Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus receives funds annually for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The HOPWA Program provides for the implementation of long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of low income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. Eligible activities include providing housing information services; resource identification; acquisition, rehabilitation, conversion, lease, and repair of facilities to provide housing and services; new construction of housing units; project or tenant-based rental assistance; short-term rent, mortgage and utility payments; supportive services; technical assistance and administrative support. The Board of Health will grant a subaward to Equitas Health to provide these services.
Equitas Health (Contract Compliance No. 311126780) submitted a proposal during an RFP process completed in August, 2019 (RFQ012772). This subaward is for the third year of a five year contract period. This agency is a non-profit organization and is therefore exempt from certification. A verification process has been completed and Equitas Health has an active SAM.GOV registration and is not suspended, debarred or proposed for debarment.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: This subaward is entirely funded by grant awards from HUD. This grant neither generates revenue nor requires a City match.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a subaward with Equitas Health for the provision of eligible HOPWA services for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022; to authorize the expenditure of $449,449.00 from the General Government Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($449,449.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has received funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the i...
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