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 City will apply for the maximum amount of $500,000 but will likely be awarded a lesser amount. $450,000 is included in the 2010 CDBG Adopted Operating Budget.
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Authorizing the CDBG Office to submit an application to the State of Wisconsin for Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG), Transitional Housing Program (THP) and Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) funds on behalf of specific agencies providing housing and services for 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 people and people 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. The goals of these projects are to provide financial assistance to prevent homelessness, re-house homeless households and provide essential services like case management, tenant education, legal advocacy and mediation. The grant is a competitive one, open to all Wisconsin communities.
There are 11 cooperating agencies that serve specific homeless population group or offer a specialized approach or set of services to strengthen the continuum of care for homeless persons in the community. These agencies include: Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc.; Dane County Parent Council, Inc.; Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc.; Porchlight, Inc.; The Road Home Dane County, Inc.; The Salvation Army of Dane County, Inc.; Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Inc.; Tellurian UCAN, Inc.; Tenant Resource Center, Inc.; YWCA of Madison, Inc.; and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin, Inc.
Action:
WHEREAS, the Common Council has adopted a five-year Community and Neighborhood Development Plan which identifies homelessne...
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