Department
Community Development
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval to enter into contract agreements with the following non-profit agencies (Community Assistance Center, Alma Domestic Violence Foundation, Youth Empowerment Success Services, HOSEA Feed the Homeless, On the Rise Community Development, Communities In Schools, Poverty to Prosperity, The Drake House, 24/7 Gateway, LLC.) to assist people quickly regain stability after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. These funds are used to prepare, prevent and respond to the COVID 19 pandemic. This item is 100% grant funded and the budget is already established. The total contract amount is $417,612.57. The ESG CARES Act funding expires on September 30, 2023. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
The Code of Georgia 36-10-1 states that all official contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered in its minutes.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
Commission Districts Affected
All Districts ☒
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Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
The Department of Community Development requests approval to enter into contract agreements with local non-profit agencies for the purpose of delivering services that assist people quickly regain stability after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. With funding through the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), contracted agencies will administer eligible services to include: street outreach, emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, homelessness prevention and other related services to persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted an extension on the existing ESG CARES Act funding through September 30, 2023, and outlines that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the Nation.
These funds are used to prepare, prevent and respond to the COVID 19 pandemic. The ESG program assists people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with housing and or services. The ESG program also assist people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.
Scope of Work: ESG is a unique program that provides financial assistance and services to assist those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized. The program is designed to be the first step in a continuum of assistance to enable homeless individuals and families to move toward independent living as well as to prevent homelessness. ESG funds may also be used to aid people who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless due to eviction and/or or utility shutoff.
Community Impact: Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding allows the County to provide sub-awards to non-profit organizations that deliver homeless prevention services to low and moderate-income citizens throughout Fulton County (outside the City of Atlanta).
Department Recommendation: The Department of Community Development recommends approval to contract with the agencies selected.
Project Implications: Approval will allow the Department of Community Development to contract with organizations providing homeless and homeless prevention services. The ESG grant allocation expires on September 30, 2023.
Community Issues/Concerns: None.
Department Issues/Concerns: None.
Fiscal Impact / Funding Source
Funding Line 1:
461-121-ESC1-1160
Funding Line 2:
461-121-ESC2-1160