ORDINANCE NO. 260979
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Accepting and approving the Housing Opportunities for People with HIV/AIDS (HOPWA) award from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $2,321,911.00 ; estimating revenue in the amount of $270,965.00; and appropriating the amount of $372,603.00 in the HOPWA Grants Fund.
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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s HOPWA funding provides housing assistance and related supportive services for low-income persons with HIV (PWH) and their families residing in the Kansas City Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area; and
WHEREAS, HOPWA housing assistance is provided by KCHD directly and by subrecipients contracted through the City’s RFP process. HOPWA housing assistance includes: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) in the form of housing choice vouchers; Transitional Housing; Permanent Housing Placement (PHP) to remove barriers to accessing housing; Gap Lodging to prevent homelessness; and Housing Case Management; and
WHEREAS, HOPWA is the only Federal program dedicated to the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS. Under the HOPWA Program, HUD makes grants to local communities, States, and nonprofit organizations for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families; NOW, THEREFORE;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That a grant award in the amount of $2,321,911.00 between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting though its Director of Health (the "Director"), and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), whereby HUD will provide funding for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, for an amount not to exceed $2,321,911.00 is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the agreement, in substantial form, is on file with the Director of Health.
Section 2. That revenue in the following account of the HOPWA Grants Fund is hereby estim...
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