STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: February 24, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Community Care
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize four subrecipient agreements to administer the CARES Emergency Solutions Grant Short Term Rental Assistance Program established under Resolution No. 20-0645 with (1) Abounding Prosperity Incorporated in the amount of $241,000.00; (2) Dallas Leadership Foundation in the amount of $225,000.00; (3) The Harmony Community Development Corporation in the amount of $362,000.00; and (4) First Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Texas dba The Stewpot in the amount of $172,000.00, for the period of March 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022 - Total not to exceed $1,000,000.00 - Financing: 2020 CARES Act Relief ESG #2 Fund
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BACKGROUND
The Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") pandemic and its resulting economic impacts have put thousands at risk of evictions and homelessness. Since Spring of 2020, the City has seen tremendous demand for rental assistance services, a demand which has continued, if not grown, as the pandemic continues. Though a combination of local and national moratoriums and other protections have helped some clients avoid eviction, the national level Centers for Disease Control moratorium is set to expire in early 2021.
This item authorizes four subrecipient agreements with providers to administer the CARES Emergency Solutions Grant Short Term Rental Assistance Program funded through Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG"), Round 2, authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act. The City issued a Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit potential subrecipients to administer this program.
ESG is an entitlement grant program, funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") and administered by the City of Dallas. Subrecipients will be ...
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