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Humboldt County health officials report HUD NOFO pause, outline Care Court steps and push for more housing
Summary
County health officials told the Board of Supervisors that a federal court injunction paused a HUD funding notice that would have cut automatic renewals for permanent supportive housing and described local Care Court (SB 43) implementation, while seeking volunteers for the Point-in-Time count and clarifying state HHAP funding uncertainties.
County public health officials on Tuesday told the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors that a preliminary injunction halted a November HUD funding notice that would have sharply curtailed automatic renewals for local homelessness grants and moved much of the available money into a national competitive pool.
“On December 23, there was a preliminary injunction that ordered HUD to pause that notice of funding opportunity,” Robert Ward, housing and assistance coordinator for the county Department of Health and Human Services, said. He added that HUD reopened the NOFO on Jan. 9 and the county’s Continuum of Care board will consider whether to request automatic renewal of its grants.
The report placed the county’s HUD-funded permanent supportive housing at about 70 households, covering roughly 80 people on any given night. Ward also described state…
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