Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director, HCHCD
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept from Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries, Inc. grant funds in the amount of $139,959, with no required match, for the FY 2024 Utility and Rental Assistance (Phase 41) Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The National Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) began in 1983 with a $50 million federal appropriation created by Congress. This program was designed to help meet the needs of hungry and homeless people throughout the United States and its territories by allocating federal funds to supplement the work of local social service organizations within the United States, both private and governmental, to help people in need of emergency assistance.
During the last grant cycle, Harris County Housing and Community Development (HCHCD) was awarded an amount of $278,944 in EFSP Phase 40 funding to provide emergency utility and rental/mortgage assistance to approximately 624 Harris County eligible low-income families with rent, mortgage and/or emergency utility assistance.
On October 31, 2023, Commissioners Court approved HCCSD's application to ACAM requesting $400,000 in Phase EFSP Phase 41 funding to continue providing emergency rental, and mortgage assistance to eligible low-income families of Harris County for a period to be determined by the Local Board for EFSP.
On March 28, 2024, HCHCD received notification from ACAM of its award of $139,959 in Emergency F...
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