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Commission action to initiate special application round for Permanent Supportive Housing
Staff Summary
• The 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan identifies the community need for increasing availability of permanent supportive housing (PSH) within its broader focus on increasing the supply of affordable housing.
• The first four regular application rounds of the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan period, however, have not yielded any permanent supportive housing (PSH) applications nor resulting projects. Consequently, PSH represents a significant gap in the continuum of affordable housing options proposed and developed within this Consolidated Plan period.
• The increase in Program Year 2018 funding from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has made available $420,058 ($73,431 CDBG and $346,627 HOME). This funding in potential combination with a new round of state funding for PSH creates an opportunity to address this PSH gap in Lake County’s continuum of affordable housing options.
• Staff recommends HCDC action to initiate a special application round for creation of Permanent Supportive Housing with priority given to projects that serve either chronically homeless on the Coordinated Entry waiting list for PSH or people with mental illness exiting Jail.