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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Executive Director Jayme Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign the agreement with Tehama County Continuum of Care and The Vitality Project, for the purpose of meeting the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program objectives, with a total maximum amount not to exceed $343,600, effective 1/1/26 through 6/30/27
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Financial Impact:
This project will be paid for utilizing grant funds from the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program that consists of $2,371,591 in total. A portion of these grant funds are budgeted for the project provided through this agreement. The Budget Unit is 40131. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Background Information:
On April 16, 2024, Misc. Agreement 2024-087 with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (the administrative entity acting on behalf of the California Department of Health Care Services) was reviewed and approved by the Board of Supervisors for the purpose of applying for grant funding for the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program. This program was put in place to address the immediate and sustainable housing needs of people experiencing homelessness who have serious behavioral health conditions.
This agreement with Tehama County Continuum of Care (Tehama CoC) and The Vitality Project is for the purpose of implementing certain tasks from the BHBH budget that was awarded to the County as outlined in this agreement’s scope of work. The Vitality Project serves as the Coordinating Agency, Administrative Entity and Lead Agency for the Tehama CoC Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). HMIS is a secure, web-based data collection and reporting system designed to record, store, and analyze information about the provision of housing and services for individuals and families experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness and for Tehama Coordinated Entry (TCE), a shared database system designed to assess and refer individuals to projects and programs for which they may be eligible. The funds made available through this agreement will support the improvement and expansion of the integrated Tehama HMIS and TCE systems to better serve people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness in Tehama County.