Third District Report December 2019

GRANT SUBMISSIONS

Housing for a Healthy California

 The Economic Development Agency (EDA) is the lead for the County of Riverside’s Housing for a Healthy California (HHC) program. EDA will contract out with its Housing Authority Division to administer HHC funds. This grant request will provide housing as well as referrals and additional supportive services designed to integrate and provide whole person long-term solutions and support. Collaborative partners for this grant include: Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), Molina Healthcare, Riverside University Health System (Population Health and Behavioral Health departments). We anticipate Housing for a Healthy California will allow Riverside County to create permanent housing solutions for 575 individuals.  Grantor: Dept. of Housing and Community Development  Outcome: Requested Amount of $6,463,230  Submitted August 6, 2019 The State responded with a denial on our application citing that we did not provide proof of support for HA’s experience in administering rental assistance or funding affordable housing within the past 3 years. We have appealed this decision, and were able to receive a letter of support from the Corporation of Supportive Housing (the co-author of this funding initiative) backing the thoroughness of our grant submission. The State will make a final determination on our appeal by December 4, 2019.  AB1111 is a partnership grant between non-profit entities and the Riverside Workforce Development Board, with the non-profit applicants as the lead organization. Grants were targeted to any and all at-risk populations including but not limited to: Homeless Individuals, Formally Incarcerated, Disadvantaged Youth, Single Mothers, and Elderly etc.  Grant proposals were written and submitted by non-profit service providers in partnership with our Workforce Development Board to serve a spectrum of disadvantaged populations Countywide. Proposals included these service providers: o Goodwill o California Family Life Center o Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) o Farmworker Institute for Education and Leadership (FIELD) o Desert Best Friends Closet o Martha’s Village and Kitchen  Grantor: California Workforce Development Board  Outcome: Proposals ranged from $170,000-$500,000, - decisions are in process.  Submitted August 26, 2019  We have just received word that two non-profit partners from the County of Riverside were awarded AB 1111 Funding. o CEO, an organization providing daily paid work for the formally incarcerated was awarded $200,000 o Martha’s Village and Kitchen, an organization serving the homeless population was awarded $498,859.00.  This grant provides for reimbursement for transportation and administrative costs utilized for immigrants entering our County. EDA submitted funding on behalf of: Riverside County Housing Authority, Riverside University Health Systems – Behavioral Health and Public Health, DPSS and EMD  Grantor: Emergency Food and Shelter National Board  Outcome: Requested Amount of $97,368.80  Submitted September 6, 2019 o Revised Updates Submitted September 24, 2019 Emergency Food and Shelter Grant AB 1111