PUBLIC NOTICE
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS (ESG) PROGRAM

Pursuant to the City and County of Honolulu’s (City) Citizen Participation Plan, the proposed amendments to the City’s Twenty-Fifth (25th) Year Action Plan are provided for your information. The City desires to 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 2020 ESG projects are provided for your information and use.

Fiscal Year 2020 (Twenty-Fifth (25th) Action Plan)

ADDITION OF ELIGIBLE CATEGORY OF SPENDING
ALEA Bridge
Project Description: Grant funds for street outreach, homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing program, which includes short-term or medium-term rental assistance, financial assistance, and housing relocation and stabilization services, excluding moving costs. City General funds will be utilized to provide Street Outreach eligible under 24 CFR § 576.101 and Homelessness Prevention eligible under 24 CFR § 576.103. ESG and City General funds will be utilized to provide Rapid Re-Housing assistance, eligible under 24 CFR § 576.104. The City recognizes that City General funded Street Outreach, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing projects must meet all requirements that apply to ESG funds.
Fiscal Year: 2020 (25th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: ESG – $5,690.40; City General Funds – $205,816
Proposed Amount: Street Outreach – $48,038 City General Funds (originally $83,100 City General Funds)
Homelessness Prevention – $35,062 City General Funds (originally $0 City General Funds)
Rapid Re-Housing $128,406.40 (ESG – $5,690.40; City General Funds – $122,716)
Location: 123 Mango Street, Wahiawa, Hawai’i 96786

CHANGE OF SERVICE LOCATION
Hale Kipa – Emergency Shelters for Youth
Project Description: Grant funds for operating costs of an emergency shelter for homeless youth. ESG Funds will be utilized to provide Shelter Operating costs eligible under 24 CFR §576.102
Fiscal Year: 2020 (25th Year Action Plan)
Funding Source: ESG
Proposed Amount: $62,941
Location: 91-2128 Old Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach, Hawai’i 96706 (originally 1828 Makuahine Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96819 and 91-1259 Renton Road, Ewa Beach, Hawai’i 96706)

Interested parties may submit written comments by March 22, 2021, to: the City & County of Honolulu, Department of Community Services, Community Based Development Division, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 200, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96817 or by email to dcscbdd@honolulu.gov.

Sarah Allen, Director
Department of Community Services

By order of RICK BLANGIARDI, MAYOR
City and County of Honolulu

(SA1318715 3/16/21)