STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Workforce, Education & Equity
AGENDA DATE: August 28, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County on behalf of Dallas County Health and Human Services in the amount of $2,824,600.00 to provide scattered site housing assistance for persons with HIV/AIDS for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 - Not to exceed $2,824,600.00 - Financing: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas has applied for and received Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Funds since 1993 to support eligible activities within the Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (Dallas EMSA) which includes the counties of Dallas, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall. HOPWA Grant Funds are to assist grantees in meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and HIV-related illness and their families.
On June 22, 2022, the City Council adopted the FY 2022-23 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for HUD Grant Funds by Resolution No. 22-1024.
On June 14, 2023, the City Council adopted the FY 2023-24 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget for HUD Grant Funds by Resolution No. 23-0765.
On June 12, 2024, the City Council adopted the FY 2024-25 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget and Five-Year Consolidated Plan for HUD Grant Funds by Resolution No. 24-0873. The FY 2024-25 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget includes HOPWA Grant Funds, which are available beginning October 1, 2024, contingent upon United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s approval of the City's FY 2024-25 Action Plan (which is based on the approved HUD Consolidated Plan Budget, submitted on or about ...
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