For City Council Meeting [July 28, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Stephen Erlandson, Deputy City Manager
Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to Receive and File the Update on the Emergency Solutions Grant - Coronavirus (ESG-CV).
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BACKGROUND
The federal Emergency Solutions Grant program (ESG) provides funds for a variety of activities to address homelessness as authorized under the federal Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 and State program requirements. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) administers the ESG program with funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The ESG program provides grant funding to (1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the street, (2) rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, (3) help operate and provide essential services in emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families, and (4) prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless.
In 2016, in an effort to align the HCD's ESG funds with the HEARTH Act priorities, HCD redesigned how it allocates and distributes funding. The redesigned ESG program aims to do the following: Align with local systems' federal ESG and HEARTH goals, invest in impactful activities based on key performance goals and outcomes, improve geographic distribution of funded activities and continuity of funded activities, and create a streamlined delivery mechanism.
ESG-CV CARES Funding Background
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act enacted March 27, 2020, HCD announced on June 1, 2020 the availability of approximately $42 million in federal funds for the Emergency Solutions Grants Program, referred to as ESG-CV.
The ESG-CV Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) provides funding for the following two objectives:
* Prevent, prepare for, and r...
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