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A Resolution amending the Prince George’s County “Annual Action Plan: FY 2009” to serve as the application for funding under the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.
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A Resolution amending the Prince George’s County “Annual Action Plan: FY 2009” to serve as the application for funding under the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.
Background
This resolution approves an amendment to the “Annual Action Plan: FY 2009” to enable the County to receive $2,512,242 in Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funding. The HPRP is established under Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which appropriates funding to provide homelessness prevention assistance to households who would otherwise become homeless – many due to the economic crisis – and to provide assistance to rapidly re-house persons who are homeless as defined by section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). It also provides that, with certain exceptions, HPRP grants are to be treated as Emergency Shelter Grant funds. To expedite the award of HPRP funding, HUD Notice, Docket No. FR-5307-N-01 (March 19, 2009) allows a comment period of no fewer than 12-days for substantial amendments, waiving the 30-day comment period requirement.