Santa+Rosa-Petaluma+(Balance+of+State)+Emergency+Solutions+Grants

=State ESG Allocation Update Memo=

This is to let you know that the CDC has received more information about available funding for FY 2017-18. You may remember that we have anticipated distributing a local share of a $35 million supplement to the State Emergency Solutions Grants program, which essentially funds emergency shelters and rapid re-housing programs. We hoped that this distribution would be made over no more than 2 years, but apparently the final decision at the State is to distribute it over 3 years. This means that our estimate of total funds available for FY 2017-18 is $1,944,040. Multi-year funding agreements exist for $771,555 of this amount, which leaves an estimated $1,172,485 that will be allocated through this competition.

We don’t yet know the amounts of our allocation of CDBG or ESG from HUD, so the number may still change. Our estimates assume flat funding.

If you are interested in the detail behind the State funding issue, please see the attached memo.

Thank you,

Jenny Helbraun Abramson

Correction to Santa Rosa/Petaluma (State) ESG Application:
A question has come up about Part IIe, Project Outcomes, in the State ESG application. The answer requires us to modify the application slightly. For the second outcome measurement, describe the outcome in terms of all adults served (rather than households as previously stated).  If you are basing these outcome measures on past performance, you may find exit and destination data by household in the 0607 CAPER report or by downloading a Program Participant csv report. Change in income is only available with the APR report, which also only measures income for adults. A corrected Application form is now available here: 

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On May 3, 2016, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to add a one-time supplement of $800,000 in Reinvestment & Revitalization (R&R) funds to the funds available in the State ESG Notice of Funding Availability released by the Community Development Commission on April 13, 2016. This NOFA Addendum describes the changes to the competition from this infusion of funds. **The submission deadline remains Thursday May 26th at 5:00 PM**. All other funding policies, application guidance, and local criteria established by the Continuum of Care are still in effect and can be found at the bottom of this page. =====

This Notice of Funding Availability was released April 13, 2016.
__INTRODUCTION __

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The Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG), originally authorized under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 as the Emergency Shelter Grants program and reauthorized under the HEARTH Act of 2009, permits the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to states and units of general local government for homelessness prevention, street outreach, emergency shelter and rapid re-housing services.The County of Sonoma, under a Joint Powers Agreement with the cities of Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Sonoma and the Town of Windsor, is an “entitlement” jurisdiction that receives ESG funding directly from (HUD). Homeless service providers assisting residents of the unincorporated County and these 7 municipalities are eligible to apply directly to the Sonoma County Community Development Commission (Commission) for funding through the Commission’s Public Services funding competition. =====

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The cities of Santa Rosa and Petaluma do not meet the threshold criteria to receive a direct allocation of federal ESG funding. As such these cities are “non-entitlement” communities. For many years, homeless service providers located within these two cities applied for Balance of State ESG funding administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD). After the 2011 ESG Interim Rule established a regulatory requirement that ESG grantees consult with the local Continuum of Care on ESG allocations, the Sonoma County Continuum of Care (CoC) facilitated this process from 2012-2014. The CoC’s Evaluation Committee ranked applications and submitted a prioritized list to State HCD. =====

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In 2015, State HCD changed from a competitive system to a geographic allocation of State ESG funds. In doing so, State HCD has also shifted administration of funding to local ESG entitlement jurisdictions such as the Commission, calling them “Administrative Entities.” Thus the Sonoma County Community Development Commission will be awarded a funding allocation for agencies located in the cities of Petaluma and Santa Rosa. The amount of this allocation is estimated at $239,325 annually. State HCD expects to make a 2-year allocation of funds (approximately $478,650) for distribution over fiscal years 2016-17 and 2017-18. The Commission has established these Funding Policies for the State ESG Program to govern the distribution of these funds in Sonoma County. =====

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: THURSDAY, MAY 26TH AT 5:00 PM
Submit applications to: Michael Gause, Continuum of Care Coordinator, 1440 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa CA 95403 For more information, call Michael Gause, 565-1977, or Michael.gause@sonoma-county.org.

The documents below are all required reading for this Notice of Funding Availability:
CDC Funding policies for the State ESG allocation: This policies are recommended for adoption by the Board of Supervisors on May 3rd. If necessary an addendum will be issued following the Board's action. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">CoC Board Priorities for Santa Rosa/Petaluma ESG Funding <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Timeline document (this information will also appear below): <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Application guidelines: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Application form: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Application Budget form:

BOTH APPLICATION FORM AND BUDGET FORM ARE REQUIRED AT SUBMISSION. TIMELINE OF EVENTS: |||| ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">March 30th || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">SCCDC selected as Administrative Entity ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">April 12th || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">CD Committee Approval of Funding Policies ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">April 13th || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Release of local NOFA and related draft policies ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">April 22nd || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Mandatory Technical Assistance session for applicants, 10:00 AM at 1440 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">May 3rd || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Approval of Santa Rosa/Petalulma ESG funding policies by Sonoma County Board of Commissioners and authorization for SCCDC to enter agreement with HCD ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">May 26th || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">NOFA Submission Deadline ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">June 1-3 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">CoC Evaluation Committee Meeting ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">June 8th || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Funding recommendation goes out to CD Committee ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">June 14th || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">CD Committee Public Hearing: Review and Approval of Recommendations ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">June 21st || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">BOS approval of award package submitted to HCD ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">July 15th || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">SCCDC award package due to HCD ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">October 1st || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Standard agreement between HCD and SCCDC; SCCDC begins contracts with providers ||