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Request Approval to Submit the Notice of Funding Opportunity for FY2024 and FY2025 Continuum of Care Competition and the Renewal and Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Execute Form 2991 Certification of Consistency with Marion County’s Five (5) Year Consolidated Plan (2024-28) (Budget Impact - Neutral; grant request for $143,307)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Cheryl Martin, Director Community Services
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
Marion County is the approved Collaborative Applicant for the Continuum of Care 514 (CoC), also known as “The Ocala/Marion County Joint Office of Homelessness (JOoH).” The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published the FY2024 - FY2025 CoC Competition and Noncompetitive Award of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Renewal and Replacement Grants on July 31, 2024. The JOoH applies for the HUD Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) grant annually, this year HUD has combined FY2024 and FY2025 (two years) together allowing for a continuous renewal in FY2025. This process requires the County to certify that the CoC projects submitted for the NOFO are consistent with the County’s Consolidated Plan.
On October 2, 2024 the CoC Rank and Review Committee reviewed and scored the applications received, which prioritized both new and renewal projects for local initiatives that serve the homeless population. The following projects are being submitted for HUD’s consideration; the CoC is required to submit a HUD Form 2991 Certification of Consistency Plan with the Consolidated Plan on behalf of each project being funded. All information must be submitted by October 30, 2024, to be considered for the funding competition and to continue work as a CoC. Attached are the 2991 Forms along with the Planning Grant Sample.
Current proposed applications being submitted to HUD on behalf of the CoC are:
Staff is requesting that the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners be authorized to execute the HUD Certificate of Consistency Form 2991 and future HUD agreement(s) associated with this grant submission. The NOFO requires Certification of Consistency Form 2991 to be signed and submitted with each application.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; grant request for $143,307
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve submission of FY2024 and FY2025 NOFO for the CoC and authorize the Chair to execute the HUD Certification of Consistency Form 2991 and associated HUD agreement(s) associated with the NOFO and all necessary documents.
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