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• 078 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No. _ Meeting Date: April 19, 1988 SUBJECT: Emergency Shelter Grant DEPARTMENT: Housing/Community Dev. PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X ATTACHMENT(S) : Grant Application INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara L. Fikes TELEPHONE NUMBER- Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To authorize execution of an Emergency Shelter Grant Application. • BACKGROUND: The Department of Natural Resources and Community Development (NRCD) has announced the availability of additional Emergency Shelter Grant Program. (ESGP funds. The purpose of this ) and individuals who are homeless is to assist families economic circumstances. These grants will primarily due to tdeto local governments to help improve the quality aandded to availability of emergency shelters and servicesfor the homeless in their communities. In May 1987 , the County was awarded $5, 000 in ESGP funds and in December 1987, the County was awarded $13 , 648 in ESGP funds. These funds were directed to the Inter-Faith Council for the operation of their Community Shelter . Again, the Housing and Community Development is proposing submission of an ESGP application with Inter-Faith Council acting as subrecipient . Inter-Faith Council has agreed to provide the matching resources necessary. This application will request the maximum allowable - $5, 000 . The deadline for submission of the application is May 2, 1988 . County staff have met with representatives of Inter-Faith Council to discuss and prepare the proposed application. The application has been forwarded to the appropriate County officials for review and comment . RECOMMENDATION(S) : Authorize the submission of an Emergency Shelter Grant Application and authorize the Chair to sign the Application on behalf of the Board.