Fiscal Note
Cost of the projects and a portion of the program administration will be covered by the grant and administered through a segregated fund. The amount of funding available to the City for administration is $16,834.
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Authorizing the CD Division to submit an application to the state Division of Housing for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Transitional Housing Program (THP) and Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) funds on behalf of specific agencies providing housing and services to homeless persons.
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Background: The city of Madison has worked closely with a group of community-based non-profit agencies that provide services and housing to homeless persons and those at risk of becoming homeless. This cooperation involves City sponsorship and administration of an annual application to the State of Wisconsin for federal and state funds for various projects.
This year the Division of Housing made awards based on a formula using data from monthly homeless census counts, poverty data, unemployment data, and population data. Dane County was awarded $478,759
The application is comprised of four initiatives: 1) homelessness prevention; 2) street outreach, 3) rapid re-housing; and 4) emergency shelter. The Division of Housing states that a minimum of $237,507 must be spent in Dane County on prevention activities. The CDD proposes that the City continues its relationship with Community Action Coalition of South Central Wisconsin (CAC) as the lead agency for providing financial assistance and housing stabilization services to persons at risk of homelessness. A requirement in the City’s contract with CAC is that a portion of the grant funds are set aside for use by a consortium of homeless services agencies to refer eligible applicants for assistance.
There are 13 projects in the City’s application that will serve homeless and at-risk populations by offering a specialized approach or set of services to strengthen the continuum of care for homeless persons...
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