Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 25-576, approving HOME ARP award for the YWCA Emergency Shelter HOME-ARP Project
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DEPARTMENT: Human Services
ORIGINATOR: Debra May
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Lacey Harper 12/9/25
PURPOSE: Approve HOME ARP Award for the YWCA Emergency Shelter HOME ARP Project
BACKGROUND: Snohomish County is the representative member of the Snohomish County Urban County Consortium for purposes of application, receipt, and administration of federal grant funds under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs.
The 2021 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment was approved by Motion 23-111 on March 22, 2023, to include the HOME ARP Allocation Plan as required by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development. This motion is to allocate funding according to the HUD approved HOME ARP Plan to the YWCA Emergency Shelter HOME ARP Project to provide services at the Homeward Bound Emergency Shelter in Lynnwood.
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan (ARP), which provides over $1.9 trillion in relief to address the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, public health, State and local governments, individuals, and businesses.
To address the need for homelessness assistance and supportive services, Congress appropriated $5 billion in ARP funds to be administered through HOME-ARP to perform activities that must primarily benefit qualifying individuals and families who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or other vulnerable populations.
The HOME ARP authorized the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate HOME-ARP funds to jurisdictions and Snohomish County Consortium received an allocation of $7,295,083.
The HOME ARP Funding was included in the 2021 Human Services Grant Workplan. The 2021 HUD Approved HOME ARP Plan...
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