DEPARTMENT: Social Services-Housing & Community Resources
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Accept Department Of Housing And Urban Development Grant Funds, Execute Grant Agreement, And Amend 2026 Social Services Budget
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorization to accept U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) grant funds in the amount of $846,061 for the grant period June 1, 2026-May 31, 2027, execute a grant agreement, and amend the 2026 Social Services Budget.
SUMMARY
The U.S. Department of HUD Continuum of Care Rapid Re-Housing (CoC RRH) program provides rental assistance and case management to re-house people experiencing homelessness. Dakota County has received grant funds from HUD to provide this service for over twenty years. HUD issues CoC funds through a competitive grant process called a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
By Resolution No. 26-059 (February 3, 2026), Dakota County Social Services received approval from the Board of Commissioners to apply for CoC RRH funds June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. Applications were due to HUD by February 9, 2026. Dakota County applies for HUD CoC funds through the Suburban Metro Area Continuum of Care (SMAC), which includes Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Scott and Washington Counties.
HUD awarded Dakota County Social Services $846,061 in CoC RRH funds for the period of June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. These funds provide rental assistance to 48 families (at any given time) experiencing homelessness. Dakota County is required to provide a 25 percent match as part of this award. The match is provided by Local Affordable Housing Aid (LAHA) funds which pays for staff time to provide housing search and case management services to families on this grant.
The purpose of the program is to assist families moving from homelessness to independent living by securing safe, stable housing through temporary housing assis...
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