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Amd 1 to Agmt A2110804 with the MN Dept of Human Services for a Community Living Infrastructure reimbursement grant for a housing resource specialist and administration of the Housing Support program, ext end date to 06/30/25, incr recv by $303,234
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 Agreement A2110804 with the Minnesota Department of Human Services for a reimbursement grant from the Community Living Infrastructure grant program for a housing resource specialist and administration of the Housing Support program, increasing the receivable amount by $303,234 for a new total receivable amount of $709,234, and extending the end date to June 30, 2025, 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 the 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 continuing funding commitment by Hennepin County for this program when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
In 2017, the Minnesota Legislature passed a comprehensive housing package, adding language to the Minnesota Housing Support Act (Chapter 256I), to increase and improve opportunities for Minnesotans with disabling conditions to live in the community. The housing package included grant funding aimed at developing and supporting community living infrastructure throughout the state, totaling $2.8 million for the State through June 2019, $1.5 million for July 2019-June 2020, and $2.6 million annually ongoing.
Hennepin County Health and Human Services' Housing Stability Area convened workgroups of managers, supervisors, and planners to develop a proposal for this new funding, with goals to fill key gaps in our system, leverage the county's existing expertise and initiatives by strongly connecting them, and to develop housing expe...
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