The Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Substantial Amendment to the current Emergency Solutions Grant - Coronavirus (ESG-CV) budget in the 2019 Annual Action Plan, transferring $6,561,700.65 from Essential Services and Outreach Activities to the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Activities.
In accordance with HUD’s Citizen Participation Plan, the City is required to amend components of its Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plan for a variety of reasons, including when a reallocation of funds increases or decreases the budget of an activity by more than 25% or when an activity is added or deleted in the Plan(s).
On March 27, 2020 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), Public Law-116-136, authorized a special allocation of Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV), Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA-CV), and ESG-CV to states and local jurisdictions to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Under the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94), HUD has provided an additional $21,649,868.00 in ESG-CV funding to supplement previously allocated funding to prevent and respond to COVID-19 impacts in Houston through grant eligible activities in alignment with the 2019 Annual Action Plan. The format and information presented in the amended 2019 Annual Action Plan are based on federal guidance and requirements. The funding allocated through the CARES Act must be expended by September 30, 2022.
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Emergency Solutions Program - Coronavirus Grant
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Activity
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Delete/Decrease
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Add/Increase
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The ESG-CV Budget is Amended as follows:
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Essential Services
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($6,338,335.65)
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Outreach
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($223,365.00)
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Homeless Prevention
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$1,933,487.65
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Rapid Rehousing
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$4,628,213.00
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Total ESG-CV Budget Changes:
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($6,561,700.65)
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$6,561,700.65
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No fiscal note is required for grant items.
This item was reviewed by the Housing and Community Affairs Committee on October 19, 2021.
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Keith W. Bynam, Interim Director