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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on Program Year 2024 Emergency Solutions Grants Program Awards.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, the Department received an allocation of $9,723,237 in Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG) funds for Fiscal Year 2024 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) of which $9,285,692 was made available in accordance with 10 TAC Chapter 7, Subchapter C, Section 7.33, Apportionment of ESG Funds;
WHEREAS, the Board authorized release of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the ESG Program totaling $9,285,692 on May 9, 2024;
WHEREAS, HUD regulations require the Department to award ESG funds within 60 days of HUD's execution of the grant agreement, which was dated September 6, 2024;
WHEREAS, the Department evaluated organizations eligible for receipt of a Continuing Award in accordance with 10 TAC ?7.34,Continuing Awards, and accepted Applications from 28 eligible Applicants and made offers of Continuing Awards to 27 Applicants totaling $5,511,795;
WHEREAS, the Department received 87 Applications from eligible Applicants under a Competitive Application cycle in response to the NOFA, with requests totaling $9,687,938;
WHEREAS, the Applications received under the NOFA have been reviewed and ranked in accordance with the requirements of 10 TAC ?7.38(b); and
WHEREAS, the Previous Participation Review and Approval Process (PPRAP) has reviewed the compliance history of all Applicants, and recommends approval with conditions for San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry, Inc. (SAMM), Comal County Family Violence Shelter (CCFVS), and The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc., and approval with no conditions for all other Applicants;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the Executive Director, his designees, and each of them be and they hereby are authorized, empowered, and directed, for and on behalf of the Department, to take any and all such actions as they or any of them m...
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