SUBJECT
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Authorizing the City Manager to enter into multiple contracts and award 2025 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program funds made available by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the total amounts of:
1. $191,045.00 to Bethany House of Laredo, Inc., for shelter operations, provision of essential services, street outreach services, homelessness prevention assistance, rapid re-housing assistance, and homeless management information system.
2. $40,000.00 to Casa de Misericordia for the operations of their shelter.
Funding is available in Emergency Solutions Grant.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On July 21, 2025, City Council approved the submission of the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025-2026 One Year Action Plan to HUD that included the application for 2025 Emergency Solutions Grants program funds in the amount of $266,495.00.
BACKGROUND
As a result of the submission of the 2025-2026 One-Year Action Plan, the City of Laredo was awarded $266,495.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant program funds by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The ESG program requires that all funds be committed within 180 days of the award date. These funds may be used solely to assist the homeless or those on the verge of becoming homeless. The City, through public notice, requested proposals from local homeless service providers for the ESG funds. Proposals were received from three (3) interested agencies including Bethany House, Casa de Misericordia and Holding Institute. The proposals were reviewed by Community Development staff composed of the Director, Assistant Director, Grants Coordinator, and Compliance Manager. Considered in the award of funds was the requesting agency's past performance including the timely use of ESG program funds and adherence to program rules and regulations. Also, program rules require that not more than 60% of program funds be utilized to fund the costs of prevention and rapid re-housing services...
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