PUBLIC NOTICE
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) PROGRAM
Pursuant to the City and County of Honolulu’s (City) Citizen Participation Plan, the proposed amendments to the City’s Twenty-Fourth (24th) and Twenty-Fifth (25th) Year Action Plans are provided for your information. The City desires to re-categorize Fiscal Year 2019 funds and reprogram Fiscal Year 2020 funds to projects that can utilize the funds immediately in order to achieve ESG program goals more efficiently and expediently. The proposed revisions to the Fiscal Year 2019 and Fiscal Year 2020 ESG projects are provided for your information and use.
Fiscal Year 2019 (Twenty-Fourth (24th) Year Action Plan)
CHANGE OF ELIGIBLE CATEGORY OF SPENDING
Kalihi-Palama Health Center – Emergency Relief Program
Project Description: Remove category of Rapid Re-Housing, and move grant funds in Rapid Re-Housing category to existing Homelessness Prevention category to provide financial assistance, housing relocation and stabilization services.
Funding Source: ESG
Proposed Amount: $156,258;
– Homelessness Prevention category $156,258 (originally $101,972)
– Rapid Re-Housing category $0 (originally $54,286)
Location: 915 North King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Fiscal Year 2020 (Twenty-Fifth (25th) Year Action Plan)
AWARD REDUCTION OF $80,000
Kalihi-Palama Health Center – Emergency Relief Program
Project Description: Reduction of grant funds for a homelessness prevention program, which includes short-term or medium-term rental assistance, financial assistance, and housing relocation and stabilization services, excluding moving costs.
Fiscal Year: 2020 (25th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: ESG
Proposed Amount: $74,999 (originally $154,999)
Location: 904 Kohou Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
NEW AWARD OF $80,000
IHS, The Institute for Human Services – Rapid Re-Housing and Homeless Prevention
Project Description: Grant funds for a rapid re-housing program, which includes short-term or medium-term rental assistance, financial assistance, and housing and stabilization services, which includes short-term or medium-term rental assistance, financial assistance, and housing relocation and stabilization services, excluding moving costs, and a homelessness prevention program.
Fiscal Year: 2020 (25th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: ESG
Proposed Amount: $165,458 (originally $85,458)
– Rapid Re-Housing category $85,458
– Homelessness Prevention category $80,000 (originally $0)
Location: 546 Ka’a’ahi Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Interested parties may submit written comments by May 26, 2020, to: the City & County of Honolulu, Department of Community Services, Community Based Development Division, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 200, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 or by email to dcscbdd@honolulu.gov.
Pamela A. Witty-Oakland, Director
Department of Community Services
By order of KIRK CALDWELL, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu
(SA1279948 5/21/20)
