Approve agreement with the City of West Sacramento in the amount of $15,000 for the period of July 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028 for the provision of homelessness prevention and diversion services through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP). (No general fund impact) (Mórales)

Approve agreement with the City of West Sacramento in the amount of $15,000 for the period of July 1, 2025 through February 29, 2028 for the provision of homelessness prevention and diversion services through the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP).
 

In 2019, with the passing of Assembly Bill 101, the State enacted the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program (HHAP) that provides funding to cities, counties, and local continuums of care to assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness throughout California. There have been several rounds of HHAP grant funding since then.

On or about September 29, 2023, the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (HCFC) announced the availability of HHAP Round 5 grant funding (“HHAP Round 5 Funding”). On or about March 27, 2024, the County via the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) submitted an application for HHAP Round 5 funding.

On or about October 16, 2024, the County received notice that it was awarded an initial disbursement of HHAP Round 5 funding. HHAP Round 5 funding is a $1 billion block grant program supported through legislation enacted by AB 140 (Chapter 111, Statutes of 2021), which amended the California Health and Safety Code (see §?50216 et seq.).

On or about April 3, 2025, the County entered into Agreement No. 25-28 (also known as State Agreement No. 24-HHAP-10026) to accept a disbursement of HHAP Round 5 Funding. The exact amount of funds allocated to Yolo County is determined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Round 5 is designed to build on regional coordination developed through previous rounds of HCFC Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP), and HHAP funding. Round 5 funds shall be used to continue to build a unified regional response to reduce and end homelessness informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.

Now HHSA requests approval of this Agreement with City of West Sacramento utilizing HHAP Round 5 funding to provide financial assistance for Yolo County residents at imminent risk of homelessness. Services include:

If the agreement for these services is not approved, families and individuals will be at increased risk of becoming homeless.

County Counsel has approved this Agreement as to form.
General Services Department, Procurement Division

The County of Yolo conducted a competitive process for the Local Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) Round 5 funding. The process was approved by the County and the Executive Commission during the week of March 24, 2025, with the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) released to HPAC members and affiliates on March 25, 2025.

Interested applicants were required to submit a mandatory Notice of Intent to Apply by April 1, 2025. A Q&A period was open from April 1 through April 13, 2025. Proposals were due to the County for pre-screening by 5:00 PM on April 14, 2025.

Between April 14 and April 18, County staff reviewed the proposals to determine if applicants met the threshold requirements and scored them based on minimum qualifications. On April 21, 2025, the top five proposals were notified of their advancement to the next round. These selected applicants were required to submit a PowerPoint presentation by April 24, 2025, for final review.

On May 1, 2025, the top five applicants presented their proposals to the Executive Commission to Address Homelessness. On this day, the Commission—consisting of one elected official from each of the cities of Woodland, West Sacramento, Davis, and Winters; one elected County Supervisor; and one elected representative from the Homeless Continuum of Care—voted unanimously to award funding to the City of West Sacramento.