Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes an amendment to the contract with the Center for Community Stewardship (C4CS) to include an additional $50,000 for Youth Action Board (YAB) member compensation on behalf of Madison/Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC). The contract is funded by Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program initiative developed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CoC was awarded a total of $2,293,291, and the amount for this amendment to the contract is available for YAB member compensation. No additional City appropriation required.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a 2024 YHDP contract amendment with the Center for Community Stewardship to support the Madison/Dane County Continuum of Care’s Youth Action Board member compensation.
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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 (NOFO #FR-6400-N-35), announcing its FY20 YHDP grant award competition. The Madison/Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC) applied for the grant, with the City of Madison serving as the Collaborative Applicant and Briarpatch Youth Services, Inc. as the Lead Agency, and was awarded $2,293,291 for a two-year grant term.
The CoC's Youth Action Board (YAB) plays an integral role in planning the YHDP activities and later requested, and the CoC approved, at its June 21, 2022 board meeting, a change in YHDP Lead Agency designation from Briarpatch to the City of Madison for the purposes of managing the FY20 YHDP grant funds. This requested change was subsequently approved by the Common Council on August 2, 2022 (RES-22-00565, Legistar #72663).
The YHDP grant primarily supports two project components: Joint Transitional ...
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