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Approve the substantial amendment to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2024/2025 Annual Action Plan and authorize the Chairman to execute all corresponding documents and signature pages, the Standard Form-SF424 and SF-424D, all certification pages, Subrecipient Agreements, and subsequent Grant Agreements with HUD, and authorize Community Services Department staff to submit amendments to HUD for approval and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #25-022 in the Emergency Shelter Grants fund to appropriate funding in the amount of $303,030 for the special ESG allocation. Countywide (Allison Thall, Community Services Director)
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Community Services - Community Assistance
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Authorized By:
Allison Thall, Community Services Director
Contact/Phone Number:
Carrie Longsworth/407-665-2389
Background:
Seminole County is an entitlement community that receives direct allocations of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Seminole County submitted the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan which outlines the priorities and uses of these federal grants for five years. The Consolidated Plan was approved by the Seminole Board of County Commissioners on February 23, 2021, and subsequently submitted and approved by HUD.
Each year, Seminole County develops an Annual Action Plan to describe the goals and projects that will be implemented. Seminole County Community Services is currently implementing the FY 2024/2025 Action Plan, which was approved in July 2024.
Since the time of the plan approval, Florida was impacted by Hurricane Helene and Milton. Seminole County, along with other impacted communities across the state, experienced economic and housing impacts as a result. As authorized by 42 U.S.C 113654a(c)(1), HUD has determined to make a special allocation of ESG funding to Seminole County to address the needs of homeless individuals or families or individuals or families at risk of homelessness in areas affected by a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) on or after December 20, 2019, whose needs are not otherwise served or fully met by existing Federal disaster relief programs, including the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program under such Act (42 U.S.C. 5170b).
Seminole County is slated to receive $303,030 in special ESG Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) funds Hurricane Ian response. A substantial amendment is necessary in order to program and receive the RUSH funding from HUD.
The proposed amendment is as follows:
1. Programming $303,030 in RUSH Funds made available through disaster relief
RUSH -$303,030
RUSH Funds may be used for:
• Shelter Operations-Maintaining a sanitary shelter environment will
help to keep staff and participants healthy
• Street Outreach-Materials to assist unsheltered homeless
• Rapid-Rehousing-Rapid-Rehousing assistance
• HMIS/Data Collection
• Grant Administration
• Homelessness Prevention
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program budget will be amended to:
Include a special allocation of ESG funding to address the needs of literally homeless individuals and families or individuals and families at risk of homelessness in areas affected by a major disaster.
ESG-RUSH funding will be allocated as follows: Rapid Re-Housing ($230,303), Emergency Shelter ($50,000), and Admin/Planning ($22,727)
The term of this Agreement will expire on 2/3/2027. BAR 25-022 will appropriate grant revenue in the amount of $303,030. There is no match requirement.
Requested Action:
Staff requests the Board approve the substantial amendment to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2024/2025 Annual Action Plan and authorize the Chairman to execute all corresponding documents and signature pages, the Standard Form-SF424 and SF-424D, all certification pages, Subrecipient Agreements, and subsequent Grant Agreements with HUD, and authorize Community Services Department staff to submit amendments to HUD for approval and approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution implementing the Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #25-022 in the Emergency Shelter Grants fund to appropriate funding in the amount of $303,030 for the special ESG allocation.