Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes contract agreements with six community agencies, totaling $1,472,134, for programs that aim to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus for persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The $1.47m is funded by Emergency Solutions Grant Program Supplemental Funds (ESG-CV) awarded to the Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC). Approved RES-20-00531 (Legistar #61293) amended the 2020 Adopted Operating Budget to accept Emergency Solutions Grant Program Supplemental Funds (ESG-CV CoC). No additional City appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute agreements, on behalf of the Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC), for up to $1,472,134 Emergency Solutions Grant Program Supplemental Funds (ESG-CV) allocated to the State of Wisconsin by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
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BACKGROUND
The City of Madison works closely with Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC) member agencies that serve people experiencing homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless, and provides leadership and administrative support to the group. This collaborative work includes the City's administration of grants, on behalf of the Dane County CoC, made to the CoC by the State of Wisconsin.
The Dane County CoC was awarded $1,887,265 in Emergency Solutions Grant Program Supplemental Funds (ESG-CV CoC) allocated to the State of Wisconsin by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). In addition, the City of Madison received a direct award of ESG-CV funds from HUD. The Dane County CoC Board of Directors is responsible for making the funding allocation decisions for these ESG-CV CoC funds. The City of Madison Community Development Division will serve as the grant recipient and enter into contracts with the...
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