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BACKGROUND In 2021 State Law AB 140 authorized $1 billion in each year for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program. This grant funding is available to the State's thirteen largest Cities, Counties, and Continuum of Care organizations. To be eligible for the funding an application must be completed that outlines the agency's goals and objectives to address homelessness. Alameda County has completed a draft application called the Home Together 2026 Implementation Plan. This plan was written by the Alameda County Office of Homeless Care and Coordination in collaboration with the Continuum of Care agency EveryOne Home. Additionally, County staff participated in a technical advisory working group of the Alameda County Conference of Mayors. This working group reviewed the implementation plan from a city's perspective and provided ongoing feedback to the County through the various iterations of the draft Plan. The County Board of Supervisors and Alameda County Conference of Mayors met several times to discuss and agree upon a Funding Framework for the plan. County staff have also met with Alameda County Mayors to review the plan, receive input and answer questions. Alameda County has requested that all cities within the county pass a resolution endorsing the plan to include in their application to the state. DISCUSSION The state requires that all applications include the following information:1) Landscape analysis of needs, demographics and funding, 2) Outcome goals and strategies for achieving those goals, 3) a Narrative response, and 4) a Funding Plan. The County's plan identifies four core goal areas and system performance measures. An Executive Summary is provided in Attachment 2 and the full plan may be found on the Alameda County Office of Homeless Services and Solutions website https://homelessness.acgov.orq/reports.page?. The sum of the activities undertaken in the Plan are expected to result in: • An overall decrease in the number of people who experience homelessness • A reduction in racial disparities within the homeless population which reduces the overrepresentation of African Americans, Native Americans, Multi-racial people and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. The Four Core Goal Areas are: 1. Prevent Homelessness for our Residents 2. Connect People to Shelter and Needed Resources 3. Increase Housing Solutions 4. Strengthen Coordination, Communication and Capacity Page 2 of 4