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Page 1 of 4 <br />Item #4 <br /> <br />HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION <br />AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br /> <br />October 2, 2024 <br />Library and Recreation <br /> <br />TITLE: REVIEW AND APPROVE THE HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANT <br />PROGRAM STATEMENT OF PRIORITIES AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR <br />FISCAL YEAR 2025/26 AND RECEIVE HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM <br />INFORMATION <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />Annually, the Human Services Commission develops funding priorities for the Housing and <br />Human Services Grant (HHSG) program. The commission is asked to review information on <br />the HHSG program, and to review and approve the Statement of Priorities and Evaluation <br />Criteria for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Review and approve the Housing and Human Services Grant Program Statement of Priorities <br />and Evaluation Criteria for FY 2025/26. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Housing and Human Services Grants program provides an opportunity for commissioners <br />to provide recommendations for funding allocations that greatly impact the community of <br />Pleasanton. <br /> <br />History of the Housing and Human Services Grants Program <br />The Housing and Human Services Grants have been administered jointly since June 16, 2009, <br />when the City Council approved the process and funding recommendations of a City Council- <br />appointed Grants Working Group, establishing that Housing and Human Services grants would <br />be administered and presented as a joint annual recommendation to the City Council for <br />approval. <br /> <br />From 2009 until 2024, the Housing and Human Services grants were reviewed by the Housing <br />Commission and the Human Services Commission, respectively. On February 20, 2024, the <br />City Council approved revisions to the commission and committee structure and introduced an <br />ordinance disbanding the Housing Commission. The Human Services Commission will review <br />both Housing and Human Services Grant applications starting with the FY 2025/26 application <br />cycle in December 2024. <br /> <br />FY 2024/25 Housing and Human Services Grant Recipients <br />FY 2024/25 HHSG funding was recommended by both the Human Services and Housing <br />Commissions and approved by City Council on May 7, 2024 (Attachment 1, Council Agenda <br />Item 19a.), totaling $1,193,402: <br />• $426,509 in Federal CDBG funds in account #12330701 <br />• $142,655 Federal HOME funds in account #12330702 <br />Page 6 of 557