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Santa Fe officials outline domestic-violence grant bids and homelessness staffing plans
Summary
At a May 7 Quality of Life Committee meeting, city staff said they have applied for domestic-violence grants, launched a multi-agency strangulation task force, reported new state funding contributions, and described plans to hire homelessness and housing services staff pending budget approval.
At the May 7 meeting of the Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee, Director Hammond Ball reported on newly pursued grant funding and program activity intended to expand domestic-violence services and strengthen homelessness response.
The update outlined several funding and staffing items the city is pursuing. Director Hammond Ball said Director Sanchez had committed to securing $2,000,000 in grant funding for the coming fiscal year and that staff this week applied for two Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) domestic-violence grants totaling $500,000 that would fund two case-management positions and pilot a peer-responder program for survivors.
The report also said the city launched a strangulation task force that brings together about 10 agencies, including the police department, the district attorney’s office, hospitals and shelters, to coordinate on strangulation cases. Hammond Ball said the New Mexico Department of Health has provided additional, unsolicited funding that raises the state contributions for the city’s related work to $1,200,000.
On homelessness, Hammond Ball said the city received 11 proposals for project-management and technical-assistance work to implement onetime projects funded by the current budget. The projects under consideration include a small-business “Windows to Opportunity Grama” program, data and geospatial analysis, and strategic planning, according to the presentation. As part of the proposed budget, staff said three new positions are included to expand the homelessness and housing services team; hiring would proceed only if the budget is approved.
Hammond Ball also reported that nearly 85% of the fiscal 2024–25 onetime funding will be allocated by June 30. He emphasized the intent to spend the funds thoughtfully rather than quickly and listed contracts in progress for legal case management, education events and digital services.
No formal committee votes were taken on the grants, task force or staffing during the May 7 meeting; the items were presented as updates and staff described next steps for contractor selection and recruitment contingent on budget approval.
