expects that approximately 300 literally homeless adults with mental illness and/or substance use will receive outreach and 175 will be enrolled into services annually.
This is a grant application for FY 2019 with the option to renew for one (1) additional year.
Financial Considerations:
Grant period starts: 8-1-18
Grant period ends: 7-31-20
Source of funding
Grant: $118,429
Required Match: -
Required Cash Match: -
Required In-Kind Match: -
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