Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the acceptance, receipt, and utilization of $50,838 annually for the period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026. On October 27, 2023, the City of Madison was awarded additional Continuum of Care (CoC) planning grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (Grant #WI0284H5I032200).
With adoption of this resolution, CDD's 2024 Adopted Operating Budget is amended to include the $50,838 award. Revenues and Purchased Services will be increased to reflect the amount. The Community Development Division (CDD) will incorporate the annual grant amounts in its Operating Budgets for 2025 and 2026.
The resolution further authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to enter agreements as necessary to accept the funds.
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Authorizing the City to accept an award of $50,838 from HUD's FY2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Special Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) competition; amending the Community Development Division's 2024 Adopted Operating Budget as appropriate; and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into agreements necessary to accept the funds.
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BACKGROUND
As the Collaborative Applicant for the Madison/Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC), the City of Madison worked in conjunction with the CoC Board and community partners to seek funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness Notice of Funding Opportunities. The CoC applied for and was awarded up to $1.9 million of federal funds to support services for unsheltered households. The CoC Board selected Madison Street Medicine as the vendor to receive funding directly from HUD to hire an Outreach Coordinator, provide services at the Dairy Drive Campground and create a Rapid Re-housing program targeted to unsheltered households.
As part of the CoC’s federal application for the Special NOFO, the City of Madison submitted an application seeking $50,838 of fe...
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