Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Community Partnerships
Information
Requested Action
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A. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to submit Grant Application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) in the amount of $12,695,786 for the 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity to provide housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and coordinated entry and assessment services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Homeless Management Information System services, planning and evaluation services, and administrative services; authorize the County Administrator to execute the resulting HUD Grant Agreements (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney) and take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Grant.
(Commissioner Furr pulled this item from the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-11:10 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
VOTE: 6-0. Commissioners Moskowitz and Ryan were out of the room during the vote.
B. MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to submit Grant Application to HUD in the amount of $6,500,000 for the 2022 Continuum of Care Program Supplemental Notice of Funding Opportunity to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness to provide housing, rental assistance, supportive services, street outreach services, and coordinated entry and assessment services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Homeless Management Information System services, planning and evaluation services, and administrative services; authorize the County Administrator to execute the resulting HUD Grant Agreements (subject to review for legal sufficiency by the Office of the County Attorney) and take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Grant.
(Commissioner Furr pulled this item from the Consent Agenda.)
ACTION: (T-11:10 AM) Approved. (Refer to minutes for full discussion.)
VOTE: 6-0. Commissioners Moskowitz and Ryan were out of the room during the vote.
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Why Action is Necessary
A. and B. Broward County Board of County Commissioners (“Commission”) approval is requested for the County Administrator to submit the grant applications.
What Action Accomplishes
A. Submittal of the application to HUD for the 2022 Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) will enable Broward County to apply for federal funding to continue to provide housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and coordinated entry and assessment services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, Homeless Management Information System (“HMIS”) services, planning and evaluation services, and administrative services.
B. Submittal of the Broward County application to HUD for the 2022 Continuum of Care Supplemental NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness will allow Broward County to provide additional housing, rental assistance, supportive services, street outreach services, and coordinated entry and assessment services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, HMIS services, planning and evaluation services, and administrative services.
Is this Action Goal Related
Yes
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTIONS.
These actions support the Commission’s value of “approaching human services collaboratively and compassionately, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable,” and the goal to “effectively advocate for and acquire municipal, state, and federal financial support to equitably address health and human services needs of the entire community, through a truly coordinated system of care.” Securing federal grant funding will facilitate the provision of needed services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Broward County.
Broward County has received annual funding from HUD for the Continuum of Care (“CoC”) Program since 2011. In 2021, HUD awarded Broward County $9,706,585. Broward County and subrecipients provided cash or in-kind funds in the amount of $930,681. HUD also provided funding to four additional CoC projects in the amount of $1,484,520.
Broward County’s 2022 NOFO application to HUD in the amount of $12,695,786 will provide continued funding for housing, rental assistance, supportive services, and coordinated entry and assessment services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, HMIS services, planning and evaluation services, and administrative services. Historically, Broward County has met all federally mandated conditions of award, including ensuring unexpended grant funds are below 8% of the total grant award annually.
On June 22, 2022, HUD issued a special NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness, designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness. The anticipated available award is $6,500,000. This HUD funding is in addition to the annual funding that Broward County receives from HUD (Motion A).
Approval of this item will authorize the submittal of two grant applications to HUD: the annual NOFO application in the amount of $12,695,786 and the application for the 2022 Continuum of Care Program Supplemental NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness in the amount of $6,500,000. These funds will allow Broward County to provide additional housing, rental assistance, supportive services, street outreach services, and coordinated entry and assessment services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, HMIS services, planning and evaluation services, and administrative services.
Source of Additional Information
Silvia Beebe, Assistant Director, Community Partnerships Division, (954) 357-6396
Rebecca McGuire, Human Services Administrator, Homeless Initiative Partnership, (954) 357-5686
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
Match funding upon award of HUD’s 2022 NOFO is estimated to be $1,063,000. Match funding upon award of HUD’s 2022 Continuum of Care Supplemental NOFO to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness is estimated to be $1,625,000. Cash and in-kind match funding will be provided by Broward County and subrecipients.