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Amd 1 to Agmt A2512992 with MN Housing Finance Agency to accept grant funds for the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program for homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing to revise the grant budget and workplan, 10/01/25-09/30/27, incr recv by $11,000,000 for new total recv of $19,075,000. Adding 9.0 grant funded FTEs
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BE IT RESOLVED, that Amendment 1 to Agreement A2512992 with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program, providing funds for homeless prevention and Rapid Re-Housing services during the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, increasing the receivable amount by $11,000,000 to a new total receivable amount of $19,075,000 be approved; that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the agreement on behalf of the county; and the Controller be authorized to accept and disburse the funds as directed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a supplemental appropriation of $194,000 to the 2026 Human Services and Public Health budget for the Housing Stability area, including an addition of 3.0 FTE Limited Duration Human Service Representative positions, 2.0 FTE Limited Duration Case Aid positions, 3.0 Limited Duration Office Specialist III positions and 1 FTE Limited Duration Accounting Specialist position, be approved; 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 if these grant funds are not made available or when grant funds are no longer available.
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Background:
The Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP) was created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1993 as an outcome-oriented grant intended to address homelessness for families with children, single adults, and youth. Hennepin County has been a grantee since 1993. Most recently, the board...
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