Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amendment to Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP)-funded contract LGBT Outreach, Inc. on behalf of Madison/Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC). Additionally, the proposed resolution authorizes the execution of a contract with Briarpatch Youth Services, Inc. in the amount of $525,899 to operate a Joint Transitional Housing/Rapid Re-Housing project.
The amendment to the LGBT Outreach, Inc. contract moves $138,676 of System Navigation Supportive Services Only (SSO) funds from Urban Triage, Inc. to LGBT Outreach, Inc. to hire an additional system navigation staff position. Urban Triage, Inc.'s system navigation staff position will instead be funded with existing Transitional Housing/Rapid Re-Housing (TH/RRH) funds. The total amount of the LGBT Outreach, Inc. contract is $453,556.
The Common Council approved the issuance of an Request for Proposals (RFP) on February 16, 2024 (RES-24-00114, Leg file 81625) in order to reallocate approximately $625,000 in unexpended TH/RRH funds. The CoC's Youth Action Board (YAB) recommended these funds be allocated to Briarpatch's Joint Transitional Housing/Rapid Re-Housing project. The contract amount is $525,899. No additional City appropriation required.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a 2024 YHDP contract with Briarpatch Youth Services, Inc. to operate a Joint Transitional Housing/Rapid Re-Housing project, and a 2024 YHDP contract amendment with Outreach, Inc. to expand its System Navigation and Youth Drop-in Center Supportive Services Only project.
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BACKGROUND
The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is an initiative developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness -- both unaccompanied minors and youth ages 18-24 -- in communities across the nation. On May 24, 2021, HUD released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NO...
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