City of San Antonio - File #: 14-147

• File #: 14-147
• Type: Grant Applications and Awards
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 1/30/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the submission of a Supportive Housing Program grant application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and acceptance upon award of an amount up to $412,765.00 for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015; a budget, including a cash match of up to $103,191.00; and personnel complement. [Gloria Hurtado, Assistant City Manager; Melody Woosley, Director, Human Services]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/30/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Human Services


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Melody Woosley


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:

Supportive Housing Program (SHP) Homeless Childcare Services


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes submission of a Supportive Housing Program (SHP) Seamless grant application, through the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH), to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) for the period of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. This ordinance also authorizes acceptance of up to $412,765.00 if awarded, and approves a budget, grant match of $103,191.00, included in the FY 2014 General Fund Budget, and a personnel complement of one grant funded position.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) is an organization comprised of approximately 19 social service agencies that provide hunger and homeless services, and is designated by HUD as the local Continuum of Care (CoC). Applications for the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) and other CoC-funded programs are submitted to HUD through SARAH as part of the CoC funding process. The consolidated application is due to HUD by February 3, 2014. Upon award, HUD contracts directly with each local agency responsible for the operation of each specific project awarded under the consolidated application.
Since 2004, DHS has operated the SHP Seamless I & II grants to provide childcare to families residing in a homeless shelter or transitional housing facility in the San Antonio area. Childcare services are provided through licensed centers to eligible children. Childcare assistance provides homeless parents with resources to pursue work, job training, counseling, or medical services,. The program provides a foundation for families to become economically self-sufficient upon their transition from the shelter. In FY 2013, the Department of Human Services (DHS) worked with HUD to consol...