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Motion to Approve Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Awards and Execute Agreements
Recommend approval of ESG grant awards to Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless, Family Promise of Greater Savannah, Salvation Army, Inner City Night Shelter, and George Leile Visions, and authorization for the City Manager to enter into grant agreements totaling $394,860.00 for the delivery of homeless and homeless prevention services.
On August 3, 2017, City Council approved a resolution to accept a supplemental allocation of $639,157.00 to the 2017 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) award made available by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through a formula allocation to assist communities that lost significant capacity to serve the homeless in recent years. These funds are in addition to the City's regular ESG entitlement allocation.
Funds were made available through a request for proposals (RFP) to agencies providing emergency sheltering, street outreach, homeless management information systems services (HMIS), and homeless prevention programs. The following agencies and award amounts are recommended for City Council approval:
| 2017 One Year Action Plan - ESG Program RFP Allocations Summary | Recommended Award |
|---|---|
| Homeless Sheltering - Family Promise of Greater Savannah: Homeless sheltering, food, and other essential services for homeless families. (additional shelter sites) | $23,735 |
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Homeless Sheltering - Inner City Night Shelter: Emergency sheltering, food, and other essentials to homeless men and women with chronic substance abuse or mental illness (Showers, bus passes, and outreach). |
$18,000 |
| Homeless Sheltering – Salvation Army: Homeless sheltering, food, and other essentials to homeless individuals. | $55,380 |
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Homeless Prevention- Family Promise of Greater Savannah: Short-term rent/utility assistance to persons at-risk of homelessness. |
$250,000 |
| Homeless Prevention- George Leile Visions: Short-term rent/utility assistance to persons at risk of homelessness. | $10,000 |
| HMIS: Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless: A local information technology system used to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to homeless individuals and families and persons at risk of homelessness | $37,745 |
| Total ESG Programs | $394,860 |
Approval
Kerri Reid, Community Planning and Development Director
$394,860.00 in HUD funding
FY2017 ESG RFP Ad.pdf
