DATE: March 28, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Agreement with Department of Health Care Services for Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Grant
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Amendment I to Agreement No. 16-362 with the State Department of Health Care Services for the Federal Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Block Grant, through the McKinney Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness Grant, effective upon execution through June 30, 2017 and increasing the maximum by $8,536 to a total of $422,032.
REPORT
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released an increase to FY 2016-17 Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Grant allocations on November 16, 2016. Approval of the recommended action will allow the County to accept the grant increase ($6,402) for services to adults with mental health conditions who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness. The increase requires a County match ($2,134) which will be funded with Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds. The maximum will increase by $8,536, which will be used for County administration costs, for a total of $422,032, which includes the County match ($105,508), with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the Department of Behavioral Health would forfeit the additional grant funding and be unable to increase the services under this grant to adults with mental health conditions who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The County is eligible for a $6,402 or a 2.1% increase from the initial FY 2016-17 PATH allocation ($310,122), for a total of $316,524. Accepting these funds also requires a $2,134 increase to the original County match...
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