SUBJECT:
Title
Request Approval of the Marion County Standard Professional Services Agreement Challenge Grant with Marion County Veterans Helping Veterans, Inc. (Budget Impact - Neutral; not to exceed $150,000)
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Cheryl Butler, Director |
Community Services |
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
On July 15, 2025, the Marion County Board of County Commissioners approved a contract with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to distribute state and federal funds, administered through the Ocala/Marion Joint Office on Homelessness Continuum of Care (CoC) FL-514, to support local homeless service providers.
Total funding awarded to Marion County:
• Challenge Grant: $800,664.84
• Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG): $242,339.34
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Grant: $31,574.33
• Total: $1,074,578.51
As part of the approved Continuum of Care Plan, nonprofit organizations were invited to apply for funding for projects that meet community priorities. Marion County Veterans Helping Veterans, Inc., a local non-profit, requested $150,000 from the Challenge Grant.
These funds will provide case management and street outreach services to engage individuals living on the streets in Marion County, provide homeless prevention services to allow those in danger of losing their home to remain stably housed, and provide rehousing services to help those that are homeless become stably housed.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; not to exceed $150,000
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve and authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute all necessary documentation associated with this agreement for Challenge Grant with Marion County Veterans Helping Veterans, Inc.
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