Title
Grant Application - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Aging, RUSH Grant
Action
ACTION:
1) Affirm the submission of a grant application in the amount of up to $200,000 to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Continuum of Care (CoC) for funding from the North Carolina Department of Health, Division of Aging for Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) funding to assist individuals or families that are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless who were residing in a disaster declared county during Hurricane Helene.
2) Recognize, receive and appropriate the award amount to the General Grants Fund (G001) within Community Support Services; and
3) Adopt a grant project ordinance for the NC DHHS RUSH grant in the General Grant Fund (G001).
Staff Contact: Stacy M. Lowry, Community Support Services Department Director
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
In order to address the impacts of Hurricane Helene on the Federal disaster declared area, the Department for Housing and Urban Development is providing a supplemental allocation of Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) funds. These special RUSH funds are to be used to address the needs of homeless individuals or families at risk of homelessness in areas affected by a major disaster. North Carolina is prioritizing housing stability, particularly rapid rehousing, to move individuals into permanent housing as quickly as possible. Funding decisions will be made by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), Division of Aging.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Continuum of Care (CoC) is eligible to apply for these funds through from the NC DHHS, Division of Aging. Through the CoC, Community Support Services will apply for up to $200,000 of funding. Funds will be used locally for up to 75 households to prevent homelessness and/or rapidly rehouse people who entered homelessness.
The application to NC DHHS will be submitted by the CoC no later than ...
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