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McKinney/Vento Homeless Assistance Act Funds Supportive Housing Program (SHP) This competitive program, authorized under the McKinneyNento Act, is designed to promote the development of supportive housing and supportive services for homeless persons, including innovative approaches to assist homeless persons in the transition from homelessness. The funding can be used for a variety of purposes, including acquisition and rehabilitation, new construction, leasing, operating expenses, and supportive services. Shelter Plus Care Program This program is designed to provide housing and supportive services on a long-term basis for homeless persons with disabilities, those with serious mental illness, chronic problems with alcohol and/or drugs, and/or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or related diseases who are living on the streets or in shelters. Grants for new programs are made on a competitive basis and come in the form of rental assistance payments. Renewal grants are awarded at existing utilization levels on an annual basis. Alameda County HCD is the grantee for competitive and renewal grants under the Shelter Plus Care Program. HCD administers a Sponsor-based rental assistance (SRA) grant. The SRA grant supports 66 units located throughout the County. Additionally, HCD administers a SRA grant that supports nine units for families in the Housing Alliance Project located the Unincorporated County. HCD partners with Oakland Housing Authority on a ten-year (FY92) Single Room Occupancy Assistance (SRO) grant covering 59 units in Oakland (the SRO funds are in the Oakland Housing Authority's budget) and 32 Shelter Plus Care Section 8 Certificates that were as a result of a negotiated settlement between HCD, HUD and the Public Housing Authority. HCD administers an annually renewed Tenant-based housing rental assistance (TRA) grant to provide assistance to 214 units. Approximately 40% of the TRA grant is allocated to assist Shelter Plus Care participants living in the HOME Consortium. HCD was awarded a TRA grant specifically to provide housing assistance to Shelter Plus Care eligible persons living with AIDS. This program, known as the Shelter Plus Care Collaborative, is jointly administered with the City of Berkeley, with 15 certificates going to Berkeley, and 34 to cover the City of Oakland and the HOME Consortium. HCD administers a Project-Based Rental Assistance (PRA) grant to provide 14 units of permanent supported housing at Alameda Point. Participants include veterans and survivors of domestic violence who are homeless and have one or more disabilities targeted by Shelter Plus Care. Action Ran—FY 2012 City of Reaeanton Pape 5