CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM
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Petitioner: |
Abigail Frierson, Deputy County Manager |
Recommendation:
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Approve the submission of the grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Southern Nevada Continuum of Care (CoC) Planning Project by Clark County Social Service (CCSS) in the amount of approximately $467,415 to provide planning activities toward implementation of the Homeless Emergency and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009; authorize the Deputy County Manager or her designee to sign the grant documents; accept any grant funds awarded; and authorize the creation of one (1) Full Time Management Analyst II (C29) or equivalent position. (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: |
$467,415 with $116,854 in-kind match (approximate, actual TBD by HUD) |
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Description: |
2023 CoC Planning |
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Additional Comments: |
Match from CCSS salaries |
BACKGROUND:
Clark County Social Service requests that the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approve the submission of the grant application to HUD for the Southern Nevada CoC Planning Project; authorize the Deputy County Manager or her designee to sign the grant documents; and accept any grant funds awarded; and create a grant-funded position. This is a 12-month project.
The HEARTH Act of 2009 is the reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Act, the Federal legislation that is funding homeless services under HUD. With the implementation of the HEARTH Act, there is an opportunity to request funds to expand regional coordination efforts to support efforts to end homelessness. The Southern Nevada CoC 2023 Planning Project intends to provide support towards improving measurement and evaluation of regional responses towards ending homelessness, analyzing gaps, monitoring of funded projects, facilitating the CoC competition, implementing best practices in services, and incorporating the feedback of those experiencing homelessness in decision-making processes. This is an application for a CoC planning activities, and Clark County Social Service has successfully received ten grants previously.
Clark County will provide a 25% in-kind match of approximately $116,854 from Social Service salaries of staff who work with the CoC. This grant application will be incorporated into the 2023 Southern Nevada CoC consolidated application that is anticipated to be due to HUD in the Fall of 2023. The costs for personnel for a grant-funded Management Analyst II (Data Analyst) are included, which provides the support for evaluating regional efforts related to data collection, measurement, and analysis.
The item has been approved as to form by the District Attorney’s office.