STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Human and Social Needs
AGENDA DATE: October 27, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: Office of Homeless Solutions
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) preliminary adoption of Substantial Amendment No. 2 to the FY 2021-22 Action Plan to accept HOME Investment Partnerships Program ("HOME") American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") Grant Funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") for the Homelessness Assistance and Supportive Services ("HASS") Program in the amount of $21,376,123.00; and (2) a public hearing to be held on December 8, 2021 to receive comments on the proposed use of funds - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
Following enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") in March 2020 and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act ("CRRSA") in December 2020, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") on March 11, 2021. ARPA included $1.9 trillion to provide additional federal resources for economic stimulus and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. City Council was briefed on ARPA funds on April 21, 2021, June 16, 2021, and August 18, 2021.
Included in ARPA is $5 billion in supplemental allocations under HUD's HOME Program for a new Homelessness Assistance and Supportive Services ("HASS") Program allocated to communities using the HOME formula. On April 8, 2021, HUD announced the HOME-ARPA supplemental allocation to the City of Dallas in the amount of $21,376,123.00. On September 13, 2021, HUD issued an implementing notice outlining the requirements for the use of funds in the HOME-ARPA Program and authorizing participating jurisdictions to begin the process of applying for and accepting HOME-ARPA Grant Funds.
The HOME-ARPA HASS Program provides funding for activities to benefit individuals...
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