Committee backs $10M CARES/ESG redeployment to support Moscone congregate shelter

May 5, 2021

The Budget & Finance Committee voted May 5 to send a resolution to the full Board approving a retroactive amendment to redeploy $10 million in CARES/ESG Round 2 funds to operations and services at the Moscone congregate shelter, while staff outlined plans to demobilize the site by June and move eligible residents into SIP hotels.

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The Budget & Finance Committee on May 5 voted to forward a resolution to the full Board recommending retroactive amendment of CARES Act Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Round 2 funds so $10 million will support Moscone congregate shelter operations through June 30, 2023. Chair Matt Haney moved the item after Human Services Agency staff described why the shelter was opened early in the COVID-19 response and how federal reimbursement rules affected placements.

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