Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 23-395, approving and authorizing the County Executive to execute the FY2022 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program Grant Agreement for Renewal Projects
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DEPARTMENT: Human Services Department
ORIGINATOR: Sue Tracy
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Lacy Harper 9/11/23
PURPOSE: Authorize the Executive signature on HUD CoC Grant Agreement for renewal projects
BACKGROUND: On September 29, 2022, Snohomish County submitted project applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program competition to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). On March 28, 2023, HUD announced the awards, and Snohomish County, which was designated as a Unified Funding Agency (UFA) in the FY2022 funding process, was awarded twenty-six (26) projects in total, including twenty-three (23) renewal projects, two (2) Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) projects, and one (1) new project.
HUD is offering the County a stand-alone grant agreement for the renewal projects. The renewal CoC Grant Agreement totals $11,827,218 for the period of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. Four (4) of the projects included in the renewal CoC Grant Agreement will be operated by the County: Snohomish County CoC Planning, Coordinated Entry, HMIS Lead, and UFA Costs, totaling $1,058,603. The County will provide $264,652 to meet the match requirement for these four (4) projects. The remaining renewal grant funds will be subcontracted with nonprofit agencies that will operate nineteen (19) projects, which include permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, joint transitional housing-rapid rehousing, and supportive services. Details on the twenty-three (23) projects in the renewal CoC Grant Agreement are included on the next page.
This agreement was included in the 2023 Human Services Department Grant Work Plan (GWP) approved via Motion 22-417. The total...
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