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Community Development Agency <br />santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 25 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />April 19, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Appropriation Adjustment to Recognize Homeless Housing, Assistance and <br />Prevention Program Funds <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve Appropriation Adjustment to Recognize Initial Disbursement of Homeless <br />Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Funds (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve appropriation adjustment recognizing $2,058,070.34 in funds from the State of <br />California, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency revenue account and <br />appropriate the same amount to expenditure account to address homelessness in Santa <br />Ana. (Requires five affirmative votes) <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) was signed into law <br />on July 31, 2019 by Governor Newsom. HHAP Round 1 was a $650 million grant that <br />provided local jurisdictions with funds to support regional coordination and expand or <br />develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges. The City of <br />Santa Ana was awarded $8,422,162.84. The lion share of these funds were used for the <br />tenant improvements at the Homeless Navigation Center. <br />HHAP Round 2 was a $300 million grant that supported previous funding to respond to <br />homelessness. The City of Santa Ana was awarded $3,981,386. Similar to Round 1 <br />funds, the lion share of funds were used for tenant improvements at the Homeless <br />Navigation Center. <br /> <br />HHAP Round 3 is a $1 billion block grant that supports both HHAP Round 1 and Round <br />2 funding. The City of Santa Ana has received an initial disbursement of $2,058,070.34 <br />from this grant award. To receive the remaining portion of the grant award, totaling <br />$8,232,281, the State of California requires that an application be submitted by June 30, <br />2022. This application will be placed on the June 7, 2022 City Council meeting agenda. <br />The initial disbursement of the HHAP Round 3 grant award is anticipated to be needed <br />for the tenant improvements at the Homeless Navigation Center.