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CONTRACT K-2021-81: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND THE SALVATION ARMY, A GEORGIA CORPORATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,134 FOR THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM TO BE USED FOR AN EMERGENCY SHELTER.
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BACKGROUND: The Oklahoma Department of Commerce (ODOC) received $1,665,623 of Emergency Solutions Grant Funds (ESG) as a result of the fiscal year 2019-2020 (FYE 20) Federal Appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In Oklahoma, there are a total of eight Continuum's of Care (CoC) which are eligible for a formula award. The City of Norman is the designated Collaborative Applicant for the Norman/Cleveland County CoC. Oklahoma City and the City of Tulsa are Entitlement Communities and receive a direct award of ESG funding from HUD. The remaining ESG formula funds are awarded to the State of Oklahoma and administered through the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and passed thru to the six rural CoC's including Norman/Cleveland County. The Norman/Cleveland County Continuum of Care was allocated a total of $251,403 in FYE20 funds. Included within this award were applications from the Salvation Army, Food and Shelter, Inc. and Thunderbird Clubhouse, Inc. The Salvation Army application was in the amount of $57,134.
There are several criteria that must be met to be eligible to apply for ESG funding from ODOC. Included within that criteria are that a community action agency or non-profit must have recent experience administering an ESG award. The Norman Salvation Army has successfully administered ESG awards in the past, but not within the time period specified by ODOC. If an entity does not meet the criteria for application, it is allowable for a unit of local government or a community action agency to sponsor an application. On June 9, 2020 City Council approved allowing the CIty of Norman to sponsor the ESG application from the Salvation Army.
DISCUSSION: The Salvation Army is the only General Occupancy Em...
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