The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) recommends Council approval of an ordinance authorizing a subrecipient agreement between the City of Houston (City) and BakerRipley, providing up to $6,901,019.00 ($627,365.00 Community Development Block Grant-CV and $6,273,654.00 Emergency Solutions Grants-CV) funds to help prevent and respond to the impacts of COVID-19.
BakerRipley will provide Rapid Rehousing case management, navigation, and rental subsidy to a minimum of 375 unduplicated persons who have been impacted by COVID-19.
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FUNDING SOURCE
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AMOUNT
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Percent
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ESG-CV (Direct Services)
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$6,273,654.00
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91%
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CDBG-CV (Indirect – Administration)
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$627,365.00
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9%
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Total
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$6,901,019.00
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100%
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The Way Home developed the COVID CARES Housing Plan (CCHP) to support Houston’s most vulnerable residents impacted by COVID-19 – people experiencing homelessness. Through The Way Home a collaborative partnership was developed specifically to support CCHP, which includes: City of Houston’s HCDD, Harris County’s Community Services Department, and the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston and Harris County. Applications for Request for Expression of Interest (REI) from qualified agencies were accepted by the three partners in July 2020. BakerRipley was one of the applicants recommended by the CCHP partners in the first round of funding.
This agreement provides funding from November 15, 2020 – October 31, 2022. This is BakerRipley’s third Public Services agreement with the City of Houston.
*On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law 116-136, authorized a special allocation of funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to states and local jurisdictions to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Tom McCasland, Director