RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Grant Agreement #29-822-1 (Fed# CA1651L9T051801) with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in an amount payable to County not to exceed $1,017,763 for the Contra Costa County Continuum of Care Program (CoC) to provide permanent supportive housing and support services for 32 High Utilizers of Multiple Systems (HUMS) homeless individuals, for the period from March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in an amount not to exceed $1,017,763 in funding from HUD for the CoC Program. ($58,821 County match)
BACKGROUND:
In 2013 and 2014, Cost of Homelessness study looked at Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) reported that 12% of our system's homeless utilizers account for 71% of healthcare costs (over $32 million) at an average cost of $80,000/per person, per year. This translates to 398 unduplicated homeless individuals, with
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