CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM
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Petitioner: |
Tim Burch, Administrator of Human Services |
Recommendation:
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Accept the renewal award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Southern Nevada Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) Expansion Project by Clark County Social Service (CCSS) in the amount of $860,154 to provide the current software system; and authorize the Assistant Director or their designee to accept any grant funds awarded. (For possible action)
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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Fund #: |
2031.000 |
Fund Name: |
County Grants |
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Fund Center: |
1270111160 |
Funded PGM/Grant: |
TBD |
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Amount: |
$860,154 from HUD |
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Description: |
SNCoC HMIS 2020 |
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Additional Comments: |
Cash match is provided via interlocal funds |
BACKGROUND:
Clark County Social Service requests that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) accept the renewal award from HUD for the Southern Nevada CoC HMIS Project and authorize the Assistant Director of Social Service or their designee to accept any grant funds awarded. This is a 12-month project with an opportunity to apply for an annual renewal as part of the CoC consolidated application.
Pursuant to a 2001 United States Congressional directive, HUD began working with communities to collect homeless data. In 2004, HUD filed its final notice for implementation of an HMIS that collects client data and tracks service utilization. The Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 reauthorized the McKinney-Vento Act, the Federal legislation that funds homeless services. The HEARTH Act made participating in an HMIS a statutory requirement for recipients and subrecipients of the CoC Program and Emergency Solutions Grant funds. The HMIS used locally is also accessed by the two other CoCs in the state.
Funds were awarded during the 2011 CoC competition to expand HMIS capabilities to support the CoC with implementation of HEARTH Act and other HUD HMIS guidance. Funding was renewed in subsequent competitions. In 2017, an expansion application requested to provide additional users access to the HMIS, updates and functionality for coordinated entry, programming updates, and refinements for system performance measures. The original grant continues to provide programming for report customization, data analysis, support, licensing, and administration costs. The additional funds were awarded and added to the existing HMIS Expansion grant for a total of $860,154. Due to COVID-19, HUD was given congressional approval to provide renewal grants without hosting a 2020 CoC competition. This total award is the 3rd renewal for the combined amount.
The Regional HMIS Interlocal provides a cash match of $215,039 for this project.
The item has been approved as to form by the District Attorney’s office.