Under Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $1.5 billion for communities to provide financial assistance and services to either prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless or help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized.
The city of Columbus was awarded $2,642,649 of Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds from HUD. This funding requires that the City of Columbus submit to HUD an HPRP application and make a substantial amendment to the city’s Consolidated Plan 2008 Action Plan.
The City of Columbus and Franklin County are collaborating to fund HPRP initiatives that benefit both the city and county. Both agencies have agreed to combine the HPRP allocations and work through the Rebuilding Lives Funder Collaborative (RLFC) and Community Shelter Board (CSB). RLFC and CSB have established collaborative teams to design effective services and systems to implement HPRP in our community. CSB will then make awards to subgrantees, selected through a Competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process called CSB Gateway, with funds to provide homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing services.
The HPRP City of Columbus grant application to HUD can be seen on the web link below. On April 29, 2009, a public notice was placed on this website, and in the Columbus Dispatch. Citizens, public agencies and other interested parties were able to make public comments to the city on the HPRP grant application through May 11, 2009. On May 6, 2009, a public meeting conducted by the Health, Housing and Human Services Committee of the City Council was convened in the City Council Chambers, 90 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. This substantial amendment and the proposed HPRP legislation were discussed, at that time. At the May 11, 2009 city council meeting, council voted and approved the HPRP legislation. The HPRP application was submitted to HUD by the May 18, 2009 deadline.
Below you will find the city’s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program application to HUD, and links to additional HPRP information:
Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program Application: a City of Columbus 2008 Action Plan Substantial Amendment
HPRP - SF424 and Certifications
Additional Links:
HUD HPRP Webpage: http://www.hudhre.info/HPRP/