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JPA A2512834 with the City of Mpls to accept HUD ESG funding for emergency shelter essential services, 01/01/25-04/30/26, $100,000 (recv)
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Joint Powers Agreement A2512834 with the City of Minneapolis accepting a sub grant of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG") funding for emergency shelter essential services, during the period of January 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026 in the receivable amount of $100,000 for, be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the amendment on behalf of the county; and that the Controller be authorized to disburse funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that sponsorship and acceptance of grant funding for this program by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does not imply a continued funding commitment by Hennepin County for this program if these grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis jointly work together to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring. Hennepin County acts as the lead entity in setting strategy and providing services, while the City supports the effort by working to build permanent supportive housing, supporting shelter capital improvements, and directing federal funds that it receives for responding to homelessness in consultation with Hennepin County and community partners. The County and City, together with State, nonprofit and philanthropic partners, have fundamentally reshaped the homelessness response system since March 2020. These requests will serve to streamline homelessness response activities to enable the County to oversee funds and services that are best match for the County's expertise and where it is best situated to do so.
This Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding from the City, used for the provision of emergency shelter essential services in alignment with US Department of HUD ESG standa...
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