This resolution allows the Department of Public Health to accept and use a $626,000 grant from the California Department of Health Care Services for a program aimed at addressing housing and homelessness from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026. It has been approved retroactively.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant from the California Department of Health Care Services through Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan, Inc. (Anthem) for participation in a program, entitled, “Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program,” in the amount of $626,000 for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco Department of Public Health to support the Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program.
The California Department of Health Care Services awarded a grant of $59,000 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health for the Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program.
The Department of Public Health received an increase in grant funds of $567,000, bringing the total grant amount to $626,000.
The Department of Public Health submitted the grant for review to the Controller's Office, which approved it for introduction to the Board of Supervisors.
The Mayor's Office introduced the resolution to the Board of Supervisors for retroactive approval of the grant.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for approval.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution to retroactively authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend the grant.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for the Department of Public Health to utilize the grant funds.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
