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Board approves four grant amendments to expand shelter and housing services totaling about $31.9 million in new funding
Summary
On June 4 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors adopted four resolutions amending grant agreements for shelter and housing services administered by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, increasing funding for Urban Alchemy and Episcopal Community Services programs by approximately $31.9 million in additional awards.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 4 adopted four resolutions increasing and extending grant agreements for homelessness shelters and housing programs managed by the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. The four amendments were taken on the consent calendar and adopted without separate roll-call debate.
The amendments include: an increase of $3,500,000 to the Urban Alchemy agreement for operations at 711 Post Street (raising that agreement to $22,200,000); an increase of approximately $2,100,000 to Urban Alchemy's 33 Golf Cabin program (to about $11,600,000); a $19,600,000 increase to Episcopal Community Services' Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool administration (to roughly $29,500,000); and a $6,700,000 increase to Episcopal Community Services' housing navigation program (to about $16,700,000).
Clerk’s announcements described the items as amendments to existing grant agreements to extend terms and expand contract amounts through dates ranging from March 31, 2025 to June 30, 2027. The clerk read the amended terms and the new contract totals into the record before the board adopted the resolutions.“Item 15 approves the second amendment to the grant agreement with the Episcopal Community Services for administration of a flexible housing subsidy pool program to extend the grant term by 36 months…to increase the agreement amount by approximately 19,600,000,” the clerk said as she read the item into the record.
Advocates and supervisors have argued in previous hearings that increasing capacity for shelter operations and flexible subsidy pools helps both urgent shelter needs and housing stability efforts. Because the board adopted the measures on consent, the resolutions advance immediately to the administrative process for execution and implementation by HSH and contracting staff.
The clerk noted no speakers requested severance from the consent calendar and the board took the items "same house, same call," adopting them as presented. Implementation details, including spending timelines and program-level reporting, will be handled by the department and appear in upcoming contract documents and administrative reports.
