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Task force debates HAP6 allocation strategy, forms ad hoc committee to finalize interim-shelter recommendations
Summary
Tulare County staff and task force members discussed HAP6 (interim shelter and PSH) funding rules, eligibility constraints and allocation methods; the task force created a small ad hoc committee to review partner-submitted funding gaps and recommend how to allocate the county's HAP6 dollars before the application deadline.
Tulare County staff led a detailed discussion of the HAP6 Notice of Funding Availability and asked the Tulare County Task Force on Homelessness to provide strategic direction on how to allocate roughly $1.4 million in HAP6 funds.
Noah Whitaker, who presented the funding rules and constraints, said HAP6 requires the county to prioritize transitional housing first, then permanent supportive housing (PSH), and then other uses if money remains. Whitaker told the task force that the funding rules also require applicants to document multi‑year revenue and expense forecasts, which complicates eligibility because some revenue sources do not commit that far in advance.
Whitaker and other staff filtered local programs by HAP6 eligibility and materials the task force maintains (a housing inventory and HIC report). The filtered list highlighted four…
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