Item 53 - Approve Local Homelessness Action Plan and HHAP3 Application

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Community Development Agency santa-ana.org/cd Item # 53 or City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report June 21, 2022 TOPIC: Approve Local Homelessness Action Plan and HHAP3 Application AGENDA TITLE: Approve the Local Homelessness Action Plan and HHAP Round 3 Application to Receive $10,290,351.69 from the State of California's Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) to Address Homelessness RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve the Local Homelessness Action Plan and Submission of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round 3 Application. DISCUSSION On December 17, 2021, the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC), now called the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (Cal ICH), announced the availability of Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program Round 3 grant funding. HHAP Round 3 is a one billion dollar block grant program authorized by AB 140, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on July 19, 2021. HHAP Round 3 is designed to build on the regional coordination developed through previous rounds of HCFC Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), HHAP, and COVID-19 funding. Round 3 funds are to be used to continue building regional coordination and a unified regional response to reduce and end homelessness, focused on moving individuals experiencing literal homelessness into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing. As a condition of receiving funding through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program, local governments are required, by June 30, 2022, to submit an approved local homelessness action plan to Cal ICH. The local homelessness plan will provide the baseline information to measure the progress of local jurisdictions as they outline the steps that will be taken to achieve outcomes. In addition, the state will employ local homelessness action plans submitted by overlapping cities, counties, and Continuums of Care as a tool to create stronger regional coordination, aligned goals, and joint opportunities for impact and accountability.