Fiscal Note
Cost of the projects, totaling $437,305 will be covered by the State and Federal grants and administered through a segregated fund. The City will receive up to $7,300 in ETH fund to use for grant administration costs.
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Authorizing the Mayor to sign and the CD Division to submit an application to the Wisconsin Department of Administration for Emergency Solutions Grant, Transitional Housing Program and Homeless Prevention Program (ETH) funds on behalf of specific agencies providing housing and services to homeless and at-risk persons; and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements with the State and specific non-profit agencies using the state ETH funds to serve homeless and at-risk individuals and families.
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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.
The Division of Housing determines awards based on a formula using data from monthly homeless census as well as poverty, unemployment and population data. Dane County is allocated $437,305. Following the notice of award, the CD Division will enter into contracts with the participating non-profits with activities provided from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
The application is comprised of five initiatives: 1) homeless prevention, 2) street outreach, 3) rapid re-housing, 4) emergency shelter, and 5) transitional housing programs. A minimum of 30% of the grant must be spent on rapid re-housing activities in Dane County; rapid re-housing activities are those that move homeless persons from the street or emergency shelter in as short a time as possible thereby minimizing their time homeless.
A small portion of funds included in the application, are designated to partially fu...
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