Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the 2024 Adopted Operating Budget for the Community Development Division (CDD) to reflect the acceptance of $100,000 in additional grant award amounts on behalf of the Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC). The additional grant award amount will support the Housing Assistance Program (Munis project #83223).
This resolution also authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute contract amendments with Focus Counseling and The Salvation Army of Dane County to allocate the additional $100,000 toward each agency's Rapid Rehousing efforts.
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Authorizing the City of Madison, on behalf of the Dane County Continuum of Care (CoC), to accept $100,000 in additional EHH funds from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration; authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an amendment with Focus Counseling and the Salvation Army of Dane County to provide services using the additional funds; and amending the Community Development Division's 2024 Adopted Operating Budget to recognize the additional grant revenue and commensurate expenditures.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Madison works closely with Dane County 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 the State of Wisconsin EHH grant (EHH) on behalf of the Dane County CoC. EHH funds combine the HUD Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), State of Wisconsin Homeless Prevention Program (HPP) and Housing Assistance Program (HAP), and support the following eligible activities: emergency shelter, street outreach, homeless prevention, rapid re- housing and other housing programs, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and administration.
In the current 2023-24 EHH grant cycle, the Dane County CoC initially received $627,616 in EHH funds. Recently, the State allocated an additional one-tim...
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